Victoria welcomes women in science
Around 150 women in science will gather at Victoria University this week to share war stories and inspiration as part of the Association for Women in the Sciences conference.
Around 150 women in science will gather at Victoria University this week to share war stories and inspiration as part of the Association for Women in the Sciences conference.
Among them are 14 secondary students from around New Zealand who will be hosted by students from the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences.
Highlights from the conference include a workshop on communicating controversial science by Rebecca Priestley and Rhian Salmon from the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, a case study by Gina Grimshaw from the School of Psychology on sex difference research, and a lesson on how to build a robot from Lego and Arduino by Elf Eldridge from the School of Engineering and Computer Science.
On the second day of the conference, a panel of three women in politics—Hon Jo Goodhew, Minister of Women’s Affairs; Moana Mackey, the Labour Party’s spokesperson for the Environment and Climate Change; and Eugenie Sage, the Green Party spokesperson for conservation, environment, conservation, local government and Christchurch—will discuss the policy and personal decisions for women in science.
The conference takes place on Thursday and Friday this week. More information, including the programme, is available at http://www.awis.org.nz/conference2014. For those who wish to attend but are not yet registered, registration is available from the Registration Desk in the Alan MacDiarmid Building main corridor, opposite Wishbone café.