Category: STEM
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon’s thoughts on the Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths fields and industry.
RepresentationMatters: Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science
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Today is the UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Celebrated on 11 February every year, it’s an opportunity to recognise, highlight and inspire role models from across the technical world. On Friday, it was Numeracy day – and some schools celebrated this too. In one particular school, […]
#BalanceforBetter with Storytelling: Music videos, Eastenders and beyond
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One of the most powerful ways to change a social norm is to share stories. Stories are incredible ways to share information, inspire and inform. We’re suffering a lack of participation in technical fields, partly because of an inability to tell the right stories in the right way. This has […]
Interviewing Jack Dorsey at the British Library – Chincillas, Bitcoin, #womenintech and Horse-sized Ducks
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The British Library’s Business & IP Centre and Square UK asked me to interview Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square (and also CEO of Twitter) as part of their Inspiring Entrepreneurs series. I said yes, and so on 21st March hilarity ensued, as well as a series of questions about Square, […]
After weighing up 2016, 2017 is the year to scale.
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It’s been said that 2016 hasn’t been the best of years. Memes abound of this being the year we’ll want to forget or the year that will now be the answer to most pub quiz questions. For me, it was supposed to be the year of ‘push’; the passing of […]
Incubators: babies and a 12 bedroom house
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My earliest memory of an incubator is from the first time I met my youngest sister. A twin, she had taken second place to her twin brother in the womb and so on the day she was born I was only able to gape at her through plastic casing. Some […]
Leaning in when you’re not Sheryl Sandberg – The Student Edition
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Late last year I was invited to keynote at the 2014 BCS Lovelace Colloquium. Started by Dr Hannah Dee, a lecturer in Computing at Aberystwyth University, it is a meeting of women studying Computer Science and related subjects at UK universities. They have a chance to present academic posters, network with […]
A lot can happen in a year – thank you 2013
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I look back at the past 365 days, via my blog posts, tweeted pictures and emails and am astonished at what has happened. In my final post of 2012, I wrote that ‘I hoped my thank you list for 2013 would be longer’, but would never have guessed the scale […]
For 2013: 3 new years resolutions I won’t have and 1 new years objective I do have
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“Daily habits and the rhythm of life take most of us captive, and we often end up doing what we’ve always done, and each year starts to look very much like the last…many of us make simple resolutions, like giving up alcohol, joining a gym, or cutting carbs” – from […]
The case for women leadership in Technology and beyond – my month on the East coast
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“Countries can’t develop if young women are not given the kind of education that they need.” – President Barack Obama at the third Presidential debate on Foreign Policy I’m a woman. I didn’t always count myself as a feminist, but the unique position I find myself in means that I […]
The state of STEM – why we need to make a concerted effort to help everyone enjoy Science
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You have to ask yourself this question. Is your vision for Britain a dusty museum to the past, or a powerhouse with a great future? Right now, maths may not be fashionable, but it may well turn out to be necessary. – Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman My last post narrowly […]