On September 9 and 10, a two-day meeting open to women and men to discuss how to build a gender-fair academy took place at Ruhr University Bochum. The event was organised by the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV in collaboration with the Swiss research network NCCR MUST (Molecular Ultrafast Science and Technology).
Prof. Martina Havenith, Speaker of RESOLV, and Prof. Ursula Keller, Director of MUST, talked about the measures in place at both institutes to support women scientists. Dr. Eva Reichwein gave an overview on DFG's equal opportunities measures, numbers and facts. And Dr. Nadine Afram from ETH/University of Zurich conducted a workshop on unconscious bias in science.
On Day 1, Dr. Christina Reinhardt, the Chancellor of Ruhr University Bochum, joined the panel discussion with Dr. Ursula Keller, Prof. Enrica Bordignon and two female postdocs (moderator: Dr. Anna Garry). Check the full program for more highlights.
Program with Speakers' Presentations
Day 1: September 9, 2019, 13:30 to 18:40
Prof. Dr. Enrica Bordignon, Speaker of the RESOLV Gender Board, Ruhr University Bochum
Prof. Dr. Ursula Keller, Director of NCCR MUST, ETH Zürich, Switzerland presentation
Prof. Dr. Martina Havenith, Speaker of RESOLV, Ruhr Bochum University
Dr. Eva Reichwein, Director of Equal Opportunities, Research Integrity and Cross-Programme Development, German Research Foundation (DFG) presentation
Dr. Anna Garry, Outreach Officer of NCCR MUST, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Andreea Hossmann, Principal Product Manager forData, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence, Swisscom, Switzerland
Dr. Elsa Abreu, D-Phys, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Panel Discussion: Prof. Ursula Keller, Dr. Christina Reinhardt, Prof. Enrica Bordignon, and Prof. Nadja Freund; moderator: Dr. Anna Garry
Day 2: September 10, 2019, 9:00 - 15:30
Katharina Zilles, Gender Consulting for DFG-funded projects, Ruhr University Bochum presentation
Prof. Dr. Clara Saraceno, Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, Ruhr University Bochum,
Dr. Emiliano Feresin, Press and Outreach Officer of RESOLV, Ruhr University Bochum
13:30 - 15:30: Workshop 'The initiation of unconscious bias trainings at research institutes' by Dr. Nadine Afram ETH/ University of Zurich, Switzerland presentation