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We had a fascinating and open discussion about menopause – it was a fantastic opportunity to discuss as a community this transition covering a range of different experiences between those...

Jennifer began by introducing herself and how she become the Director of EDI at the University Mathematics Department, within which she dedicates 20% of her working hours. She travelled across...

We met to discuss the book ‘Lessons in Chemisty’ by Bonnie Garmus, winner of Waterstones author of the year 2022. It’s also been adapted into a series: Watch Lessons in Chemistry...

Thanks so much to Dr Roberta Boscolo for joining us to talk about her work at WMO leading the energy services team and as a science communicator. Roberta explained how...

Kirsty Lewis took us through her super-varied career, both in and out of academia and the military. She studied Physics at Imperial. Although she enjoyed the subject, she found the...

We were excited to be joined by Fiona O’Connor on Ava Lovelace day! Fiona joined Exeter University as a Senior Lecturer on a part-time basis in October 2022, in addition...

This month we met to discuss Angela Saini’s new book, The Patriarchs. This book explores the roots of gendered oppression and explores the history of how modern patriarchy came about....

We were excited to talk to one of the Met Office Executive Team, Elizabeth Harris, in our July meeting. We were able to dive into her career, negative experiences in...

We had a mentoring focused session organized by Jenn Brooke in a joint session between Women in Climate and the Met Office Mentoring Community. We were joined by a panel...

We were joined by Dr Penny Maher, a post-doc at the University of Exeter and one of the co-founders of WiC, and Dr. Hannah Susorney, a scientist at the Met...

Just before the Easter bank holiday, we met as a network to hear from guest speakers Clare Rodgers and Wendy Brooks, who joined us from the Environment Agency. We shared...

Earlier this month on international women’s day, we met as a network in person and online to watch the short film by SHE Changes Climate. You can watch the film...

We were joined by Dr Saffron O’Neill, Associate Professor in Geography at the University of Exeter, together with Dr Caroline Bain, Enterprise Architect at the Met Office and founder of the Returners...

This month we met to discuss the book ‘Intersectional Environmentalism’ by Leah Thomas, an environmental educator in the USA (@greengirlleah on Instagram). This book is described as: “Leah Thomas coined...

This month we had a discussion-based session, following up on some of the themes discussed earlier in the year, during our session with Helene Hewitt and Anna Piriani. Helene and...

This month we were very glad to be joined by Rosalind Cornforth of Reading University and the Walker Institute. The Walker Institute is the WCRP My Climate Risk hub and...

Crystal Moore has had fascinating and very successful career in the Environment Agency for over 20 years. Crystal has a doctorate from the University of Exeter and is well known at...

This week we were joined by Jemma Shipton, a Lecturer at the University of Exeter, to talk about her career so far and to offer some advice for those still...

Dr Helene Hewitt is a Coordinating Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report Working Group 1, Chapter 9 ‘Ocean, cryosphere, and sea level change’.  Helene has...

We were grateful to be joined by Sabrina Spangsdorf in March to share her interesting research around gendered ambition. An abstract outlining some of the results shown in the talk...

This month we were happy to be joined by Dr Rosie Oakes who is a Senior Scientist in the International Climate Services team at the Met Office. Rosie has a...

In January we met to discuss ‘Why men win at work:… and how we can make inequality history’ by Gill Whitty-Collins. This book looks beyond the facts and figures of...

We have had another busy year for Women in Climate, as the network approaches 4 years of age in April 2022! Nearly all of our meetings this year have been...

This week, Dr. Kirstine Dale joined Women In Climate for a discussion about Data Science and Environmental Intelligence: what it is, its applications, and the underrepresentation of women in the...

This month we held a joint meeting with the Inspiring Science seminar series at the University of Exerer, and we were fortunate to be joined by Dr Kate Marvel- a...

Exeter staff and students joined others across the country to become “Canary Craftivists” this week. We met to sew little yellow canary birds from fabric leftovers, and to join the...

This month we hosted a book club discussing the Sunday Times best seller, `Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race’ by Reni Eddo-Lodge. This book, first published...

This week we were pleased to be joined by Ana Jaramillo and Mariana Macedo to discuss this topic of gender differences in academia. Both are PhD candidates at the University...

There are two main barriers for scientists communicating their work to the public: the prestige and elevation of the positions we hold at Universities or the Met Office can be...

