Women in Climate (WiC) network
Women in Climate (WiC) network
Most of our events are hybrid. Please join us in person at the University of Exeter, Met Office or online. After each event, the main points from the events are written up in a blog style article which you can access on our ‘Past Events’ page.
Theme: Raising kids and doing science
Date/Time: Tuesday 11th February at 10:30-11:30.
Event Location: Laver 825 at the University of Exeter. C2 1&2 at the Met Office. Exchange Courtyard Room 06 at Penryn. Online on Teams too.
Event Description: We will be hosting a discussion focused on working parents who are scientists. We will be joined by Dr Sharon Strawbridge, who will share her experiences in raising a family and working as a Physics academic. We hope to be joined by parents and people without children. The discussion will be a safe space to discuss the challenges of working parents, how your work is impacted by your caring commitments and any other challenge you would like to discuss.
Theme: Allyship
Date/Time: Thursday 13th March at 11:30-12:30
Event Location: Laver 825, Laver Building, University of Exeter. F2-1 Met Office. DDM Seminar C Penryn. Online on Teams too.
Event Description: Allyship means actively supporting a marginalized group (for example ethnic minorities, women/girls, LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities) without identifying as a member of that group. Our discussion will be as broad as possible to encourage everyone who is interested to learn more about allyship to join. We will be discussing: