Welcome to the Academic Women’s forum.
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We are delighted to announce that the Clinical School has been awarded an Athena SWAN Silver Award.
This is a testament to a great deal of hard work across the School.
The Academic Women's Forum is a network led by Professor Sadaf Farooqi, and supported by the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre.
For PIs/Honorary Consultants...
We hold regular get-togethers on the Addenbrooke’s site to meet colleagues, share advice and experience, and develop ways to support both senior and junior academic women. If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive information on forthcoming events, please email Anne Marie Catchpole amc210@medschl.cam.ac.uk or telephone her on ext. 36804.
For Trainees...
- If you are thinking of a career in academia
- If you have questions about career development
- If you would like advice about research outside of your supervisory relationships
- If you need a mentor
- If you just want someone to talk to about your career, your work, balancing the different pressures...
...then the senior academic women at Addenbrooke’s, listed on the Mentoring page, will be happy to hear from you.
The FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award is a joint initiative of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) and the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO). Launched in 2007, the aim of the award is to highlight the major contributions made by female scientists to life sciences research.
Women prepared to act as Mentors
Mentoring is a professional relationship in which one person shares knowledge, skills and experience to assist another in progressing their personal and professional growth, and building their confidence. It should not be confused with counselling, neither is it a substitute for supervision or sponsorship. A mentor is a sounding board, someone to explore ideas with, an empathetic motivator who is able to encourage and empower the mentee to find ways of resolving issues and achieving their goals.