This Tuesday, the CSC launched an initiative to celebrate women in maths and computing. As a new branch of the existing Suffrage Science scheme, it will encourage women into science, and to reach senior leadership roles. The new branch recognises the increasing importance of mathematics and computing to the life sciences.
At the launch event, 12 women (above) received jewellery awards to celebrate their scientific achievements and ability to inspire others. Every two years, the award will be handed on to a new group of women, thereby extending the scheme’s reach.
A selection of photographs of the event are below, with more to follow.
Find out more about the scheme and each of the winning women here. Browse the scheme’s new website: http://www.suffragescience.org.