This week we were lucky to be joined by Dr Kirsten Walsh from the University of Exeter. Kirsten’s work focuses on the Philosophy of science, in particular Isaac Newton’s early...

Yes. How can we work to fix it? Inspired by MIT’s report on the status of women in science, we wanted to know what the data says about the gender...

Since 2013 I have been a Senior Scientist at the Met Office. I am an Atmospheric Dispersion Scientist studying how smoke, chemicals, radioactive material, and volcanic ash are transported by...

The main takeaways from our discussion were as follow, The book brings new perspectives to climate change.  There is an emphasis on cross-society approaches. We often come across the activist...

My Path into Science: The Masterplan As a child I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up: Age 4-7: Woods-woman – Friend to foxes and owls,...

On this, the International day of Women and girls in STEM, I wanted to share some of my own route into science, and the hurdles that I’ve faced along the...

Today’s International Day is all about celebrating girls and women in STEM. Much has been achieved over the past decades – not too long ago women had to fight to...

As a female from a working-class background, I don’t meet the stereotypical profile of a scientist. However, my main strengths and interests in school were always in maths and science,...

Since 2015, I have been a post-doc in Mathematics at the University of Exeter. I am a climate scientist and a climate model developer. I co-founded the Women in Climate...

This discussion was a starting point. Please if you have further comments and questions, email  Penelope Maher or Jennifer Catto, and they will collate and pass them through to the...

#Climate Science Communicator at @metoffice Hadley Centre, @ayeshatandon, discusses where she feels #climateresearch has the most significant impact: its contributions towards @IPCC_CH reports. #30YearsMetOfficeHadleyCentre pic.twitter.com/A3IF4IhjkI — Met Office Science (@MetOffice_Sci)...

Science not Silence As a woman in science it feels: the men get a play book but the women don’t. Picture a scientists describes the empowering women who have made...

Being a good ally: How to be proactive and use your privilege for good Blog by Freya Garry and Penny Maher   We were joined by Met Office BAME network...

An outside perspective from an ED&I professional on diversity in science. Carol was a head-hunter for 20 years recruiting CFOs, CEOs and MDs in a huge variety of organisations and...

Women in Climate teamed up with Women in Physics to host an interactive one-day training session on understanding body language, led by Sadie Sharp. The focus of the training event...

Last week Women in Climate hosted a two-day writing workshop led by Professor David Schultz. If you have not come across his excellent book Eloquent Science then we highly recommend...

Following our successful writing workshop for climate scientists we have decided to hold fortnightly shut-up-and-write sessions. The schedule of the events can be found on our shut-up-and-write page. We will...

On Friday 5th June we talked with Mat Colins about: Why Publish? Here is a summary of the most relevant questions. Q. How do I choose between shorter page limit...

The key take-home points were: what is the key message, how do you want to communicate it, who is your audience, and what style to use.   Videos Production: the...

Below is a summary of the discussion from Natalie’s presentation. One of the key take home points from Natalie is this: make a plan and work towards your goal but...

From our discussion there seem to be two common pathways into lectureships. Path one: Get your own research money Then use your research to leverage a lectureship.  Getting your own...

Before applying for the job Do’s Do email the contact person and introduce yourself. This is a great way to ask questions about the position and let the person know...

The key points about press releases:  Don’t use words without explanation. Always lead with the punchline in the first sentence. This should be where you answer: You will never guess...

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What is a career anyway? In introducing themselves, some of our speakers observed that we should reflect on what we mean by career. “I never had a career, I had...

On Wednesday 5th June, Women in Climate hosted Careers in Climate, with funding from the Researcher Led Initiative Awards. We were joined by an exceptional group of speakers for this...

Publishing in Nature – a guided tour from our guest speaker Dr. Graham Simpkins We acknowledge that selecting the right target journal is an important decision and WiC are not...

Friday 9 November: Outreach Here is the extended list of points we discussed in the outreach themes meeting. Outreach generally has two types of audiences: a smaller engaged group (may...

Open Data – How do I make data publicly available? The starting points to consider are your: need / want / how Need: Do I need to provide my data...

Extended summary (blog) from the discussion on imposter syndrome (part two) Is imposter syndrome the right term? No. As in our part 1 on imposterism, Chris also agrees that using...

The University of Exeter’s Open Access library staff are here to help. Ask for help via openaccess@exeter.ac.uk Paying Page Charges Q. How do I pay? UK Research Council funders (e.g....