Women in Science and the the media
Wednesday 13th June - Friday 15th June 2012
3 day Science Communication course for Women
These days, science is primetime and it’s headline news, where scientists are heroes one minute, villains the next - lauded for tackling climate change or lambasted for developing ‘Frankenstein foods’. As citizens, we develop views about ourselves, our planet and our society based on what the media tells us about science. But how does research and innovation make it from the lab bench to the living room?
This interactive course aimed at women seeking to communicate their science effectively also delves into writing and speaking. The course focuses on communication to non-specialists, including the public, the media and scientists from other disciplines.
This course will examine how science hits the headlines, why different media outlets cover science stories in different ways and how scientists can minimise the risk of misreporting. We discuss how to structure information to make it accessible to non-specialists and how to use narrative to engage an audience’s interest through fresh, innovative and immersive storytelling. We will also address common problems facing female scientists in academia and the media and how to address them.
Through hands-on workshops and teamwork, participants will encounter the practices, themes and issues surrounding science communication. Delegates will learn to use language effectively, structure information to make it accessible and “hook” an audience’s interest, as well as practising some physical presentation techniques. The classes will be informal and conversational in style, culminating in a recording session at Sheffield’s famous Red Tape studios. Here, participants will produce and present science radio programmes as if live on air.
The course is presented by four experienced science communicators; namely a practising science journalist, an experienced research manager, a lecturer in Science Communication and BBC radio presenter and a lecturer in Science Media Production and filmmaker.
This event is free, but places are limited. Book your place using this form
For more information contact Rachel Money, Women in Engineering support officer.
Email: rachel.money@sheffield.ac.uk
Tel: 0114 222 9721
Developing Leaders Programme: Women in Science, Engineering and Technology
Career Development Workshops are being held during May by the Faculties of Engineering and Science which are open to PhD researchers through to Senior Academics. Dates of workshops are provided below:
23rd May
10am-1pm Managing the work life equation
2.30pm-4.30pm Senior women: career conversations and strategies
24th May
10am-1pm Managing part-time working
2pm-5pm Creating a career plan: early career researchers
29th May
10am-1pm Managing parental leave
2pm-5pm Building personal and research networks
31st May
10am-1pm Aspring to leadership roles
2pm-5pm Moving up the leadership ladder
For more details visit the Faculty of Engineering staff webpages or contact Rachel Money on 0114 22 29721 and rachel.money@sheffield.ac.uk.
LGBT stories sought for new project
The University of Sheffield is asking the LGBT community to get in touch and share their experiences of coming out and living life as a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person
A unique collaboration between the University of Sheffield’s Department of History and Out Aloud Sheffield LGBT choir has created Allowed Out, a project seeking to document and showcase LGBT experiences.
Allowed Out is inviting the LGBT community to participate in a series of writing workshops beginning on 26 May 2012 with local writer and former Derbyshire Poet Laureate River Wolton. These are open to any member of the LGBT community and will focus on the critical incidents that have shaped lives, identity and community, as well as individual and collective activism.
It is hoped that these workshops will generate original material for a multi-media performance at the University of Sheffield’s Festival of the Mind in September this year. The writings will also contribute to the Stories of Activism archive project at the Department of History’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Culture and the Centre for Peace History, run by Drs Gary Rivett, Mike Foley and Adrian Bingham.
Dr Gary Rivett said: “All members of the LGBT community are warmly invited to take part in these free, friendly writing workshops. We’re hoping to document pivotal moments and events, sources of inspiration and courage, as well as people’s experiences of coming out and LGBT identity, community and activism. If people are unable to attend the workshops we can arrange to scribe or record stories. We’re also welcoming photos, archive material and memorabilia so please email allowedout2012@gmail.com with your ideas and contributions.”
River Wolton said: “I came out more than twenty years ago after considerable inner turmoil and I’m indebted to the friends, activists and cultural figures whose courage, visibility and pride have made it possible for me to love and live with integrity.
“Recent years have seen improvements in LGBT human rights in the UK, but every day young people are still bullied or driven to self-harm and suicide by homophobia, and across the globe, sometimes as a backlash to greater visibility, LGBT people are abused, imprisoned, tortured, or even executed because of who they love or how they live.
“I hope this project will provide insight and inspiration, as well as encouragement for people of all ages and backgrounds to treat each other with respect, dignity and humanity.”
The writing workshops will take place on Saturday 26 May 2012 2.30pm - 5pm and Thursday 14 June 2012 7.30pm - 9.30pm at St Mary’s Conference Centre, Bramall Lane, and Saturday 30 June 2012 10.30am - 1pm. Quaker Meeting House, St James Street.
LGBT Health Summit
13 - 14 September 2012, University of Kent in Canterbury.
The annual National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health Summit is to be held at the University of Kent in Canterbury.
The Summit will address a number of key health themes and will look in particular at the impact of social and emotional isolation on the health and well-being of LGBT people. It is widely recognised that LGBT people are not well served by health and other services and that their particular needs and experiences are not routinely monitored or addressed. The impact of prejudice and discrimination that LGBT people encounter has a detrimental effect on their mental and emotional and often their physical health.
The Summit will also focus on improving access and participation for older LGBT people, younger LGBT people and LGBT people affected by HIV and building capacity for transgender people. To achieve this goal, the Summit organisers are hosting a number of local meetings to increase community engagement and build sustainable support in Kent and Medway.
For more information please visit the LGBT Health website at http://www.lgbthealth.co.uk/or click here.
Developing our Equality Objectives
Our mission is to attract, grow and engage talent, from all backgrounds and all sectors of society. We have an excellent track record of equality action, through which we aim to develop a fully inclusive University community which encourages everyone to flourish and reach their potential within a positive and supportive culture.
We are undertaking an extensive project to develop business focussed and meaningful equality objectives that will help us to meet our statutory equality duties, and fully support our business and social justice agendas. If you would like to get involved, or find out more, please see here.
IDAHO – International day against homophobia and transphobia
Thursday 17th of May
2012 sees the 8th annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (abbreviated as IDAHO), marking the date in 1990 when the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from their list of mental disorders. IDAHO exists to encourage action to address the issue of homophobia and transphobia in all forms and the impact that prejudice and discrimination can have on the health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual and trans (LGBT) people and their families.
The Centre for HIV & Sexual Health and the Sheffield City Council are hosting an event, on Thursday the 17th May from 5.30pm in the Peace Gardens, Sheffield city centre, where along with key speakers pledging their support for the event, we invite you, your friends, families, colleagues, partners and service users to join us in supporting this important event by bringing banners, whistles and your voices to make some noise against these forms of prejudice and discrimination.
Sheffield Pride 2012
Saturday 2nd June
Sheffield Pride is a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) life. Sheffield Pride this year will kick off with a parade for the first time! The parade will take place along the full length of Ecclesall road starting at 10.30am - 11am and will culminate in Endcliffe park. The event will continue until 7pm. Details of the event are being finalised and will be available shortly.
For further information, please contact:
Sheffield Pride, Po Box 4495, Sheffield, S1 9FG :Email info@sheffieldpride.org.uk