Monthly Archives: June 2011

Interview with Tanya Morton in Plus Magazine

Interview with Tanya Morton, Application engineering manager, MathWorks and Cambridge AWiSE Steering Group member in Plus Magazine

Tanya Morton has been drawn to three things throughout her career: problem solving, learning new things and educating others. She tells Plus how her role at the mathematical computing software company, MathWorks, combines these three elements perfectly and how mathematical computing has meant her maths makes a real difference in the world.  Read more …   

What are women’s networks in science and engineering for?

Commentary article by Jenny Koenig 

In 1994 a chance remark at the end of an article in Nature about “The Rising Tide” report on women in science and engineering helped to move forward the formation of the Association for Women in Science and Engineering (AWiSE). “The Rising Tide” report documented the loss of girls and women to science, engineering and technology (SET) at every stage. So what has changed in the intervening years? Do we still need a network for women scientists and engineers?

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