Category Archives: Women in Science

A Presidential address …

By Ellie Highwood I have been President of the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) for almost a year now (I will serve two years in total) and people keep asking me “how’s it going?” or “are you enjoying it?” Before I answer … Continue reading

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Dame Professor Julia Slingo named by Science Council as one of the UK’s ‘Top 100 scientists’

The Science Council has today released a list of the 100 leading practising scientists in the United Kingdom, to challenge the UK’s narrow and old-fashioned view of science and to highlight a collective blind spot in the approach of government, … Continue reading

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Academia: making flexible working work

Professor Ellie Highwood, Head of Department of Meteorology has joined the Guardian Newspaper blogging team on Higher Education lives. In her first blog, Professor Highwood discusses the pressures of working in academia and the mindset that to be successful you … Continue reading

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