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Fewer women lead top universities

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Female leadership at the world’s top 200 universities in an international ranking fell this year to 17%, according to a report – a reminder that gender equity in science remains a distant goal.

The University of Oxford has had a female vice chancellor, Louise Richardson, who took up the post in January 2016.

The University of Oxford has a female vice chancellor, Louise Richardson, who took up the post in January 2016. {credit}Getty{/credit}

Just 34 of leading universities named in this year’s annual Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings have female presidents, down 1% from the 36 that were led by women in 2017. Continue reading →

The faculty series: What does it take to be a mentor?

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Being a great M.E.N.T.O.R will help you just as much as your students, says Nirmala Hariharan

Guest contributor Nirmala Hariharan

Mentoring is one of the most crucial roles played by faculty on a day to day basis. As a mentor, you provide scientific and technical guidance, and serve as the pillar of support for your team of students, postdocs and trainees. Mentoring can consume a lot of your time, and be very demanding, but has several long term benefits that will help you run a successful lab. Here’s what a great M.E.N.T.O.R provides for their students.

 

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Motivation. You’re the constant source of motivation for your team; you need to see the big picture and guide your team through the ups and downs. You’re the leader that inspires excellence and encourages scientific innovation. As a good mentor, you must recognise the true potential of your mentees – even if they don’t – and know how to bring out the best in them. In short, you should make them realise what they’re capable of.

 

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Is science fashionable?

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βetabrand has been using female PhD and post-docs to model their latest spring collection – but what does this mean for women in science?

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“Our designers cooked up a collection of smart fashions for spring, so why not display them on the bodies of women with really big brains?” Said the Betabrand CEO Chris Lindland in an interview to Adweek, “sixty women from around the world applied.” Just seven were chosen as the βetabrand to be the “New Women’s Spring Collection: modeled by a ravishing roster of PhDs & doctoral candidates.” Continue reading →