{"id":4257,"date":"2016-10-11T11:44:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T10:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ounews.co\/?p=4257"},"modified":"2016-10-11T11:44:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T10:44:09","slug":"special-award-inspiring-professor-who-champions-womens-careers-in-maths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/science-mct\/maths-statistics\/special-award-inspiring-professor-who-champions-womens-careers-in-maths\/","title":{"rendered":"Special award for inspiring OU professor who champions womens\u2019 careers in maths"},"content":{"rendered":"

A leading OU maths professor who has championed the career progression of women in maths in the UK is being recognised with a special award from the Suffrage Science Scheme at a ceremony at Bletchley Park on Ada Lovelace Day<\/a> today (11 October).<\/p>\n

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Professor Gwyneth Stallard<\/p><\/div>\n

Professor Gwyneth Stallard OBE<\/a>, Professor of Pure Mathematics in the OU\u2019s Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, is being honoured as part of the Suffrage Science Scheme, run by the Medical Research Council’s Clinical Sciences Centre.<\/p>\n

‘Inspire younger women to explore the beauty of mathematics’<\/h2>\n

This is the first year that mathematics and computing have been included as a specialism, and Professor Stallard is one of 12 women who will receive awards to celebrate their scientific achievements and their ability to inspire others.<\/p>\n

The awards themselves are pieces of jewellery designed by arts students and inspired by science. In two years\u2019 time the 12 women will choose the next winners and pass on the jewellery, creating a network of inspirational women in maths and computing in a manner inspired by the Suffragette Movement.<\/p>\n

Professor Stallard has played a leading role in addressing the issues surrounding the career progression of women in mathematics in the UK \u2013 for example, although over 40\u00a0per cent of maths undergraduates are women, only seven per cent\u00a0of maths professors are women.<\/p>\n

Showcase the variety of careers<\/h2>\n

One of her main achievements as chair of the London Mathematical Society\u2019s Women in Mathematics Committee was to oversee the production of a major Benchmarking Survey and Guide to Good Practice for University Mathematics Departments, launched at the House of Commons. The current focus is on organising events for women undergraduates to showcase the wide variety of careers that a PhD in mathematics can lead onto.<\/p>\n

Professor Stallard commented: \u201cI love the fact that the awards are pieces of jewellery which we will pass on to the next winners and I hope that together we can form a network to inspire younger women to explore the beauty of mathematics and the huge variety of its applications.\u201d<\/p>\n

Find out more about Suffrage Science Awards in mathematics and computing and read more about Professor Stallard and the other winners in the brochure<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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