<p>We&#8217;ve all been there – standing in front of a room packed with people, with something important to say. Whether it&#8217;s our research findings, a new business plan, or a keynote lecture, it matters that we get that message across. Many of the members of AWISE are experienced speakers, particularly when it comes to presenting [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Held at Schlumberger’s Gould Research Center, a suitable venue as the backdrop, that brought together the Institute of Physics, CamAWiSE, and Schlumberger to play host to Dr Sarah Bohndiek. Dr Bohndiek, whose research cross-cuts both physical and biological sciences, introduced her comprehensive, rigorous and exciting research in the techniques to detect and understand cancerous cell [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In the third part of the WiSE UP 2015 series, Nina Cooke, a confidence coach, presented an interesting workshop on discovering how to feel confident and valued to be able to thrive in our everyday lives. We started by closing our eyes and reflecting on uncomfortable questions, to name but a few; how many times [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Another successful season of CAMAWiSE events is complete. But we don’t look back for long, we’re well into planning our calendar of events for 2015-16. We do hope you can join us for one or more of them! We have the final event in our workshop series on October 13th: Jane Goodall’s Communication Skills Masterclass. (Booking for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Meetings. We have all, at some time, endured them, led them, organised them, maybe even enjoyed them! Everyone probably has their own idea of how they should be run and what they should be for. And at our recent event, I think we must have heard just about every possible point of view on bad [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Linda Cockburn led a thought-provoking discussion in the second workshop of the Cambridge AWiSE WiSE UP series entitled &#8216;The secrets of high-performing teams&#8217;. Her innate ability to listen, engage and educate set the stage for an evening of lively, open discussion. Before we could learn the secrets behind successful teams, we first needed to understand [&hellip;]</p>

<p>There were some 70 participants at this our 9th annual meeting at the LMB. Held on 9th June, this lunchtime event was ably organised by Alex Philips at the LMB and Gayle Sullivan for AWiSE. All three speakers were alumnae of the LMB, so their careers truly resonated with the audience. We were presented with three [&hellip;]</p>

<p>By Cathy Sorbara Cambridge&#8217;s Trinity Hall played host on Thursday May 21st 2015 to a wonderful and lively evening panel discussion looking at how we will keep up with the ever-growing energy demand. The event chaired by Raheela Rehman kicked off with an introduction to CamAWiSE by Claire Lucas, the CamAWiSE Co-Chair. The evening discussion [&hellip;]</p>

<p>By Gayle Sullivan The first CamAWiSE workshop &#8211; the careers series is returning for 2015 &#8211; was on the tricky subject of Unconscious Bias. Why tricky? Mainly because our biases are often unconscious or in other words in our subconscious without us being aware of them! Linda introduced us, in smaller groups, to some recent [&hellip;]</p>

<p>By Gayle Sullivan The first CamAWiSE workshop &#8211; the careers series is returning for 2015 &#8211; was on the tricky subject of Unconscious Bias. Why tricky? Mainly because our biases are often unconscious or in other words in our subconscious without us being aware of them! Linda introduced us, in smaller groups, to some recent [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This was part of the Science Festival programme and was held at Lucy Cavendish. There was a disappointingly small audience for what was a fascinating and well-structured talk pitched for a generalist public about a subject we should all know more intimately. My guess is that the title put people off &#8216;Melioidosis – the paddy [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It was an exceptional experience to be listening to such positive people at this event, held at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit on 10th March 2015. Every single speaker mentioned that the path to getting ahead, for women in Science, is not an easy one. All of them talked about their families and some had [&hellip;]</p>

<p>There was a great buzz in the venue for Speed Mentoring at the WOW event on Sunday (8th March) and this was before we heard the whistle to signify the start. A large room filled with mentors and mentees and the idea was to have a chat with a Mentor for fifteen minutes and then [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Have you ever tried wasabi with Riesling? What about biting into a slice of lemon before sipping your Chardonnay? The Cambridge AWiSE network welcomed the New Year in delectable fashion on January 27th with a Wine Tasting with a scientific twist. Held at the Cambridge Wine Merchants on Cherry Hinton Road, Alice Archer challenged our [&hellip;]</p>

<p>“Don’t worry about being funny. Your ordinary is genius” Improv tutor extraordinaire, Clare Kerrison was our special guest at this year’s winter networking event on December 9th, 2014 at the Lucy Cavendish College. In an evening filled with laughter and the occasional bell-ringing, Clare, hailing from New Zealand, empowered us to step out of our [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On a cold wintry evening thirty women met at Cambridge AWISE headquarters to learn about negotiation skills and how its outcomes could make the difference between success and failure. The members had the opportunity to learn from the very experienced solicitor and consultant Ruth Barber. She had given a number of such workshops before to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On 10th November 2014 members of AWiSE as well as women and men from different STEM subjects came together to give young female students an insight into their careers. The event was opened by the brilliant 2014 cover of Thomas Dolby’s 1982 hit ‘She Blinded Me With Science’ released in celebration of women in science, empowering [&hellip;]</p>

<p>“Last week Louise &amp; I escaped our respective labs for an afternoon and hopped on the train to sunny Cambridge to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cambridge AWiSE. The Cambridge AWiSE network was set up in 1994 following the publication of ‘The Rising Tide’, a report published by the government on women in science, engineering [&hellip;]</p>