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Anaïs Libebe
Work-life balance

Work-life balance

As women researchers, do you have any recommendations on how to better balance work and private life?
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Virginie Do
Miscellaneous/others

Obtaining UK Global Talent visa with L'Oreal-UNESCO award?

Hello,I am a French Young talent 2023 and I have a question regarding immigration to the UK for work. Has anyone successfully obtained a Global Talent visa for the UK? The UK gov website says that one can apply without endorsement if they won an eligible award. The list of eligible awards includes "L'Oreal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science", but it does not specify whether it includes or not Young Talent national awards. I suspect that it is not the case (because the other eligible awards are Nobel Prize, Fields Medal, or an Oscar), but still I was wondering if anyone already used a Young Talent award to obtain a visa.Thanks in advance!VirginieEDIT (20/02/2024) : I got my visa thanks to the prize!!
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Agata Szade
Miscellaneous/others

Coursera

Hi, is there anybody who had Coursera last year and successfully applied again? I got a message from L'Oreal that I was selected, but few days after that a message  from Coursera saying: "Fondation L'Oréal has removed your membership in the The For Women in Science Academy program." Anybody in the same situation?
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Oumaïma Gharbi
Miscellaneous/others

ERC application experiences

Dear all,I would like to know if someone in our community tried to apply for an ERC grant ? I am thinking more and more about it (ERC starting) but I am also very nervous about this process. Unfortunately, everytime I convince myselft that I should try it, the impostor syndrome comes back and with this post I am looking for someone who can share her experience (sucessfull or not) and give some advice.Thank you !Best wishes,
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Nathalie Pettorelli
Partnerships/Collaborations opportunities

Interested in science communication?

Dear all,In 2011, Prof Seirian Sumner and I, both FWIS alumnae, co-founded Soapbox Science,  a public outreach festival for promoting women scientists and the science they do. It is a fresh, no-frills grass-roots approach to bringing science to all people on the streets, especially those who wouldn’t otherwise have come across science in their daily lives. Our Soapbox Scientists are real-life scientists, who are at the cutting-edge of scientific research. You can read more about it here: http://soapboxscience.org/Over the past 10 years Soapbox Science has been established in 56 cities across the world and it is always looking to expand. It has  so far involved over 1600 scientists and reached over 200,000 members of the public.  We are interested in hearing from academics who would like to establish an event in their local area; we are also currently recruiting our speakers for our 2022 edition.If this is something you'd be interested in, either as a speaker or as a local organiser, please do get in touch :)CheersNathalie
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Hasnââ CHAABI
Studies and Career

Poll: Individual vs. Teamwork Preferences

Dear all,I would like to ask: are you the type of person who prefers to work: alone?as a team?Cheers!
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Virginie Do
Miscellaneous/others

Obtaining UK Global Talent visa with L'Oreal-UNESCO award?

Hello,I am a French Young talent 2023 and I have a question regarding immigration to the UK for work. Has anyone successfully obtained a Global Talent visa for the UK? The UK gov website says that one can apply without endorsement if they won an eligible award. The list of eligible awards includes "L'Oreal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science", but it does not specify whether it includes or not Young Talent national awards. I suspect that it is not the case (because the other eligible awards are Nobel Prize, Fields Medal, or an Oscar), but still I was wondering if anyone already used a Young Talent award to obtain a visa.Thanks in advance!VirginieEDIT (20/02/2024) : I got my visa thanks to the prize!!
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Agata Szade
Miscellaneous/others

Coursera

Hi, is there anybody who had Coursera last year and successfully applied again? I got a message from L'Oreal that I was selected, but few days after that a message  from Coursera saying: "Fondation L'Oréal has removed your membership in the The For Women in Science Academy program." Anybody in the same situation?
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Hasnââ CHAABI
Studies and Career

Poll: Individual vs. Teamwork Preferences

Dear all,I would like to ask: are you the type of person who prefers to work: alone?as a team?Cheers!
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Oumaïma Gharbi
Miscellaneous/others

