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Good attendance at Ada Lovelace event at Biological Sciences<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Tuesday 11th October, Biological Sciences\u00a0celebrated Ada Lovelace day\u00a0 by holding an event for postgrads on plugging the ‘leaky pipeline’ – overcoming barriers in making the PhD to postdoc hurdle<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>A major issue in nearly all STEM subjects (including Biology) in the UK is that while over 50% of undergrads in Biology\u00a0 are female, and roughly\u00a0 50% of PGRs are female, these numbers drop steadily the higher up the academic hierarchy we go \u2013 something that is known as the \u2018leaky pipeline\u2019. At Southampton, Biology addressing these issues is through the Equality and Diversity committee (E & D)<\/span> <\/strong><\/a>identifying specific policies and actions within the department that can help change these numbers.<\/p>\n

This very successful E & D event helped to address this \u2018leaky pipeline\u2019 and included\u00a0a moderated discussion with our postgrads over how to make the leap from PhD to postdoc level, with a particular emphasis on the challenges women face (given the leaky pipeline). This event took place between Tuesday Oct 11th , as this is Ada Lovelace day<\/span> <\/strong><\/a>in which events take place worldwide to celebrate the role of women in science.<\/p>\n

The event was attended by approximately 30 postgrads (female AND male!; see photos) \u2013 and\u00a0consisted of getting the postgrads to anonymously write down their\u00a0key challenges\/questions. \u00a0A committee of academics, including \u00a0Head of Biological Sciences, \u00a0Prof Keith Jones, and Dr Judith Lock, Dr Mark Coldwell and Dr Felix Eigenbrod went through these suggestions and came up with common themes. These themes,\u00a0which included issues such as how to reconcile work-life balance with a career in academic biology were discussed in an open discussion, which focused on the academics present giving their views on how to overcome such barriers. \u00a0The discussion was extremely lively and the issues identified will be further analysed by the E & D committee as part of their efforts to make Biology a better place to work and study for everyone.\u00a0 This event was organized by the postgrad rep for Biology on the E & D committee Fabrizia Ratto, E & D co-chair Judith Lock, and E & D chair Felix Eigenbrod.<\/p>\n

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