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Life Sciences 2020: Nomination Speeches
The 2018 Suffrage Science Awardees on why they have nominated the next recipients of their award. Professor Cathy Price of University...
Suffrage Science
Nov 10, 20204 min read


Awards 2020: Leading women in ‘life sciences’ and ‘mathematics & computing’ win award
Leading women scientists have been chosen by their peers to receive a prestigious award celebrating their achievements. The winners will...
Sophie Arthur
Nov 6, 20205 min read


Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Gisou van der Goot
“I had zero exposure to science growing up” Professor Gisou van der Goot is a molecular biologist whose research group studies aspects of...
Sophie Arthur
Oct 22, 20205 min read


Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Dr Cécile Martinat
Dr Cécile Martinat, of the Institute for Stem Cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem), France, has been chosen to...
Sophie Arthur
Oct 15, 20203 min read


Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Zena Werb
“They wouldn’t let me go [on the summer field trip] because I was female” – Werb, 2010 Professor Zena Werb was a world-renowned cell...
Sophie Arthur
Oct 9, 20205 min read


Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Samantha ‘Mandy’ Joye
“Most people love to go swimming and such but I always loved stinky water” Professor Samantha ‘Mandy’ Joye is an internationally...
Sophie Arthur
Oct 1, 20205 min read


Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Claudia Mazzà
"My maths teacher was always telling me ‘you should be an engineer’” Professor Claudia Mazzà is a bioengineer whose research focuses on...
Sophie Arthur
Sep 24, 20205 min read


Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Karalyn Patterson
"Before I went to university, I had hoped for a career in music” Professor Karalyn Patterson is a pioneer of cognitive neuropsychology,...
Katy Pallister
Sep 17, 20205 min read


Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Associate Professor Laura Colgin
“When I was a teenager I wanted to start running some kind of experiment on my pet rat” Associate Professor Colgin is a neuroscientist...
Katy Pallister
Sep 10, 20205 min read


Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Dr Veronique Miron
“[Growing up] I certainly wasn't aware that there were any female scientists at all” Dr Veronique Miron is a senior lecturer and...
Katy Pallister
Sep 3, 20205 min read


Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Dr Kelly Nguyen
“I had a very good chemistry teacher who really got me hooked into science as a career” Dr Kelly Nguyen is a structural biologist who is...
Lauren Green
Aug 27, 20204 min read


Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Associate Professor Naomi Matsuura
“If someone said ‘Oh, this is going to be really hard to do,’ I knew I wanted to do it.” Associate Professor Matsuura is a medical...
Katy Pallister
Aug 21, 20205 min read


Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Elspeth Garman
“I don't want a job because I'm a woman, I want a job because I'm the best person for the job.” Professor Garman is a renowned molecular...
Katy Pallister
Aug 14, 20205 min read


Suffrage Science Winners featured in BBC Series
At the end of 2019, BBC released the second series of "People in Science with Professor Brian Cox". The series explores some of the most...
Sophie Arthur
Jan 17, 20201 min read


Engineering and Physical Sciences 2019: 12 Role Models Awarded Heirlooms
For more than 100 years, 8 March has marked International Women’s Day; an international celebration of the achievements of women and...
Suffrage Science
Mar 12, 20193 min read


Engineering & Physical Sciences 2019: Meet the Awardees
Time to get to know a little bit more about the 2019 Engineering & Physical Sciences Suffrage Science recipients and read some comments...
Suffrage Science
Mar 11, 20196 min read


Engineering and Physical Sciences 2019: Scientific heirlooms awarded to leading female scientists
Leading female scientists and engineers awarded scientific heirlooms by their peers at the fourth Engineering & Physical Sciences...
Suffrage Science
Mar 8, 20193 min read


Maths and Computing 2018: 11 Modern Day Role Models Pass On Heirloom Awards
Since 2009, the second Tuesday in October has marked Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in...
Suffrage Science
Oct 8, 20183 min read


Maths and Computing 2018: Nomination Speeches
Read the reasons for nomination of the Maths and Computing 2018 Suffrage Science Awardees. Professor Christl Donnelly, Imperial College...
Suffrage Science
Oct 7, 20184 min read


Maths and Computing 2018: Female Scientists Celebrated With Suffrage Science Awards
On 8 October 2018, 11 scientists from across the UK will be presented with hand-crafted jewellery at the Suffrage Science awards ceremony...
Suffrage Science
Oct 4, 20183 min read
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