Professor Sue Wray voted Liverpool’s Knowledge Hero
October 30 2012: Professor Sue Wray, a reproductive health expert from the University’s Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, has been voted Liverpool’s Echo’s knowledge hero. Find out more ...
Female first for Physics
January 10 2013: Dr Tara Shears has been awarded a Professorship, making her the first female Professor of Physics at the University. Find out more ...
Liverpool Alumni Women Engineers: building a bright future
April 29 2013: Two alumni from Liverpool University’s School of Engineering have been interviewed to highlight the opportunities for women in engineering in an article published recently in Engineering and Technology Magazine (E&T). Find out more ...
The Liverpool View: Look in the right places and you will find women scientists of the past
May 15 2013: “If the only woman in the history of science that you can name is Marie Curie, you are not alone: both teams competing in a recent University Challenge, failed to recognise Caroline Herschel, Kathleen Lonsdale, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Nobel prize winner Dorothy Hodgkin, and nor did they seem to show much glimmer of recognition when Jeremy Paxman told them the answers". Dr Claire Jones give her view, find out more ...
Don’t Quote Me – Professor Anne McArdle, Head of Musculoskeletal Biology II
October 17 2013: Professor Anne McArdle is Head of the Department of Musculoskeletal Biology II and Head of the Pathophysiology Research Unit in the Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, she is also the Institute’s Athena SWAN lead. Find out more about Anne ...
The Liverpool View: The problem with women in physics
February 28 2014: “There is a problem with women in physics. It’s not the ones we’ve got, it’s the ones we’ve lost". Professor Tara Shears gives her view on women in Physics. Find out more ...
Athena Swan prompts new mentor network
March 6 2014: The Athena SWAN Mentor Network has attracted 48 participants – double the number of participants originally targeted for recruitment. The network was launched in November, in partnership with the University of Manchester, to help support women working in STEM subjects. Find out more ...
Distinguished Service Award for Geologist
March 26 2014: Dr Maggie Williams has been awarded the Geological Society of London’s Distinguished Service award in recognition of her excellent contribution to the UK geoscience education community. Find out more ...
Athena SWAN successes
May 1 2014: Athena SWAN, the national HE charter mark recognising commitment to women’s career development in Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine (STEMM), has renewed the University’s Bronze award. Find out more ...
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Celebrating women in science
May 22 2014: More than 20 staff, students and members of the public attended a recent Medical Research Council (MRC) ‘edit-a-thon’ for women in science, organised by the Institute of Translational Medicine. Find out more ...
Renowned academic addresses Women in Science and Engineering
June 5 2014: Renowned engineering academic, Professor Dame Julia King, is addressing the next meeting of Liverpool Women in Science and Engineering (LivWiSE) , to give her perspective on women in leadership. Find out more ...
Victoria Gallery & Museum supporting Universities Week and women in science
June 9 2014: What do scientists do all day? Do they all have wild hair and wear white coats?! These questions and much more will be explored during the Victoria Gallery & Museum’s (VG&M) Science is Cool! study day on June 12. Find out more ...
Prestigious ECF membership awarded to Dr Kate Black
June 23 2014: Congratulations to Dr Kate Black, who has been awarded membership of the EPRSC early careers forum (ECF) in manufacturing research. Find out more ...
Women engineers talk careers on National Women in Engineering Day 2014
June 24 2014: Professor Rachel Williams, Head of Ophthalmic Bioengineering in the Department of Eye and Vision Science was interviewed by the EPSRC at the the recent RISE awards for the National Women in Engineering Day 23 June 2014. Find out more ...
Viewpoint: Life after a doctorate
August 29, 2014: Highlighting the challenges of doing a PhD and the negative experiences of those who have struggled to secure an academic position – as reported in the Times Higher Education this month – is important if we are to manage expectations of prospective doctoral candidates. Dr Jenny Rivers gives her view ...