News and events
Part of the school's commitment to fostering a welcoming environment for all members is to provide events which promote equality and diversity. Relevant upcoming events, as well as recent news, are detailed below. If there is an event missing which you would like to see posted here, please contact the EDC committee at physics-edc@contacts.bham.ac.uk.
News
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- This policy brief analyses the case of Guatemala to describe what returning home can look like for female ex-combatants, and how they could better be supported to maintain the gender equality experienced during conflict.
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- On Friday 8th June Professor Averil MacDonald OBE delivered a workshop to 25 female postgrads and postdocs from the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences aimed at developing the skills needed to be an effective leader.
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- On Wednesday the 28th of March, an informal poster session and quiz was held for the postgraduate students within Physics and Astronomy. The aim was to provide students with the opportunity to learn about other research groups and to allow them to practice presenting their own work, e.g. for conferences. Students were advised that they could make a poster or bring an existing one from their group so as to reduce the pressure on busy students to spend time making a poster. To encourage attendance the event was shared via email, social media and word of mouth from the reps, and informative posters were distributed around various physics buildings. A quiz was arranged for immediately after the poster session to increase the enjoyment of the event. The poster session started at 4:30pm with the quiz starting at 6:30pm. Over 30 students attended the event.
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- The first PANDA (Physics and Astronomy) Postdoc Forum of the year took place on Monday, March 19. The meeting, organised by postdocs for postdocs, was an opportunity for the postdocs across the school to socialise and for the newcomers to learn the ropes from those who have been around for longer.
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- Do we need to rethink the whole fabric of what we value in society if we are to successfully tackle unequal pay in the workplace? In our latest Viewpoint Yvonne Sawbridge reflects on the issue of the gender pay gap.
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- Professor Nic Cheeseman and Dr Jill Steans discuss how International Women's Day is an occasion to remind ourselves of the need to redouble our efforts to confront gender inequality around the world.
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- The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham has become the tenth Juno Champion after displaying its determination and commitment to addressing gender inequities across its whole student and staff body.
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