Megan Pierce relates the struggles of being a woman in STEM and spotlights young aspiring astronaut, Alyssa Carson.
The scientists breaking STEM stereotypes
To celebrate International Women’s Month, the Science section has decided to shout about some of the lesser-known women in the field who are smashing it out of the park, despite fighting against systematic hurdles.
Trailblazers: African-American women in STEM
Kate Hall celebrates four formidable African-American scientists who fought racial and gender biases in their field.
Prizes Are Great But Female Representation in Science Is Far From Equal
The Swedish Noble committee awarded The 2018 Noble Prize in Physics to a trio of scientists, including Canadian physicist Donna Strickland, for their research and discoveries about the science of lasers. With this award, Strickland […]
Alice Roberts: Significant Species & Sexism in Science
Alice Roberts is a renowned scientist, TV presenter and author, with special expertise in the fields of anatomy, osteoarchaeology, physical anthropology and palaeopathology. Science Editor, Leo Kindred, got the chance to meet her, and to […]
Jane Goodall: A lifetime in Science
Those of you unfamiliar with biology may not have heard of Jane Goodall but she has definitely left her mark upon science. In 1945, when Jane was 11, she decided that she wanted to work […]
What it’s like to be a woman in Science
Looking back on my education pre-university, I have always enjoyed studying science, even as a female. When I applied to university I had a difficult choice to make. Should I study a science such as […]