Carer/Parent/Physicist - Higgs Summer Forum 2023

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Carer/Parent/Physicist - Higgs Summer Forum 2023

  • Event time: 10:30am until 12:00pm
  • Event date: 18th August 2023
  • Speaker: (School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh)
  • Speaker: Miriam Clincy (University of Edinburgh)
  • Speaker: (School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh)
  • Speaker: Lotte Hollands (Heriot-Watt University)
  • Speaker: (School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh)
  • Speaker: Dr Katie Perry (Daphne Jackson Trust)
  • Location: Higgs Centre Seminar Room, Room 4305, ()

Event details

Join us for a Summer discussion devoted to the recognition and celebration of the careers and experiences of physicists with caring responsibilities. After the panel, there will be an opportunity for informal discussions with a buffet lunch*.

Our confirmed panellists are

Dr Yanchuan Cai, Reader and Royal Society University Research Fellow (University of Edinburgh)
Prof Miriam Clincy, Professor of Science (Esslingen University)
Prof Judy Hardy, Emeritus Professor of Physics Education (University of Edinburgh)
Dr Lotte Hollands, Associate Professor, formerly Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow (Heriot-Watt University)

Dr Katie Perry, Chief Executive Officer (Daphne Jackson Trust)
Dr Anna Toth, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow, formerly Daphne Jackson Fellow (University of Edinburgh)

The event will be moderated by Dr Anna Lisa Varri and Ms Ines Foidl, thanks to the inspiration originally provided by Dr Anna Toth and by a campaign sponsored by The Royal Society.

*Note on lunch: vegan and glutenfree diets will be catered to automatically, if you have any other dietary restrictions, please get in touch with ines.foidl [at] ed.ac.uk (subject: Carer%2FParent%2FPhysicist) (Ines).

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