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PoWER Hull

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PoWER Hull is intended to inspire and support women researchers from all disciplines across the University of Hull to greater academic and personal achievement

 Hull, England
Joined March 2016
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Virgin Atlantic drops mandatory makeup for female cabin crew gu.com/p/aqkf9/stw#img-1 @poweracademic
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My colleague is looking for participants for her PhD research looking at the experiences of academics and professional support staff involved in initiatives to progress gender equality in higher education. If that sounds like you please fill out her survey: #phdlife #PhD
Cheah (@Cheaho16) profile pictureCheah@Cheaho168 Mar 2019
Academics, its International Women’s Day 2019. #BalanceforBetter. @poweracademic are interested in understanding how we support gender equality in higher education. Please tell us your delivered initiatives to progress gender equality in this survey: hull.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/a-n…
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Encouraging the use of inclusive language and implementing policies against gender-based violence on campus can lead to wider societal change, say @AmparoGalbis1 and @cristianatour timeshighereducation.com/blo…
Progress towards gender equality begins in universities

Progress towards gender equality begins in universities

Encouraging the use of inclusive language and implementing policies against gender-based violence on campus can lead to wider societal change, say Amparo Galbis and Cristiana Oliveira 

timeshighereducation.com
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Breakthrough for NHS as hundreds more men study nursing

Breakthrough for NHS as hundreds more men study nursing

Numbers of males – especially school-leavers – wanting to get on college courses are the highest in a decade

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Replying to @thewisecampaign
@thewisecampaign calls on industry to encourage girls into #STEM - campaign for gender balance wants industry to encourage more young women into jobs, and releases resources to keep girls more informed on possible future careers: ow.ly/V0uD30nrKEs
Wise calls on industry to encourage girls into Stem | Computer Weekly

Wise calls on industry to encourage girls into Stem | Computer Weekly

Campaign for Stem gender balance, WISE, has called on industry to encourage more young women into industry roles, and has released resources to keep girls more informed on possible future careers

computerweekly.com
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Questions academics can ask to decolonise their classrooms: theconversation.com/question…
Questions academics can ask to decolonise their classrooms

Questions academics can ask to decolonise their classrooms

It’s vital for academics in South Africa to start asking deep questions that examine what decolonialism could look like in their teaching.

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BRILLIANT initiative👊! Something like this could easily tip the scale to enable me (and surele many other #AcademicWomen) to attend a #conference - Something to consider for future meeting @ISBNPA / @ISPAH / @ACSMNews ? 😉 #academiclife
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@ASiTofficial2 Jan 2019
Wanting to submit abstracts and come to #ASiT2019 but worried about young ones? Fear not! Baby feeding rooms with live conference streams + crèche now confirmed! Simply email [email protected] by 2nd Feb if you want to book in for the crèche! @womeninsurgery
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Replying to @poweracademic
@poweracademic @spiderlegsmooni @busygirlizzie @JudithDyson1 @uduakarchibong1 @GENOVATE_EU
LSE Impact Blog (@LSEImpactBlog) profile pictureLSE Impact Blog@LSEImpactBlog22 Dec 2018
New: 2018 in review - round-up of our top posts on the role of gender in academia wp.me/p4m9em-8Xr
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How do we build more inclusive universities? theguardian.com/higher-educa…
How do we build more inclusive universities? | Kalwant Bhopal

How do we build more inclusive universities? | Kalwant Bhopal

Race is still a disadvantage for black and minority ethnic students. We need radical change to level the playing field

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The UK’s black and ethnic minority academics earn thousands of pounds a year less on average than white scholars with the same levels of education and experience, reveals an analysis by the Universities and Colleges Employers Association. bit.ly/2DyFTEC
Black academics ‘paid thousands of pounds less’ than white peers

Black academics ‘paid thousands of pounds less’ than white peers

Major Ucea study finds ethnic minority staff suffer ‘significant pay penalties’ relative to white male staff with equivalent academic backgrounds

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Applications now OPEN for our FREE #HTML #CSS course at the University of Hull! If you're ♀️ or non-binary and studying at Hull, apply now for our course this Autumn‼️⏩bit.ly/2FrmxzB ⏪ #womenintech #empoweringwomen 😁👩‍💻 Please RT!
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@poweracademic @JudithDyson1 @fionacowdell womenintheworld.com/2018/10/… – at Walkington, England
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This is superb! #equity #socialjustice BBC News - Bell Burnell: Physics star gives away £2.3m prize bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
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Forget the excuse of your dog eating your homework. My dog ate my PhD. #baddog #sciotothedog #Mizzou #Neuroscience
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OM@Ola_Michalec30 Jul 2018
#AcademicTwitter I am looking for ppl who tweet on diversity and inclusivity in academia. Bonus points if you write about PhD students and programmes! I want to read your stuff and reccommend you in a blog post.Thanks in advance. #phdchat #ecrchat
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⁦@poweracademic⁩ bbc.com/news/entertainment-a…
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#JoinUs on Thursday 26th July at 1pm in Teaching Room 1, @HullUni_Library for @FlorenceReedy's Athena SWAN #research seminar 'The Experiences of #Feminist Academic Activists Attempting to Challenge the Rules of the Game in UK #Academia' @poweracademic @pgrhub @IAEHull
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Replying to @HullNursing
@HullNursing @poweracademic @JudithDyson1 @spiderlegsmooni @b33f4rt @loli_alfred @DannGooding @malestudntnurse teapawt.net/heatherbain9/status/10… – at Hull, England
Heather Bain 💙 (@HeatherBain9) profile pictureHeather Bain 💙@HeatherBain919 Jun 2018
Oh ma heid....Gender stereotypes of nurses starts with raga dolls
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@ITV13 Jun 2018
Averil Mansfield became the first British woman to be appointed a professor of surgery in 1993.
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