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Celebrating Dame Mary Cartwright: Honouring the Legacy of PioneeringWomen in STEMM
On 12 June 2026, a special ceremony celebrated the remarkable legacy of Dame Mary Cartwright (1900–1998), one of Britain's most influential mathematicians, with the unveiling of a Historic England National Blue Plaque at her former home, 38 Sherlock Close, Cambridge, followed by a celebratory lunch at Girton College, University of Cambridge. Dame Mary was a pioneering mathematician whose groundbreaking research helped lay the foundations of chaos theory. In 1947, she became the first woman...
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology & CamAWiSE What Next For Your Career?
The annual Career Stories Event, co-hosted by CamAWiSE and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), took place on Friday, October 16. Attendees gathered together to gain insight into building and navigating a career in science. This event builds on a collaboration between CamAWiSE and the LMB that has continued for over two decades. The event was opened by Louise Atkin, LMB’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, who warmly welcomed participants. Helen Arnold, co-Chair of...
Empowering Futures: The Launch of Our Mentoring Program 2026
We are delighted to officially launch the 2026 CamAWiSE Mentoring Programme. On 12th May, we kicked off with our mentoring orientation session, joined by brilliant, like-minded people from across sectors and disciplines. This year, we received an incredibly strong response from participants across STEMM fields and career stages, representing academia, industry, healthcare, engineering, technology, data science, leadership, and entrepreneurship from around the world. We are proud to have...
Exploring the Irreplaceable Elements of Humanity in the Age of AI
Human + AI: What Remains Irreplaceable At our recent CamAWiSE event, “Human + AI: Augment Your Career”, led by Katherine Wiid, we explored how to navigate an increasingly AI-driven world - shifting the focus from what technology can do to what remains uniquely human. A clear theme emerged throughout the session: as AI becomes more capable, the value of distinctly human skills does not diminish - it intensifies. The discussion centred on the capabilities that cannot be automated or replicated...
Staying confident and human-centred in the age of AI: An interview with Katherine Wiid
On 14 April, we’ll explore careers in the age of AI in an interactive workshop with Katherine Wiid , Career Management Coach and Facilitator at Career Ambitions . Ahead of the event, we spoke with Katherine about supporting career journeys, navigating change, and what changes AI will - and will not - bring to STEMM careers. Read on to learn more—and register now for the workshop ' Human + AI: Confidently augment your career without losing what makes you special' . Can you tell us a bit about...
CamAWiSE at Bicycle Therapeutics: Reflections from the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
By Agnieszka Rutkowska, Chair, CamAWISE CamAWiSE celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with an invited talk at Bicycle Therapeutics in Granta Park, Cambridge. A warm thank you to Abby Cottage and Wunmi Frederick for inviting us and organising such a thoughtful and well-attended session. It was a powerful event and a reminder that amplified voices matter and drive positive change. The room was packed, with colleagues across all seniority levels fully engaged, asking...
The CamAWiSE Mentoring Programme: An Interview with Mentor Urszula Wysocka
Mentoring offers opportunities to build new skills, gain insight into different career paths, and broaden professional networks. CamAWiSE values mentoring and we run an annual Mentoring programme to support the professional development of women in STEMM and to facilitate connections among professionals in the STEMM community. If you are interested in Mentoring, this is a good time to try it, our 2026 Mentoring programme has just opened for applications! In 2025, the programme included...
Webinar roundup - Your Career Board of Directors: Stay Visible, Ready, and In Demand
"Surely capability should be promoted, not connections?" This was one of the questions put to Jennifer Wright by an attendee during Tuesday night's webinar. Her reply? "I wish it were so -- and a meritocracy...but it's not the case." Acknowledging this depressing truth, the award-winning rocket scientist -- she was the first woman to receive the American Astronautical Society's prestigious AAS Industrial Leadership Award -- Jennifer continued to raise the virtual room with her steps on how to...
CamAWiSE partners with Innovate UK
CamAWiSE is delighted to have joined up with Innovate UK on their No Limits platform. You can find information about us and our free events listed on their site at https://nolimits.ukri.org/partner/camawise No Limits exists to inspire and connect individuals and founders to new opportunities in innovation and providing them with the support they need to grow and thrive in their innovation journey. We know the UK needs more innovators, creative thinkers and problem solvers to achieve our full...
12th November, Building Bridges through the Power of Supportive Networks - webinar roundup!
Written by Karolina Spalek Our second online workshop in the Autumn series on the theme of Career Resilience in a Changing World featured a truly inspiring guest - Vince Pizzoni , a professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nottingham. Beyond his impressive academic and professional credentials, Vince is a passionate mentor, advocate, and champion for women in STEMM. With decades of experience working across the global Energy Transition sector, Vince shared...
Intentional Careers - taking control of your career with Hannah Roberts
We were really excited to be able to bring this event to our members and it did not disappoint. Hannah's calm tones, humble and human approach to the session set everyone at ease. The message she delivered was clear: we can all take steps to understand what success really means for each of us and seek to make the correct changes to achieve this success. Hannah gave an example of the classic childhood dream of being a doctor. This might drive our studying and career decisions, doing things...
About CamAWiSE
Cambridge AWiSE is a voluntary network for women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine (STEMM) in industry and academia.
We support recruitment, retention, promotion and a return to a STEMM career after a break. We bring together women with common interests and act as a source of support, information, and inspiration. We aim to help women stay in STEMM and make the most of their careers. We provide regular workshops, training, talks, networking opportunities and information through our website and newsletter.
Cambridge AWiSE members include academics, women in industry, post-doctoral research scientists, post-graduate students and women who run their own businesses. Our members come from all career stages, from Undergraduates to Company Directors and Professors. Although based in Cambridge, we welcome anyone from the Eastern Region (and beyond!). We welcome ALL genders and non-STEMM.
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