WINGS: Women IN Great Sciences is an open scientific network aimed at women at all levels of the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Engineering at the Lund University, Sweden. The network focus on research, scientific goals and networking.
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Background
The network was initiated by co-workers at the Dept. of Geology, Lund University, in 2003 and was in the beginning an informal regular lunch club discussing science, careers and equality issues. During 2007 the network expanded to include the Faculty of Science and related indstries. In 2012 the network was further expanded to include the faculty of Medicine and the faculty of Engineering (LTH). In 2013 WINGS merged with StepUp, a PhD student and postdoc network focusing on career planning. In 2015, WINGS merged with the female grass root network WISE at CIRCLE, part of USV. We believe that by creating strong scientific networks, we can highlight our competence within the network and in interactions with others. WINGS has contacts with women in academia, research institutes, industry and funding agencies.
Steering Group
The WINGS steering group is responsible for organizing activities (lunch meetings, workshops and conferences) and distributing information to the members of the network (through this webpage, our emailing list and social media). WINGS consist from female scientists, being employed as researchers (Professors, PostDocs and PhD students) at Lund University. The current steering committee consists of 8 women from all three faculties. The current coordinator is Johanna Stadmark, who is a researcher at Quaternary Sciences, Faculty of Science, after a common agreement of the rest of the members of the steering group. WINGS are members of the European Platform of Women Scientists, EPWS.
Activities
WINGS organizes regular workshops and courses, as well as lunch-meetings with invited speakers to inspire discussion and development of research, career opportunities, innovation and the ongoing process of change for equality. Since 2008 WINGS organize a yearly conference to discuss research and equality issues. WINGS also organize a yearly networking congress for PhD students and postdocs called StepUp.