University of Dundee's society dedicated to providing a platform to encourage and support women and non-binary students in STEM
Dundee, Scotland
Joined October 2017
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We will hear from an industry professional from ChilliConnect (now part of Unity) about what it is like working in the Software Engineering Industry as he shares his experiences gained from working in a major local company.
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How do weekends pass so quickly? We hope it's been a restful one!
We have one more inspirational #WomenInSTEM for you before #internationalwomensday2021:
*Drum roll*
Nettie Stevens, who discovered the role played in sex determination by the y chromosome.
ALT Infographic of the career of Nettie Stevens (1861-1912). Born in vermont, she worked on chromosomal sex determination, discovered that sex determination is due to the presence of the small Y chromosome not the X chromosome. Not recognised after her discovery, Edmund Wilson was initially credited with the discovery.
We are excited to share the companies joining us at our Speed Networking event on Wednesday 3rd March, 6 pm.
This event is open to any female or non-binary student, giving the opportunity to network in a supportive space!
Make sure you sign up here:
lnkd.in/gUSDWMR
✨Meet The Committee✨
Since we can't see each other in person, we would like to put some faces to roles in our society.
Feel free to message if you have any questions about us or join our discord server for updates on what we have planned!💜
Discord - discord.gg/sHsndfz
This month's book for our STEMinist Book Club is "The Moment of Lift" by Melinda Gates! 📖
Why not have a go at reading through this and join us for a discussion on our discord server!
The meeting will take place at 5pm on February 1st and we hope to see you there 💜
Have a look at what we've read before:
uodwomeninstem.wixsite.com/u…
We are looking for another Event Manager to join our committee for the upcoming semester. The role description is below to see if it is right for you!
Thank you to Sara Orr-Saiz from Equate for hosting the "Building your Personal Brand" workshop!
It was very insightful and inspired a lot of us to improve our networking skills
Thanks to the members that attended the workshop, a recording will be available to our members soon
✨Whisper a Sister✨
If someone you know has recently achieved something, or you would like to share something kind about them, post an anonymous submission to Whisper A Sister!
Head over to the Whisper A Sister section of our website and get submitting! Link to website in bio
🎉 Women in STEM Panel: Black Excellence 🎉
To round up our most recent panel we would like to say another thank you to our panelists -
Fai Johnson ✨
Stephanie Anani✨
Theresa Tachie-Menson ✨
Gloria Adebayo ✨
The discussions covered the importance of visibility, intersectionality, what it means being a black woman in STEM. The panelists also shared their thoughts on Black History Month and what can be done to extend its impact to last all year round.
We have uploaded the panel to YouTube and highly recommend you give it a watch - youtu.be/sT3ZJcjgadY
