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Mar 121 min read

2024 Life Sciences Awardees

Suffrage Science celebrated 9 new awardees in the Life Sciences category on 7th March. The event took place in the Department of...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Sara Lombardo

Katy Pallister

Jul 29, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Sara Lombardo

“During my final year at University, I discovered that although I did like physics, I enjoyed the rigor and elegance of mathematics...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Bianca De Stavola

Katy Pallister

Jul 6, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Bianca De Stavola

“My initial motivation was politics” Professor Bianca De Stavola is a medical statistician at University College London’s Great Ormond...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Apala Majumdar

Katy Pallister

Jun 18, 20214 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Apala Majumdar

“I learnt the value of integrity and dedication from my family early on in life” Professor Apala Majumdar is an applied mathematician at...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Juhyun Park

Katy Pallister

Jun 14, 20214 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Juhyun Park

“I never stopped asking questions” Dr Juhyun Park is an Associate Professor in Statistics at the National School of Computer Science for...

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The Suffrage Science Podcast: How women are changing science

Katy Pallister

Jun 7, 20212 min read

The Suffrage Science Podcast: How women are changing science

This year, we celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Suffrage Science awards, which recognises women in science for their outstanding...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Rhian Daniel

Katy Pallister

May 24, 20214 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Rhian Daniel

“I found the real world too messy” Dr Rhian Daniel is a reader in medical statistics at Cardiff University, with a particular focus on...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Sue Sentance

Katy Pallister

May 17, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Sue Sentance

“I would never have picked up a computer in my bedroom in a million years” Dr Sue Sentance is Chief Learning Officer at the Raspberry Pi...

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Engineering and Physical Sciences 2021: Nomination Speeches

Suffrage Science

Mar 10, 20216 min read

Engineering and Physical Sciences 2021: Nomination Speeches

The 2019 Suffrage Science Awardees on why they have nominated the next recipients of their award. Professor Moira Jardine, University of...

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Engineering and Physical Sciences 2021: A Celebration of Women Changing Science

Jenna Stevens-Smith

Mar 10, 20212 min read

Engineering and Physical Sciences 2021: A Celebration of Women Changing Science

On 8 March 2021, International Women’s Day, the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS) celebrated ten years of their flagship...

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Leading women in ‘Engineering and Physical Sciences’ receive awards on scheme’s tenth anniversary

Katy Pallister

Mar 8, 20216 min read

Leading women in ‘Engineering and Physical Sciences’ receive awards on scheme’s tenth anniversary

Leading women scientists have been chosen by their peers to receive a prestigious award celebrating their achievements. The winners will...

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Suffrage Science

Feb 26, 20211 min read

Ten Year Anniversary Celebrations

On International Woman’s Day in 2011, the inaugural cohort of eleven ‘Suffrage Scientists’ from the 'Life Sciences' were recognised in a...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Alexandra Silva

Katy Pallister

Feb 11, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Alexandra Silva

“I started a PhD in Theoretical Computer Science completely by chance” Professor Alexandra Silva is a researcher in algebra, semantics,...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Nobuko Yoshida

Katy Pallister

Feb 8, 20213 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Nobuko Yoshida

“My work has inspired numerous computer scientists to build on its pioneering foundations” Professor Nobuko Yoshida is a world-leading...

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Suffrage Science

Feb 2, 20211 min read

Suffrage Science in the News

As the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Suffrage Science awards get underway, we wanted to share some of the recent appearances of...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Yvonne Rogers

Katy Pallister

Jan 25, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Yvonne Rogers

“When I got to university it just all lit up for me” Professor Yvonne Rogers is a pioneer of ubiquitous computing, a field in...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Wendy Mackay

Katy Pallister

Jan 18, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Wendy Mackay

“Nobody knew how to use this little tiny computer in the corner” Professor Wendy Mackay is a world-renowned researcher in human-computer...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE

Katy Pallister

Jan 11, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE

“I want to see the face of the person whose problem I'm solving” Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is the co-founder and CEO of Stemettes, an...

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Suffrage Science Awards Night 2020: Reflection and Action

Katy Pallister

Nov 17, 20205 min read

Suffrage Science Awards Night 2020: Reflection and Action

A year like no other made for an unconventional Suffrage Science awards night. Two handovers of the scheme, which celebrates and inspires...

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Maths and Computing 2020: Nomination Speeches

Suffrage Science

Nov 10, 20204 min read

Maths and Computing 2020: Nomination Speeches

The 2018 Suffrage Science Awardees on why they have nominated the next recipients of their award. Professor Ruth Keogh of London School...

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