My blog post on the European Association for International Education site. The fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), have traditionally attracted more male than female scholars on all academic levels. The disparity of interests between genders can be seen as early as secondary school. The resulting trend is,…
We’re not science automatons – we’re people: Meet Joanna Bagniewska
My interview for the Soapbox Science blog. Dr Joanna Bagniewska is a zoologist working as a teaching fellow at Reading University’s School of Biological Sciences. Her research interests encompass ecology and conservation biology, particularly the subject of invasive species. She is a very keen science communicator – she won FameLab Poland, gave a…
Reading town centre to host Speaker’s Corner style science talks
An advert for Soapbox Science on getreading.co.uk Take a look at some of these fascinating facts you could learn about at the Reading town centre event Would you let a zoologist tell you the truth about the animals in Disney films? Warning: you might not be able to watch them…
Open season for female scientists
My post on the Soapbox Science blog Because I’m a zoologist working in a rather gender-balanced and female-friendly environment, I have for a long time thought that the discrimination of women in STEM is a largely exaggerated problem. But then it hit me with the force of a charging elephant (the…