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Due to an error with registration, please re-register for the "Women in Science and the impact of Covid-19" workshop.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the biomedical research and clinical workforce have been staggering. 

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Date: Tuesday 4th October 2022
Time: 12:00-13.30
Venue: Teams Webinar

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Globally, COVID-19 has also been associated with inequalities in health care access and outcomes, heightened anxiety and depression, reports of bias and discrimination, as well as increased violence against women and girls.  Women in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) have also faced difficulties related to research, careers and families as well as mental and physical health. However, the pandemic has also created an opportunity to engage in discussions on how to address career issues for women in STEM, and to highlight the voices of women scientists across the world. 

The FMD is hosting a panel discussion on Women in Science and the impact of Covid-19 with academic women from across the globe. We will discuss our experiences, what we have learned from them and how we can do things differently. 

Speakers

  • Dr Fatima Mraiche, Qatar (Associate Professor and Acting Head, Research and Graduate Studies, Qatar University College of Pharmacy)
  • Dr Li Chan, UK (Reader in Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism/Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology, Co-Lead Life-Long Health Barts FMD research theme)
  • Dr Lana McClements, Australia (Chair of Science Equity and Diversity Committee, Senior Lecturer, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney)
  • Dr Rebecca Charles, UK (British Heart Foundation Research Fellow, William Harvey Research Institute)
  • Dr Ivana Iveljic, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Head, Department of Interventional Cardiology, Internal Medicine Specialist, Interventional Cardiologist, University Clinical Centre Tuzla)  
  • Dr Dunja Aksentijevic, UK (FMD Athena Swan chair and EDI deputy, Wellcome Trust Career Re-Entry Fellow, Reader in Cardiovascular Physiology and Metabolism, William Harvey Research Institute)
  • Ms Laura Simpson, UK (FMD EDI Manager) 

 

 

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