2021 Meeting Topics
Meeting topics discussed in 2021.
| Date, Time | Meeting Topic(s) | Speaker(s) | Chair(s) | Recommended Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 27th Jan, 12-1pm |
1. Ratifying our Code of Conduct |
1, 2. The Chairs |
A. Osborn & F. Hawthorn |
1. The Code of Conduct |
| Wed 24th Feb, 12-1pm | Moving for your Career in Astronomy | Catriona McDonald (internal) |
A. Osborn & H. Cegla & E. Ahrer (minuting) |
"ASTROMOVES: Astrophysics, Diversity, Mobility" Jarita Holbrook |
| Wed 31st Mar, 12-1pm | The Challenges of Maternity and Academia |
Farzana Meru |
A. Osborn & F. Hawthorn & E. Ahrer (minuting) |
None |
| Wed 28th Apr, 12-1pm | Portrayal of Women in Science Fiction Note: this is intended as a pre-cursor to a later seminar this summer |
Elizabeth Stanway |
H. Cegla & E. Ahrer (minuting) |
The Routledge Film Guidebook to Science Fiction Mark Bould (2012) Chapter 1, "women in the lab: body parts" and "women in the lab: scientists" |
| Wed 26th May, 12-1pm | Unseen Neurodiversity in Academia |
Emma Longstaff |
D. Brown |
2 Autism spectrum quizzes: Autism Spectrum Quotient and Aspie Quiz (optional) |
| Wed 30th June, 4-5pm |
The impact of COVID-19 on faculty productivity and wellbeing: results from a faculty survey at the University of British Columbia |
Naznin Virji-Babul (external) |
F. Meru |
None |
| ⭐ Thu 22nd June, 9.20am |
NAM 2021 Session Diversifying the future: opening astronomy and geophysics to all Talk - Creating Equitea: a monthly forum to discuss topics related to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) in Astronomy, Physics, and STEM |
Ares Osborn, |
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| Wed 28th Jul, 12-1pm | Resource Sharing Session | The whole Equitea group |
A. Osborn |
Pre-preparation of a resource related to ED&I to share with the wider group |
| Wed 25th Aug, 12-1pm | Astronomy for Development: the Namibian Example |
Hannah Dalgleish (external) |
E. Ahrer & H. Cegla & C. McDonald (minuting) |
None |
| Wed 29th Sep, 12-1pm | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Academic Conferences: A Discussion |
Emily F. Henderson & James Burford (external) |
A. Osborn |
‘Best practice guide: developing inclusive conferences’ by Alice Chautard and Claire Hann
‘Thoughtful conferencing: critically engaged conference practice’ by Emily F. Henderson.
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| Wed 27th Oct, 12-1pm |
Transphobia, TERFs and their emergence in academia |
Ares Osborn (internal) |
E. Ahrer |
None |
| Wed 24th Nov, 12 - 1pm | What is Islamophobia? |
Amena Faruqi (internal) |
E. Ahrer & C. McDonald |
None |