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International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Physicist advancing skin cancer screening and diagnosis using terahertz waves

Ahead of International Day of Women and Girls in Science this Sunday, 11 February, The University of Warwick is shining the spotlight on a physicist who is developing new technology to advance the diagnosis and screening of skin cancers.

Fri 09 Feb 2024, 15:19 | Tags: Physics, Health, women, research, cancer, Women in STEM, Sciences

Professor helping young engineers respond to world’s biggest challenges receives ‘Distinguished Woman in Engineering’ award

A University of Warwick professor who is helping young engineers across the world respond to humanity’s biggest challenges, has won the ‘Distinguished Woman in Engineering’ award.

Tue 05 Sep 2023, 14:42 | Tags: women, Engineering, Women in STEM, Education

Missed opportunities for the one in five with anal incontinence after childbirth

Researchers are calling for improved care and more awareness of injuries that leave over one in five of those giving birth with anal incontinence.

Wed 28 Jun 2023, 08:40 | Tags: Health, women, research, WMS, Health and Medicine

UNESCO and L’Oréal honour Warwick student as top young female scientist

A postgraduate student from the University of Warwick, whose research focuses on understanding personality traits that widen the gender gap, has been recognised by a major international award as one of the most promising and inspiring young female scientists from the Middle East.


‘College knowledge hubs’ in rural India to open up higher education to disadvantaged communities

More young men and women from rural areas of India could gain informed access to higher education and better life chances, tackling age-old obstacles of gender, caste and class, thanks to a project led by the University of Warwick — and a half-million-pound boost from the Fair Chance Foundation.

 


“The future of women in STEM is bright but not secure”: Warwick climate scientist

Four female climate scientists from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh — who are currently pursuing postgraduate studies thanks to ‘Women in STEM’ scholarships between the University of Warwick and the British Council — share their experiences and reflections on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2022.


Resonate Festival announces 2Tone: Lives and Legacies Screenings – Women Pioneers - Coventry Cathedral, Saturday July 24

Inside the eventWomen trailblazers of the 2Tone and ska post-punk music scene of the late 1970s are being celebrated in an evening of film screenings and lively discussion at Coventry Cathedral later this month. The free event is running as part of Resonate Festival, a year-long themed programme of public conversations, talks, exhibitions, film festivals, walking tours, debates and a family festival day organised by The University of Warwick, a principal partner in Coventry UK City of Culture 2021.

 

Tue 20 Jul 2021, 10:50 | Tags: women, Coventry, art, city of culture, History, Arts

World Population Day: The research at Warwick making gender a mainstream consideration in the analysis of development

This year's UN World Population Day (11 July) theme is gender equality. The Warwick Interdisciplinary Centre for International Development (WICID) seeks to make gender a mainstream consideration in the analyses of development issues today.

Fri 09 Jul 2021, 17:07 | Tags: Policy, equality, Social Science, women, sociology, research, society, PAIS, WICID

WMG researcher hosting webinar for WoMENAIT

Dr Mona Faraji Niri, from WMG at the University of Warwick has been invited to host a webinar for WoMENAIT – a non-profit organisation honouring and empowering women of middle-east and North Africa in technology.

Thu 23 Jul 2020, 13:44 | Tags: women, WMG, Engineering, electric vehicles, Sciences

UK study will evaluate the particular pressures of COVID-19 on working-class women

The impact of COVID-19 on working-class women in the UK will be explored by a team of researchers from the University of Warwick, the University of Nottingham and the Women’s Business Group in a new year-long study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, part of UKRI.


International Conference of Women in Engineering postponed until 2021

It was announced in May last year (2019) that the University of Warwick has won the bid to plan, organise and host the 18th International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES18) for September 2020, however due to the current COViD-19 pandemic the event has been pushed back to 2021.

The conference was previously held at Warwick (ICWES9) in 1991, ICWES18 will now return to Warwick on 1-4 September 2021.

Mon 13 Jul 2020, 10:31 | Tags: women, Engineering, Coventry, School of Engineering, STEM, Sciences

University of Warwick’s Claire Lucas named one of Top 50 Women in Engineering

Claire Lucas from the University of Warwick is one of the winners of the Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) awards, announced by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) today (23 June 2020). 

Tue 23 Jun 2020, 09:00 | Tags: women, Engineering, Environment, Prize, Athena Swan, work, STEM, Education

Lifetime achivement award for careers expert Professor Jenny Bimrose

Professor Jenny Bimrose, Emeritus Professor at Warwick’s Institute for Employment Research (IER), has been awarded the 2020 Rodney Cox Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her sustained and significant contribution to the careers sector in which she has worked in for over 40 years as a practitioner, educator and researcher.


Warwick is slicing up science for International Women’s Day

Fancy learning about space science, making protein jelly, and lighting up a few LED circuits – all before you enjoy tea and cake?

An event at the University of Warwick this weekend (Sunday 8 March) will allow visitors to do just that.


Manels, Wanels and vacuuming - can conferences be more inclusive?

A ground-breaking collection of papers examining gender, conference participation, and academic progress across the globe has been co-edited by Warwick researcher Dr Emily Henderson. Thoughtful Gatherings, a special issue of the academic journal Gender and Education, is the first collection of gender and feminist scholarship specifically focusing on conferences and includes papers from the US, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and India.


Warwick Engineer wins Women’s Engineering Society Prize

Dr Claire Lucas, from the School of Engineering has won the Women’s Engineering Society Prize at the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award 2019 at the event last night, the 5th December 2019 at the Savoy in London.

Fri 06 Dec 2019, 14:18 | Tags: women, Awards, Engineering, Sciences

Warwick academic in final six for young woman engineer of the year award

Dr Claire Lucas from the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick is a finalist in the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards 2019.

Tue 03 Dec 2019, 10:06 | Tags: Jaguar Land Rover, women, Engineering, Sciences

Female caregivers in war zones need recognition and support – new research

In conflict zones around the world, women’s health and wellbeing will decline further, unless caregivers are given better state social protection, according to collaborative intercontinental research by the University of Warwick (UK) and Monash University (Australia).


Warwick researchers shortlisted for major prize

Two projects led by Warwick researchers have been shortlisted for the 2019 Newton Prize, a prestigious award which celebrates outstanding international research partnerships aimed at tackling global challenges. A project exploring innovative cancer drugs and one studying the impact of forced evictions on economically underprivileged women in Jakarta are among the final 20 which will now be reviewed by a panel of expert judges.

 


University of Warwick to host International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists in 2020

The University of Warwick has won the bid to plan, organise and host the 18th International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES18) for 2020. Previously held at Warwick (ICWES9) in 1991, ICWES18 returns at Warwick on 11-14 September 2020.

Tue 07 May 2019, 08:09 | Tags: University of Warwick, women, Engineering