Category: Ethics, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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How to navigate work-life balance in Academia
On November 21st we supported Chiara Trovatello, 2024 Optica Ambassador, in the organization of a workshop addressing one of the aspects that is more concerning in nowadays society: people well-being in their workplace. The workshop represented a safe place where PhD students, Postdocs and researchers of Politecnico Physics Department could share their considerations on the
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LGBTQ+ in Science
Do you think you have wide freedom to express yourself nowadays? Is society really changing with respect to these topics? Have you ever faced discrimination in the application process for a job due to your gender identity/sexual orientation? Who is the first person you opened up with in your working place? Which care needs to
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Women in Science
Four great scientists, Roberta Ramponi, Gabrielle Thomas, Francesca Calegari and Donatella Sciuto, shared their lives and careers in science. The roundtable conversion, moderated by our Optica Chapter President Chiara Trovatello, addressed topics like gender pay gap, stereotypes, maternity and paternity leave, providing both insightful data on the current status and perspective actions for the future
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“Is Science Dead?” A Webinar on Research Ethics
What is the direction of research? What does Ethics mean for scientists? How do editorial boards account for Ethics in the publication system? We talked about some of the issues when reporting and communicating science with Dr. Elisabeth Bik, Prof. Stephen Burns and Dr. Laura Helmuth, who shared their experience and discussed with us the limitations and flaws of
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LGBT+ in STEM
What is the actual situation regarding Diversity in STEM? Are there discriminations against LGBT+ scientists? Spoiler: yes. An online conversation with Alfredo Carpineti, astrophysicist and co-founder of Pride in STEM, association with which he created the international LGBTSTEM Day in 2018, raising support by important scientific entities as CERN, ESA, the journal Nature and the Universities
Student Chapters of Politecnico di Milano 