EECS Women in Higher Education Network (WHEN) can play a crucial role in establishing a strong community for individuals identifying as women and provide opportunities for exchange among academics at all levels – from PhD students to research assistants, postdoctoral fellows, to academics. The network will contribute to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Balanced gender representation improves working culture, supports a broader range of viewpoints and, therefore, leads to more creative ideas and innovation. This is particularly relevant for the fields traditionally underrepresented by women, such as computer science and engineering.
Our goal is to create an environment for open communication and collaboration, enabling our community to address current challenges and potentially influence policies and practices within EECS and the Science and Engineering Faculty. The network will also allow for more visible role models and mentors, particularly benefiting early-career academics.
We are convinced that the most open discussions and natural professional collaborations occur with the bottom-up approach. Therefore, first, we plan to organise an initial participatory workshop to define the objectives and activities of the EECS WHEN. We will analyse the needs/expectations of academics regarding the EECS WHEN using professional moderation. This user-centred approach will address real challenges in the women’s research community. Within this event, we also plan to extend our core organising team by encouraging additional members to join. We will enable online access for all events for women who cannot participate in person but still need to benefit from the networking.
Second, we plan a series of networking events featuring speakers renowned in the field of Computer Science and Engineering. The talks will be followed by networking events, which provide an opportunity ffor informal discussions.
We are building this initiative with the support of the ERIC Fund as a pilot project, which can potentially develop further. In the future, EECS WHEN plans to expand its functions to include additional support for early-career academics and women mentorship programs for students.
Wed, 6 Nov 2024 12:00-13:00 BWT - Dr Natasha Banerjee: Studying How People Interact With Objects To Enable Human And Object Aware Artificial Intelligence. A talk organised by the CIS Seminar. Location: PL 4.24 (Peter Landin) or Zoom link upon request.
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:00-12:00 BWT - Dr Janet Bastidan: Getting something out of nothing: data science in limited environments. A talk organised by DERI. Location: Zoom link upon request.
Wed, 4 Dec 2024 16:30 - 18:30 BWT - WHEN Christmas Event: Pottery Class: Join us for a fun pottery class during the WHEN Christmas Event - get creative and spend the evening with like-mided women!. Limited to 12 spots. Registration: This is a free event. Please register your attendance via our Eventbrite event link.
Thu, 5 Dec 2024 18:00 - 20:00 BWT - WHEN Event: December Drinks in The Morgan Arms: Join us for a fun evening of December drinks at The Morgan Arms. Registration: This is a free event. Please register your attendance via our Eventbrite event link.
Thu, 24 Jan 2025 18:00 - 20:00 BWT - WHEN Event: January Drinks in The Morgan Arms: Join us for a fun evening of January drinks at The Morgan Arms. Registration: This is a free event. Please register your attendance via Eventbrite (link TBD).
Thu, 6 Feb 2025 18:00 - 20:00 BWT - WHEN Event: February Drinks in The Morgan Arms: Join us for a fun evening of February drinks at The Morgan Arms. Registration: This is a free event. Please register your attendance via Eventbrite (link TBD).
The network provides a series of workshops, seminars, and social events to enhance diversity and support women colleagues in EECS. Here are our highlights:
Thu, 7 Nov 2024 18:00 - 20:00 BWT - WHEN Event: Halloween November Drinks in The Morgan Arms: Join us for a fun evening of November drinks at The Morgan Arms. Registration: This is a free event. Please register your attendance via Eventbrite.
Thu, 3 Oct 2024 18:00 - 20:00 BST - WHEN Event: October Drinks in The Morgan Arms: Join us for a fun evening of October drinks at The Morgan Arms - the perfect way to kick off the fall season! Registration: This is a free event. Please register your attendance via Eventbrite.
We’re excited to invite you to our Impact and Gravitas for Women course, a hands-on workshop focused on enhancing your communication skills. This session will provide you with practical strategies to communicate more effectively, handle challenging situations, and speak with confidence and authority. Whether you want to make your voice heard in meetings or showcase your expertise more effectively, this workshop will give you the tools you need to succeed. More info attached.
Details:Date: 12.09.2024Time: 10:00 - 12:30Location: Room G2 Engineering
We hope you can join us! Please book your ticket to secure your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eecs-when-impact-and-gravitas-for-women-course-tickets-1012913560727?aff=oddtdtcreator
Please note: We have a very limited number of tickets for this session, as we’ve invited an external trainer for this unique opportunity. If you book and cannot attend, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your spot to someone else.
We are thrilled to welcome Dr Eddie Dobson from the University of Huddersfield with a C4DM/WHEN talk (7 June) and a WHEN workshop (6 June).
Topic: Inclusion/engagement workshop in music technology education and reflections and broader implications
For the colleagues who identify as women, we will have a workshop with Eddie organised by the Women in Higher Education Network. In this workshop Dr Eddie Dobson will look at new research on engagement in music technology education, and possible implications for other STEM and STEAM disciplines.
Dinner: Following the WHEN workshop, we will gather at The Morgan Arms Pub at 6:30 pm (43 Morgan St, Bow, London E3 5AA) for a networking session with food and drinks.
Registration: Please register your attendance via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/when-social-dinner-with-eddie-dobson-tickets-915397076297
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C4DM & WHEN Talk by Eddie Dobson
Topic: A social psychology approach to fostering inclusion in music technology educationDate: Friday 7 JuneTime: 11.00am-12.00pmLocation: Graduate Centre, Room GC601Registration: This is a free event. Please register your attendance via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/c4dm-when-talk-by-eddie-dobson-tickets-915329815117
These events are part of the Pride Month 2024
Date: Monday, 13th May
Time: 4:30pm
Location: Room 4.24, Peter Landin Building, Mile End Campus
Following the talk, we will gather at The Morgan Arms Pub at 6:30 pm (43 Morgan St, Bow, London E3 5AA) for a networking session with food and drinks, sponsored by the Network. Kindly RSVP to secure your spot as we will need to confirm the pub booking, you can do so by booking a ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/when-event-talk-by-professor-ying-tan-tickets-896277228317
Katja Ivanova e.ivanova@qmul.ac.uk
Anna Xambo Sedo a.xambosedo@qmul.ac.uk
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