May* 2020 Newsletter (vol 7)
Welcome to the seventh volume of our monthly newsletter!
(1) Solidarity With #BlackLivesMatter
(2) New Shop
(3) Out Thinkers Going Virtual
(5) LGBTSTEM Day
(7) Scottish LGBTQ+ Conference
(8) RAS Bullying and Harassment Survey
(9) LGBTQ+ STEM are seeking volunteers
(10) The Biologist is looking for new members of the editorial board
(11) Wider Reading
(12) Uni of Manchester research into LGBTIQ+ & COVID-19
(13) Maillist
(1) Solidarity With #BlackLivesMatter
We stand in solidarity with the Black community in Minneapolis and across the US resisting and fighting against police brutality, state violence, and murder.
If you are wondering what you can do to help, follow this link:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
(2) New Shop
Exciting news! We have been teasing the first three badges for a while and they are finally here! We currently have the standard logo and two flag variations (trans flag and bi flag) available for purchase.
Here’s the link to the shop:
http://prideinstem.org/shop
(3) Out Thinkers Going Virtual
You might have noticed that Out Thinkers, our events in the UK, have all been cancelled. The cancellations have been absolutely necessary, physical distancing is key to protecting as many people as possible, in order to reduce the strain on the health system, and reduce the loss of life due to COVID-19.
Most of the work of Pride in STEM is focused on showcasing of LGBTQ+ people in STEM, so we are now considering how to best serve the community in this complex time. Our idea is to run virtual Out Thinkers. The format is simple. A 3- minute video talking briefly about yourself and your work.
We are lucky that some of our volunteers are editing wizards, so they can make sure it is a great little video. All we’ll need from you is your video (taken on your phone or computer camera, or digital camera in landscape, not portrait), if you want to include images or graphs, and a little transcript of what you are going to say, so that we can always include subtitles and make sure the videos are accessible on every platform to as many people as possible.
Our idea is to then share six at a time before an online meet-up, where people can ask questions to the speakers.
If you would like to participate here is the form:
https://forms.gle/wHMyoBCBfBqzJikS6
(5) LGBTSTEM Day
As we’ve said previously, in 2020, #LGBTSTEMDay will move to November 18. You can find out more information about why this has been chosen here: https://prideinstem.org/2019/10/22/lgbtstemday-2020-a-potential-new-date-more-opportunities-to-make-a-difference/
(7) Scottish LGBTQ+ Conference
Due to recent events, The STEM Village Symposium 2020 will now be held as a virtual event in August. The symposium will be held on Friday 28th August, with a virtual poster session held beforehand on Wednesday 26th August. To register for the virtual conference, please visit: https://thestemvillage.co.uk/register/
You can catch up with them most easily via twitter (https://twitter.com/TheSTEMvillage)
(8) RAS Bullying and Harassment Survey
This is aimed at people in the UK space science, tech and engineering. The Royal Astronomical Society is studying experiences of #bullying and #harassment in the industry. If you want to participate please do respond by 31st May. Here is the link:
https://wh1.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=158151824454
(9) LGBTQ+ STEM are seeking volunteers
In their words: “Friends! We’re looking for an extra hand here at LGBTQ+ STEM HQ. There’s no fame, glory & fortune, but warm fuzzy feelings and (when lockdown is lifted) cake. If you have a bit of time, let us know how you can help!”
If you are keen, please complete the form here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP-AecVpec7C8VRCexzFPvZBRtJBl_oswlVwGnJ29l0i9cTg/viewform
(10) The Biologist is looking for new members of the editorial board
The Biologist, the magazine of the Royal Society of Biology, is looking for researchers to join its editorial board. They are specifically seeking researchers who work in areas including ecology, biotechnology, cancer/cell biology, environmental science, synthetic biology or stem-cell biology/embryology and who have an interest in science communication and writing.
The role involves feeding interesting issues, topics, or article ideas from your field through to the magazine’s editorial staff to ensure it is well represented, and there are opportunities to get involved in reviewing and writing articles too. The board meets a few times a year with most correspondence done by email. The Society is actively encouraging applications from BAME researchers & other under-represented groups, at any career stage.
Contact [log in to unmask] for details.
(11) Wider Reading
If you are looking for some reading (and listening and watching), perhaps you might find these articles/podcasts/threads/videos interesting (if you have anything to suggest on LGBTQ+ and inclusion in STEM, please let us know and we can feature them in the next newsletter).
(12) Uni of Manchester research into LGBTIQ+ & COVID-19
Dr Billy Tusker Haworth, a lecturer in the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at the University of Manchester is conducting a research study to try to better-understand the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer+ (LGBTIQ+) people during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The study aims to answer the following questions:
• What are the experiences of LGBTIQ+ people of the coronavirus, response measures and restrictions?
• How are LGBTIQ+ people and communities more vulnerable during this crisis?
• How are LGBTIQ+ people coping and adapting during coronavirus?
• What lessons can be learned for future strategies that are more inclusive of LGBTIQ+ needs?
The participants for the study must be aged 18 or older, identify as LGBTIQ+, and living in the UK or Brazil during the coronavirus health crisis. Participation in the study would require completing one 60 minute interview via online platform Zoom with Dr Haworth in English, or his research assistant (Mr Tiago de Paula Muniz) in Portuguese, at a convenient time.
Anybody interested in participating or gaining further information can contact him directly via email at: [log in to unmask] Anybody interested will have the chance to find out more about the study before coming to any decision, including details of how their information will be handled, anonymised, and used in the research. There will be no obligation to take part.
Information on the study is also available online: https://billyhaworth.com/lgbtiq_covid-19_english/
The use of email to recruit participants for this study has been approved by the University of Manchester Research Ethics Committee [Ref: 2020-9722-15392].
(13) Maillist
The maillist is no longer new, but it’s still growing! Everytime we send this out, we get a number of new registrations, so please do encourage your friends and colleagues to subscribe, ask them to visit www.jiscmail.ac.uk/PRIDEINSTEM (using the subscribe/unsubscribe button).
Membership of the list is confidential to the list owners and this will be a low traffic distribution list that we will typically use for this (~monthly) newsletter. Please do pass on this letter for friends and colleagues, we'd love to keep more people up to date with what we're up to.
We are always interested in hearing from people in STEM. If you have an item that is of interest in Pride in STEM, please get in touch. We aim to release them around the 25th of each month, and can include news items from members of the community. If you’d like something featured in the newsletter, please let us know via [log in to unmask]
*Yes, it's technically June... we wish you the best month of Pride!
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