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Nov 10, 20204 min read

Life Sciences 2020: Nomination Speeches

The 2018 Suffrage Science Awardees on why they have nominated the next recipients of their award. Professor Cathy Price of University...

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Awards 2020: Leading women in ‘life sciences’ and ‘mathematics & computing’ win award

Sophie Arthur

Nov 6, 20205 min read

Awards 2020: Leading women in ‘life sciences’ and ‘mathematics & computing’ win award

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

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Gisou van der Goot

Sophie Arthur

Oct 22, 20205 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Gisou van der Goot

“I had zero exposure to science growing up” Professor Gisou van der Goot is a molecular biologist whose research group studies aspects of...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Dr Cécile Martinat

Sophie Arthur

Oct 15, 20203 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Dr Cécile Martinat

Dr Cécile Martinat, of the Institute for Stem Cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem), France, has been chosen to...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Zena Werb

Sophie Arthur

Oct 9, 20205 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Zena Werb

“They wouldn’t let me go [on the summer field trip] because I was female” – Werb, 2010 Professor Zena Werb was a world-renowned cell...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Samantha ‘Mandy’ Joye

Sophie Arthur

Oct 1, 20205 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Samantha ‘Mandy’ Joye

“Most people love to go swimming and such but I always loved stinky water” Professor Samantha ‘Mandy’ Joye is an internationally...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Claudia Mazzà

Sophie Arthur

Sep 24, 20205 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Claudia Mazzà

"My maths teacher was always telling me ‘you should be an engineer’” Professor Claudia Mazzà is a bioengineer whose research focuses on...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Karalyn Patterson

Katy Pallister

Sep 17, 20205 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Karalyn Patterson

"Before I went to university, I had hoped for a career in music” Professor Karalyn Patterson is a pioneer of cognitive neuropsychology,...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Associate Professor Laura Colgin

Katy Pallister

Sep 10, 20205 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Associate Professor Laura Colgin

“When I was a teenager I wanted to start running some kind of experiment on my pet rat” Associate Professor Colgin is a neuroscientist...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Dr Veronique Miron

Katy Pallister

Sep 3, 20205 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Dr Veronique Miron

“[Growing up] I certainly wasn't aware that there were any female scientists at all” Dr Veronique Miron is a senior lecturer and...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Dr Kelly Nguyen

Lauren Green

Aug 27, 20204 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Dr Kelly Nguyen

“I had a very good chemistry teacher who really got me hooked into science as a career” Dr Kelly Nguyen is a structural biologist who is...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Associate Professor Naomi Matsuura

Katy Pallister

Aug 21, 20205 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Associate Professor Naomi Matsuura

“If someone said ‘Oh, this is going to be really hard to do,’ I knew I wanted to do it.” Associate Professor Matsuura is a medical...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Elspeth Garman

Katy Pallister

Aug 14, 20205 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Elspeth Garman

“I don't want a job because I'm a woman, I want a job because I'm the best person for the job.” Professor Garman is a renowned molecular...

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Suffrage Science Winners featured in BBC Series

Sophie Arthur

Jan 17, 20201 min read

Suffrage Science Winners featured in BBC Series

At the end of 2019, BBC released the second series of "People in Science with Professor Brian Cox". The series explores some of the most...

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Engineering and Physical Sciences 2019: 12 Role Models Awarded Heirlooms

Suffrage Science

Mar 12, 20193 min read

Engineering and Physical Sciences 2019: 12 Role Models Awarded Heirlooms

For more than 100 years, 8 March has marked International Women’s Day; an international celebration of the achievements of women and...

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Engineering & Physical Sciences 2019: Meet the Awardees

Suffrage Science

Mar 11, 20196 min read

Engineering & Physical Sciences 2019: Meet the Awardees

Time to get to know a little bit more about the 2019 Engineering & Physical Sciences Suffrage Science recipients and read some comments...

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Engineering and Physical Sciences 2019: Scientific heirlooms awarded to leading female scientists

Suffrage Science

Mar 8, 20193 min read

Engineering and Physical Sciences 2019: Scientific heirlooms awarded to leading female scientists

Leading female scientists and engineers awarded scientific heirlooms by their peers at the fourth Engineering & Physical Sciences...

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Maths and Computing 2018: 11 Modern Day Role Models Pass On Heirloom Awards

Suffrage Science

Oct 8, 20183 min read

Maths and Computing 2018: 11 Modern Day Role Models Pass On Heirloom Awards

Since 2009, the second Tuesday in October has marked Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in...

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Maths and Computing 2018: Nomination Speeches

Suffrage Science

Oct 7, 20184 min read

Maths and Computing 2018: Nomination Speeches

Read the reasons for nomination of the Maths and Computing 2018 Suffrage Science Awardees. Professor Christl Donnelly, Imperial College...

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Suffrage Science

Oct 4, 20183 min read

Maths and Computing 2018: Female Scientists Celebrated With Suffrage Science Awards

On 8 October 2018, 11 scientists from across the UK will be presented with hand-crafted jewellery at the Suffrage Science awards ceremony...

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