<p>The Sun, our star, is responsible for life on Earth, giving light, heat, and energy. The lifetime work of internationally renowned scientist Helen Mason focuses on understanding the Sun, in particular, the solar atmosphere &#8211; the crown of light seen during a total eclipse (corona). Helen was awarded the &#8220;Women of Outstanding Achievement of 2010&#8221; [&hellip;]</p>

<p>… By Katherine Wiid of Recrion &amp; Career Ambitions, specialist in Career Management, Recruitment and Retention. Earlier this month, Katherine Wiid opened our CamAW1SE Conference with an intriguing talk titled ‘From Label to Able’. And rather than leaving delegates drowning in information, they discovered a new approach to their careers and job search that would [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fun, fast-paced and informal Dip into the subject of speed networking with a short Bingo exercise to help identify topics followed by a fast-paced Speed networking session. How to start Get a group of people together: differing careers and backgrounds are fine, in fact the broader the better. The aim is to have groups with different ideas [&hellip;]</p>

<p>From Label to Able The most attractive quality in anyone is to know yourself – your strengths, motivations and how you can make a difference. Katherine Wiid, a Cambridge based Career Management Coach who specialises in career motivation, will help delegates consider themselves with fresh eyes not just as a “returner to work” or a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Collaborating with Men is ground-breaking research conducted by Murray Edwards College with men to establish how men and women can work together to transform workplace culture barriers to women’s progress into leadership positions. Much research shows how women’s careers are ill-affected by assumptions and behaviour in the workplace that arise from the dominance of masculine [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Are you looking to change careers but have no idea where to start? Have you taken a career break and are looking for advice and support on how to re-enter the workforce? Have you relocated because of your significant other and now find yourself unemployed? We have a special event just for. On November 4th [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Join us as every year in the CamAWiSE September social. An opportunity to start the 2017/2018 season with a relaxed networking opportunity. Please reserve your place at Eventbrite. It&#8217;s important to know the numbers!. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/camawise-september-social-2017-tickets-37541590909" rel="nofollow">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/camawise-september-social-2017-tickets-37541590909</a> And as always, share, email and print the poster. &nbsp; &nb

<p>LMB alumni return to share their career experiences The LMB and Cambridge AWiSE recently held their 11th annual “What Next For Your Career in Science?” event in the LMB’s Max Perutz Lecture Theatre. The three speakers, Monika Papworth, Elizabeth Fairley and Sarah Cumbers, were all LMB alumni, who since leaving the LMB have gone on to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>CamAWiSE is preparing with the collaboration of BAS a big conference for next 4th November. It will be a full day conference with several speakers, workshops, a panel and plenty of opportunities to network. The focus will be returners, career changers, and trailing spouses. Stay tuned for more news but for now&#8230;. SAVE THE DATE! [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A little over four months ago, was the annual general meeting CamAWiSE, my first event acting as Chair. I listened to a talk by Dr. Deborah Pardo, a population modeller from the British Antarctic Survey, who was part of Homeward Bound’s maiden voyage to Antarctica last year. I heard her talk with such passion and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Join us! A fun and relaxed evening of networking for women in STEM. A superb opportunity to meet other women in academia, industry, and enterprise at different career stages. For part of the evening, we will have a fun thematic quiz night. How much do you know about women in STEM? Are you ready to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The annual careers lunchtime talk on scientific careers, held in association with the MRC-LMB, will take place on Friday 30th June 12:00-14:00 in the Max Perutz Lecture Theatre. The presentations will be followed by a buffet lunch and networking opportunity. Topics to be covered include career transitions into the Biotech Industry, Business Development and Consultancy, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>CamAWiSE-MRC Annual lunchtime meeting is on Friday 30th June What next for your career in science Friday 30th June 12.00-2.00pm Venue: Laboratory of Molecular Biology Topics to be covered include career transitions into the Biotech Industry, Business Development and Consultancy, and Public Engagement. The talks will be followed by a networking lunch, sponsored by the MRC. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>&#8220;Whether you think you can or whether you think you can&#8217;t, you&#8217;re right&#8221; Henry Ford In front of a full and expectant room, Kate Atkin started her remarkable talk on 23rd April asking us the questions: “What do YOU want to know? What do YOU want me to answer?” that was the beginning of a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Spend an evening with Dawn Bonfield MBE, who will present her case on Inclusive Engineering making inclusivity unavoidable. This approach ensures diversity will follow and is sustained. The steps include embedding Inclusive Engineering into university curriculums, changing our engineering processes and practices and adopting ‘bias interrupters’. Dawn is a materials engineer by profession having studied [&hellip;]</p>

<p>&#8220;Mentoring is to support and encourage people to manage their own learning in order that they may maximise their potential, develop their skills, improve their performance and become the person they want to be.&#8221; The Oxford School of Coaching &amp; Mentoring. On 7th March, women from different walks of life sat around to discuss how [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We got together to work on top tips on being confident. First, we considered what situations we might particularly need a confidence boost in and choose the following ones to brainstorm tips for : • Getting your opinion heard (for example in meetings) • In a new role • After a knock to your confidence, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Book now and share! Kate Atkin will be talking about the imposter syndrome the 26th of April. Download the poster here. Learn more here The Workshop will be held in the Reception Room at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. Wednesday 26th April. 8-10pm Booking is now closed </p>