Glossary

  • A new initiative in gender in High Energy Theory

    The involvement of women string theorists in gender issues started with an EU project that ran from 2013 to 2017 Under this Action we: • Promoted the active participation of women (leading positions, speakers, members of scientific and organizing committees) • Made the community aware of many important studies about women in STEM, unconscious gender…

  • Gender and diversity issues

    Introduction • The EU COST action “The String Theory Universe” ran from 2013-2017. • COST actions provide funding for networking via workshops, conferences and exchange visits. • This action was led by female scientists and one of its aims (beyond scientific excellence) was to support the development of women. Gender workshops • Three workshops were…

  • PASSED – University of Amsterdam is opening a new round of the MacGillavry fellowship

    The Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam is opening a new round of the MacGillavry fellowship. These are tenure track positions for women, and the positions include a startup package. The deadline to apply is February 4th, 2019. Details can be found here