As part of the university’s commitment to improving research culture, the Women’s Staff Network is inviting people to take part in a number of interactive events and a feedback-gathering survey all based around exploring gender equality in research.

Funded by Research England, the workshops will be taking place across the university throughout July. You can find more details below:

Workshop 1 – Women Academics: Thriving and Flourishing in Research?

Organised by Isobel O’Neil & Anne Touboulic in Nottingham University Business School on behalf of the Faculty of Social Sciences

When: Monday 18 July 2022: 11am – 1pm
Where: E07, Monica Partridge Building, University Park (Option to join on Microsoft Teams)

About the Workshop
Join us for a workshop to hear from Dr Maria do Mar Pereira on Gender, Academic Work and Wellbeing During and After Covid-19: Critical Questions. The session is designed to be highly interactive, with discussion groups and lots of opportunity to share experiences and ideas for tackling the questions posed.

We hope the session will generate some recommendations to support success and wellbeing for research active women* academics across UoN. The session will end with a networking lunch (12.15pm onwards) for those attending in person.

How to Register
To sign up, please complete the below registration form by end of the day on Monday 11 July 2022 at the latest.
Register for the Event
For further information please contact isobel.oneil@nottingham.ac.uk

*This is designed to be an inclusive all who identify as women (cis and trans) or who identify differently, for example, as gender fluid or non-binary. We recognise that aspects of our identities intersect to make research work experiences feel different.

Workshop 2: Future solutions to an ongoing problem: A Working Lunch – Women’s wellbeing in Research

Organised by Abigail Blyth in Politics and International Relations

When: Thursday 21 July 2022: 12 noon – 1.30pm
Where: A4, Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park

About the Workshop
As part of the Women Working and Well in Research, which is funded by Research England, events are taking place throughout July. Specifically designed for early career researchers, ‘Future solutions to an ongoing problem: A working lunch‘ looks to discover what challenges early career researchers have experienced, as well as what recommendations they have to overcome these in the future.

How to Register
To register, please complete the below registration form by Wednesday 13 July 2o22 if you wish to attend, for catering purposes.
Register for this event
For further information, please contact: abigail.blyth@nottingham.ac.uk

Further workshops are also being planned.  Please see the initial information below, with more details to follow.

• Thursday 21 July 2022: Women in Space
  Organised by Chantal Cappelletti in Aerospace & Engineering

• Monday 25 July 2022: Women with Family as PhD Researcher
  Organised by Hasidah Abdul Hamid in Medicine

• Wednesday 27 July 2022: Women in Research – Lets Thrive together!
  Organised by Sweta Munshi in Engineering

Women’s Staff Network: Survey

The Women’s Staff Network is carrying out a 10-minute online survey about Women working & well in research. Please take part if you can by using the survey link below.

Women working & Well in Research- Complete the Survey