The Cavendish Women in Physics have made unparalleled contributions to the Cavendish Laboratory’s extraordinary history of discovery and innovation in Physics and continue to do so.
On this page, you will find more information related to Cavendish Women in Physics and student-led initiative - Cavendish Inspiring Women, that promotes visibility of successful women, including cis/trans women as well as femme-identifying, genderqueer and non-binary people, in physics.
Cavendish Inspiring Women
Starting out in 2014, the Cavendish Inspiring Women (CiW) is an initiative that aims to raise the visibility of successful women, including cis/trans women as well as femme-identifying, genderqueer and non-binary people, in physics. It encourages more women to take up physics, especially at the advanced research stages by bringing in female role models to the fore through multiple activities.
Starting out as lunchtime seminars in the department, with Professor Sarah Bohndiek, Professor Mary Fowler and Dame Barbara Stocking as some of the early speakers, the initiative today is in its 8th year. Over the years, the activities have expanded and they now include hosting panel discussions about women in science, podcast series, tea time discussions in the Maxwell centre, running a mentoring scheme for graduates and post-doctorates and providing support with supervisions for the undergraduates.
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