ERC application experiences

Dear all,I would like to know if someone in our community tried to apply for an ERC grant ? I am thinking more and more about it (ERC starting) but I am also very nervous about this process. Unfortunately, everytime I convince myselft that I should try it, the impostor syndrome comes back and with this post I am looking for someone who can share her experience (sucessfull or not) and give some advice.Thank you !Best wishes,
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Agata Szade
Miscellaneous/others

RNA sequencing - resources

Do you know any good resources/tutorials about RNA sequencing (including data analysis)?  There are so many websites, courses, but which one is the most useful? Maybe you've done some Coursera courses?I would be grateful for any tips :)
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Hasnââ CHAABI
Studies and Career

Finance my project product of my thesis

Dear,I am a Ph.D. and have a project going on training teachers and students and growing my partners' list. Do you know how I can finance my project, the product of my thesis? So that I can go on with my project?
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Hasnââ CHAABI
Partnerships/Collaborations opportunities

Financing the product of my thesis

Dear,I am a Ph.D. and have a project going on training teachers and students and growing my partners' list. Do you know how I can finance my project, the product of my thesis? So that I can go on with my project?
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Ségolène Vandevelde
Gendered science (research bias, scientific integrity & ethics)

Formations sur les violences sexuelles et sexistes

Le sexisme, c'est une idéologie qui repose sur le postulat de l'infériorité des femmes. Il se manifeste sous la forme de violences sexistes et sexuelles (VSS), qui prennent différentes formes, pas toujours facile à identifier et à reconnaître. Pourquoi ? Parce que pour les formes les "moins graves" leurs manifestations sont communes, quotidiennes, banales, et qu'elles sont minimisées.Les blagues, les remarques, les discriminations, le contrôle des corps, les stéréotypes de genre, le harcèlement, les violences morales et physiques, etc. : les formes sont multiples ; et surtout elles sont omniprésentes. Vous (ou des gens de votre entourage) pensez que ça relève surtout du passé, que les choses ont changé, qu'avec #MeToo c'est plus pareil, que les grandes luttes féministes ont déjà changé la donne et qu'il n'y a plus vraiment de VSS à combattre ? Voici quelques chiffres récents : 82% des femmes sont régulièrement confrontées à des attitudes ou des décisions sexistes dans le monde du travail (BVA, 2021)6 femmes sur 10 ont déjàa adopté des stratégies de contournement pour éviter les remarques sexistes au travail (HCE, 2020-2021)Avez-vous déjà regardé les chiffres dans l'ESR ? Dans votre laboratoire, votre université, au CNRS, à l'INSERM, à l'INRAE ? Quelle est la proportion d'hommes et de femmes à occuper les postes de MCF ou de CR ? Et quelle est la proportion de femmes et d'hommes au postes de Prof ou de DR ? Et parmi les étudiant·e·s ? Y a-t-il dans votre domaine un phénomène de tuyau percé ? En 2022, on a eu la chance de pouvoir participer à plusieurs formations du groupe EGAE (https://groupe-egae.fr/) grâce au programme de formations FWIS ! Les thèmes étaient : Répondre aux propos et agissements sexistes et Sexisme et harcèlement au travail (Merci à Caroline de Haas, Élisa Aubin et Caroline Torset d'avoir assuré ces supers webinaires!)Pour celles qui ont eu l'occasion de les suivre : Qu'est-ce que vous avez préféré / Qu'est-ce qui vous a été le plus utile à vous dans ces formations ? - la définition des faits : pour mieux identifier et reconnaitre les VSS- la connaissance des lois, de vos droits et des obligations des employeurs- avoir des chiffres sur la réalité des VSS dans la société- autre ?Pour celles qui n'ont pas eu l'occasion de suivre ces webinaire, sautez sur la prochaine occasion ! À mettre dans les résolutions de 2023 ;-)
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