Plant ecophysiologist Associate Professor Cate Macinnis-Ng has been recognised for her mentoring of other women in science with this year’s Dell Award from the Association for Women in the Sciences (AWIS).
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The Association for Women in the Sciences is one of seventeen organisations, representing hundreds of thousands of female scientists globally, who have come together to call on research funders to take immediate action to eliminate gender inequities in the funding system and promote inclusion of caregivers in the STEMM sector (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine).
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Read The full storyWho is your science mentor? Who do you think is great at encouraging women to stay in a science career? Nominate them now for the Dell Award 2025. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 15 AUGUST
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Sad to hear about the passing of Janet Bradford-Grieve, the inaugural officer of AWIS and host of its first official meeting. https://deaths.press.co.nz/nz/obituaries/the-press-nz/name/janet-grieve-obituary?id=59261055 https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/150th-anniversary/150-women-in-150-words/1968-2017/janet-bradford-grieve/
