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Jul 19, 20184 min read

Life Sciences 2018: Suffrage Science Celebrates Fantastic Women In Science Today

Every two years 11 inspirational female scientists are recognised and celebrated through the Suffrage Science Life Sciences awards....

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Life Sciences 2018: Nomination and Acceptance Speeches

Suffrage Science

Jun 6, 20186 min read

Life Sciences 2018: Nomination and Acceptance Speeches

On the awards night, nomination and acceptance speeches were read out whilst the piece of heirloom jewellery was passed from the current...

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Suffrage Science

Jun 6, 20182 min read

Life Sciences 2018: Leading Female Scientists Awarded Suffrage Science Heirlooms

Leading female scientists will be awarded scientific heirlooms by their peers at the fifth Suffrage Science awards for Life Sciences on...

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Engineering and Physical Sciences 2017: Nomination and Acceptance Speeches

Suffrage Science

Mar 8, 20179 min read

Engineering and Physical Sciences 2017: Nomination and Acceptance Speeches

Professor Lucie Green, Professor of Physics and a Royal Society University Research Fellow based at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory...

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Engineering and Physical Sciences 2017: Science Without Borders

Suffrage Science

Mar 8, 20172 min read

Engineering and Physical Sciences 2017: Science Without Borders

Twelve women will receive awards today, International Women’s Day 2017, to recognise their scientific achievements and ability to inspire...

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Maths and Computing 2016: A Day in the Sun for Bletchley Park Winners

Suffrage Science

Oct 11, 20164 min read

Maths and Computing 2016: A Day in the Sun for Bletchley Park Winners

Ada Lovelace Day 2016 saw the launch of a new award for women in maths and computing. At the launch event, 12 women (some pictured above)...

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Maths and Computing 2016: Celebrating women in science on Ada Lovelace Day

Suffrage Science

Oct 4, 20163 min read

Maths and Computing 2016: Celebrating women in science on Ada Lovelace Day

This time next week, on Tuesday 11 October at Bletchley Park, sees the launch of an initiative to celebrate women in maths and computing....

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Suffrage Science

May 6, 20162 min read

Life Sciences 2016: Artist Brings DNA Ribbons To Suffrage Science

The latest Suffrage Science artwork is complete, with a strong theme around ribbons, DNA and making connections. Marta Pinilla Martinez...

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Life Sciences 2016: Creating A Web Of Women In Science

Susan Watts

Mar 18, 20166 min read

Life Sciences 2016: Creating A Web Of Women In Science

It was one of the most striking moments of the evening, and it came in the acceptance speech of Dr Sally John, a Suffrage Science awardee...

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Life Sciences 2016: Nomination And Acceptance Speeches

Suffrage Science

Mar 9, 201625 min read

Life Sciences 2016: Nomination And Acceptance Speeches

A new generation of women in science has joined the growing tree of awardees recognised under the Suffrage Science scheme, established by...

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Life Sciences 2016: Award Recognises Women in Science

Suffrage Science

Mar 8, 20162 min read

Life Sciences 2016: Award Recognises Women in Science

Women make up less than one-eighth of science academy membership globally, according to a survey reported in the science journal Nature...

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Susan Watts

Dec 15, 20153 min read

Suffrage Science Film Night

It was an evening designed to inspire. This was a chance to celebrate the first five years of the CSC’s Suffrage Science scheme, which...

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Engineering and Physical Sciences 2015: Is the world of science pale, male and stale?

Suffrage Science

Mar 12, 20152 min read

Engineering and Physical Sciences 2015: Is the world of science pale, male and stale?

Is science pale, male and stale? Have we come a long way? Much has changed in the world of science since Marjory Stephenson and Kathleen...

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Engineering and Physical Sciences 2015: Nomination Speeches

Suffrage Science

Mar 9, 20154 min read

Engineering and Physical Sciences 2015: Nomination Speeches

The 2013 Suffrage Science Awardees on why they have nominated the next recipients of their award. Maggie Aderin-Pocock on Lucie Green...

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Suffrage Science

Oct 9, 20142 min read

Life Sciences 2014: Award Ceremony

On 9th October, more than fifty leading women in the life sciences attended Suffrage Science 2014 at the Science Museum’s Dana Centre....

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Engineering and Physical Sciences 2013: Celebrating Women in Science

Suffrage Science

Mar 14, 20132 min read

Engineering and Physical Sciences 2013: Celebrating Women in Science

The name Emmeline Pankhurst is synonymous with the campaign for women in the UK to gain the right to vote. Pankhurst and her fellow...

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Engineering and Physical Sciences 2013: Launch

Suffrage Science

Mar 1, 20132 min read

Engineering and Physical Sciences 2013: Launch

The MRC Clinical Sciences Centre celebrates the achievements of leading female scientists at its annual event, Suffrage Science. Now in...

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Suffrage Science

May 22, 20122 min read

Life Sciences 2012: Passing The Torch

Women are no longer expected to abandon their careers to have a family. Society demands a level playing field for men and women, and yet...

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Suffrage Science

Mar 8, 20127 min read

Life Sciences 2012: Nomination Speeches

Each heirloom recipient from 2011 has nominated a successor in 2012. In 2014, heirlooms will be passed on again. Here are the reasons why...

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Suffrage Science

Feb 27, 20122 min read

Life Sciences 2012: Nurturing Nobels

Last year, eleven leading women life scientists and communicators were awarded a jewellery heirloom by the Medical Research Council as...

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