Blog – Women in Coastal Geoscience and Engineering
Coming across this quote was instrumental in finding a way to turn my academic fate around. From being guided by a mysterious fortune cookie message to moving to Ireland to do my PhD in marine science as a British-Indian marine scientist- I was driven by a strong passion to understand natural phenomena and the global science of oceanography.
There has been no progress on increasing diversity in geoscience in the last forty years1. Structural racism, sexism, and hostile climates prevent individuals from making geoscience a just and equitable place for all geoscientists2. As a community, we need to address our biases and actively work to be anti-racist to develop more inclusive environments3,4. This […]
By Ana Vila-Concejo Everything has an end. These words that my friend Marina told me when I had my first child, have taken a whole new meaning in 2020. I am a Marine Scientist doing research in coastal geoscience and engineering, I have an ongoing position at The University of Sydney and I am one […]
Second in our series of posts about #Covid19 , Dr Sarah Hamylton shares her experience of lockdown in Australia. #womenincoastal
I will start this blog by stating the obvious, the outbreak of Covid-19 prompted fast and drastic changes to our lives and work-life balance, particularly during lockdown. The increased inequalities it created are much less obvious, and not necessarily easy to quantify and address. In the last few months we have experienced first-hand and/or read […]