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Pride in STEM

Pride month in the era of DEI rollbacks: Reflections on resilience, and why pride was a riot after all

Pride month in the era of DEI rollbacks: Reflections on resilience, and why pride was a riot after all

Pride month arrives this year against a backdrop of institutional irony. In the United States, federal research funding has been thoroughly weaponised and forced a massive scientific brain drain across the Atlantic. In Europe, a multi-million-euro effort to capture that exiled talent is underway, even as Europe’s own domestic politics fracture along the exact same ideological fault lines. Fo ...[Read More]

On LGBTQIA+ Challenges and Allyship in STEM

On LGBTQIA+ Challenges and Allyship in STEM

During November, several important dates are recognised, including the International LGBTQIA+ in STEM Day on November 18. This month is also designated as Transgender Awareness Month, culminating in the recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance yesterday, November 20. In celebration of our LGBTQIA+ community, this blog highlights some of the activities we undertook throughout the last year. Be ...[Read More]