March 2023
#HearOurVOICES, 8th March campaign to raise the profile of young women researchers
On the occasion of 8th March, International Women's Day, VOICES wanted to highlight some of its young female researchers. To this purpose, a series of videos have been created under the hashtag #HearOurVOICES, with the aim of making known their opinions about gender equality and the importance of research taking into account the gender perspective, as well as the intersectional perspective. The campaign involves Vivian Stamou (Athenea RC, Greece), Sara Pilia (Eurodoc, Italy), Nicole Haring [...]
Breaking the Bias Summer School – Programme and Call for Applications
You are interested in gender data gap, Gendered Innovations and social biases in research and innovation processes? This summer school aims at providing knowledge and skills to integrate gender meaningfully into research tackling grand societal challenges. Trainees will learn about the importance of including gender and an intersectional approach into STEM research and receive tools on how to do it. The “Breaking the Bias Summer School”, led by Dr. Anita Thaler & Dr. Clemens Striebing [...]
February 2023
Challenges and new horizons on gender inequalities in research are raised at the annual meeting in Malta
The University of Malta's Valletta Campus hosted the 2nd annual meeting of the COST ACTION VOICES Making Young Researchers' Voices Heard for Gender Equality on 14-15 February 2023. The conference focused on the theme Making Young Researchers' Voices Heard for Europe's Future: Trends, Challenges and Policies, with an intense programme over 2 days of conference and one day of working groups. The annual meeting was attended by more than 50 people who participated in the [...]
WG3 leaders introduce the 2023 “Breaking the Bias” Summer School
The 2023 Voices Summer School will be held on the 5-7 of July in Athens, Greece. This year’s programme is organized by Working Group 3 – Gender as a research dimension -, led by Anita Thaler and Clemens Striebing, who have lifted the veil on the upcoming Summer School in this short interview: What makes the “Breaking the Bias” Summer School a unique experience? (Anita) This year's Voices Summer School will be a great possibility [...]
Listening to young women researchers to build the future of science
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, is implemented by UNESCO and UN-Women, in collaboration institutions and civil society partners that aim to promote women and girls in science. With this aim in mind, “Making Young Researchers' Voices Heard for Gender Equality” (VOICES) was born. VOICES is a COST Action that aims to increase the visibility of inequalities faced by Young Researchers and Innovators (YRIs) from a gender perspective. [...]
The ATHENA Research Centre hosts the Voices 2023 “Breaking the Bias” Summer School
The ATHENA Research Centre hosts the Voices 2023 “Breaking the Bias” Summer School, 5-7 July, in Athens The “Breaking the Bias” Summer School will be hosted by the ATHENA Research Centre, a Greek public research and innovation centre which conducts research in Information, Communication, and Knowledge Science and Technology. The local organizing team, coordinated by Katerina Pastra and Vivian Stamou, will welcome you at the Ionic Conference Centre, in Athens, an amazing venue located at [...]
December 2022
Merry Christmas
Dear colleagues, As the holiday season approaches, we wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt appreciation for all of your hard work and dedication throughout the year. Your contributions have been invaluable, and we are grateful to have such an amazing team by our side. We hope that the holiday season brings you joy, happiness, and time to relax with loved ones. From all of us at VOICES, we wish you a very [...]
November 2022
Call for papers for the 2023 annual conference at the University of Malta
Valletta Campus of the University of Malta will host the annual meeting of the COST ACTION VOICES Making Young Researchers' Voices Heard for Gender Equality on 14-15 February 2023. The conference will focus on the topic: Voicing young researchers for the future of Europe: Trends, challenges, and policies. Several studies flag the role played by young researchers in advancing research innovation and knowledge development and bringing fresh perspectives to research (Chen et al., 2015; Cantwell, [...]