Championing the Success of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, and Medicine
Championing the Success of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, and Medicine A collection of thought pieces from members of the academic community #ChampioningWISreport OCTOBER 2017 About Digital Science Digital Science is a technology company serving the needs of scientific and research communities, at the laboratory bench or in a research setting. It invests in and incubates scientific software companies that simplify the research cycle, making more time for discovery. Its portfolio companies and investments include a host of leading and admired brands including Altmetric, BioRAFT, Figshare, GRID, IFI CLAIMS, Labguru, Peerwith, Overleaf, ReadCube, Symplectic, TetraScience, Transcriptic, and ÜberResearch. It is operated by global media company, the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. Visit www.digital-science.com and follow @digitalsci on Twitter. About this report Digital Science is committed to improving connections, collaboration and communication within the academic community. We invest in companies with the aim of fostering change and providing long term benefits for the world of research. In order to ensure that the research community is fully connected and empowered, inclusivity is key, tapping into the expertise of everyone, regardless of gender, race or sexual orientation. In our commitment to improving science, we support those who previously have been marginalised, emphasising our common goals and stressing the importance of recognising the potential of individuals. CC BY licensed. Acknowledgements Thanks to Suw Charman Anderson, the Founder of Ada Lovelace Day and inspiration for this report. Digital Science participants include Laura Wheeler, Cameron Shepherd, Julia Giddings, and Briony Fane. Thanks to Dr Jess Wade (@jesswade) for the front cover artwork. This report has been published by Digital Science, which is operated by global media company the Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.
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