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creating a graphic novel about microbiology’s forgotten woman
june 21, 2024
on 22 june 1850, fanny angelina hesse was born, and society champion, corrado nai is working on an exciting project to celebrate her 175th birthday next year. corrado is a microbiologist and writer with a phd in fungal ecology, living in indonesia with his wife and baby daughter. corrado has teamed up with other microbiologists and creatives to produce a graphic novel about the woman who introduced agar to microbiology.
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pride month: guerrino macori
june 7, 2024
pride month takes place annually during the month of june – honouring and celebrating those within the lgbtqia+ community, recognising their ongoing fight for equal rights and acceptance. to highlight the importance of this month, we caught up with irish division and members panel member, guerrino macori, who shares his experiences and insights as someone within academia who is openly part of the lgbtqia+ community.
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global accessibility awareness day: becky thomas
may 16, 2024
celebrated annually on the third thursday of may, global accessibility awareness day aims to bring awareness to the importance of having conversations about accessibility and highlights the need for inclusive experiences that are accessible to everyone and inclusive for disabled people. this year, society member becky thomas shares her experiences and insights from attending the society’s annual conference, coupled with the disabled and neurodivergent members social.
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microbe talk - women’s history month: a conversation with dr linda oyama
april 24, 2024
last month was women’s history month, taking place annually throughout the month of march. it aims to highlight and reflect on the many, but often over-looked, achievements made by women throughout history – which have paved the way for the women of today. in this episode, to mark the month, we caught up with society champion and microbiologist, dr linda oyama. linda discusses her insights as a woman in science, by diving into some of her experiences, as well as her passion for outreach with young girls.
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trans day of visibility: an update from rowan casey
march 28, 2024
last year, for trans day of visibility (tdov), we interviewed then masters student, rowan casey, to find out some of the challenges facing trans and nonbinary people studying or working in science.
this year, we are catching up with rowan, now a phd student, to discuss some of the progress that has been made by the society in the past year regarding inclusion for trans and nonbinary members.
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women's history month: enas newire
march 8, 2024
women’s history month takes place annually throughout the month of march. it aims to highlight and reflect on the many, but often over-looked achievements made by women throughout history – which has paved the way of opportunities for the women of today. to mark the month, we caught up with society champion, enas newire, to discuss her insights as a woman in stem.
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zero discrimination day: arindam mitra
march 1, 2024
zero discrimination day takes place annually on 1 march, bringing awareness to the importance of inclusion and acceptance of all people, regardless of our differences in race, gender, abilities or socio-economic background. to celebrate the day, this year we caught up with members panel member and champion, arindam mitra, who highlights why zero discrimination day is important to him and gives advice on how to incorporate it’s initiatives.
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international migrants day: raphael galleh
december 18, 2023
international migrants day takes place annually on 18 december, bringing awareness to the contributions of migrants and the challenges they often face. this year, we caught up with champion and early career forum executive committee member, dr raphael peter galleh, to gather an insight into his experience of moving from nigeria to the uk, and his advice to other scientists who may want to migrate for work or studies.
