How Diversity enriches us
4th June 2021
virtual
4th June 2021
virtual
All times are in BST
2.00pm - 2.15pm Welcome and Introduction; Special guest Devin Swiner
2.15pm - 2.30pm - Syma Khalid, University of Southampton - The Working Class Scientist
2.30pm - 2.45pm - Márton Vass, Benevolent AI - Initiatives at BenevolentAI to cultivate a more diverse and open environment
2.45pm - 3.00pm - Charlie Wand, University of Manchester - What’s that got to do with anything? Being LGBT+ in STEM
3.00pm - 3.15pm - Zoe Cournia, Academy of Athens - Performing competitive research as a woman in a science underfunded country
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3.30pm - 3.45pm - Fernanda Duarte, University of Oxford - A Scientific Journey from the Edge of the World
3.45pm - 4.00pm - Sara Swift, Vertex - The Importance of Mentorship
4.00pm - 4.15pm - Greg Bowman, Washington University, St. Louis - Doing Comp Chem with your eyes closed
4.15pm - 4.30pm - Mona Minkara, Northeastern University - Journey of a blind computational chemist
4.30pm - 5.30pm - Panel discussion with Jennifer Handsel