Retaining Scientific Excellence through being WiSER
The Centre for Women in Science & Engineering Research
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Caroline Roughneen, Director WiSER
www.tcd.ie/wiser [email protected] +353 1 896 3508
Science Foundation IrelandWomen in Science & Engineering Programme
Recruit women to engineering• Awarded annually
• SFI/Dell Scholarship – Young Women in Engineering
• 10 awardees per annum
Retain women in science• Institute Planning Grants (2005)
•12 Institutions received €10k each to undertake study of status of women in academic science
• Institute Development Awards awarded (2006)
•Competitive call with 3 Universities awarded up to €250k each to tackle women’s under-representation in science
•Trinity College Dublin, University College Cork and University of Limerick successful
Return women to science• Principal Investigators Career Advancement Awards (PICA) (2006)
• Condition of award that a career break had interrupted academic research
• 10 women academics awarded PICA
The Centre for Women in
Science & Engineering Research
Who reaches the top? All faculties Percentage of Men and Women by Grade
All FacultiesTrinity College Dublin
2007- 2008
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The Centre for Women in
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Who reaches the top?
Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics & SciencePercentage of Men and Women by Grade
Science & Engineering FacultiesTrinity College Dublin
2007- 2008
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Tinkering Tailoring TransformingActivity Events Attendees
Springboard Programme Run 4 times 62 graduates
Mentoring programme Pilot programme 20 partnerships
Career development seminars 18 events Average 20 attendees
Academic writing groups 6 groups formed Average 6 in a group
Postdoctoral awards 1 year award 3 awardees
Activities 2007 - 2009
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Activity Update Further Needs
Gender disaggregated statistics, reporting annually
Data collection & reporting ongoing
National comparisons of data
Policy & procedure review in context of gender
Review carried out
Implement findings
Good practice review in University Schools
Studies and contacts identified to carry out review
Implement review
Tinkering Tailoring Transforming
Activities 2007 - 2009
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