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INSPIRING RESEARCH CAREER JOURNEYS
This exhibition celebrates the career journeys of a selection
of our women researchers. The women in the photographs
represent just a small selection of the fantastic women
researchers who work across different disciplines at
various levels across QMU.
Queen Margaret University
(QMU) is committed to
creating and celebrating a
positive, inclusive research
environment based on
respect for individuals’
differences, in which
students and staff are
actively encouraged to
reach their full potential.
Our objective is to continue
to develop as an institution
that understands, appreciates
and values the diversity
of each individual, makes
people feel valued and able to
participate and reach their
full potential.
Since our inception in 1875 we have had a long history of
achievement in championing and progressing the role of
women. Our founders Christian Guthrie Wright and Louisa
Stevenson, were key influencers in the UK-wide mid Victorian
‘Women’s Movement’, which was a campaign for better
education and improved career opportunities for females.
Today we are proud to be one of the first UK and European
institutions to be awarded and to retain the HR Excellence
Award, bestowed by the European Commission, recognising a
university’s commitment to improving the working conditions
and career development of its research staff through the
Concordat for Research Careers.
We are also pleased to be actively involved in a number of
sector initiatives to promote and embed good practice in
Equality and Diversity in Research Careers including the Vitae
Every Researcher Counts initiative. The School of Health
Sciences’ commitment to addressing gender inequalities
in science and to improving career progression for female
academics has been recognized by Athena SWAN and we will
continue to champion gender equality initiatives beyond the
conventional STEM domain to include initiatives such as Aurora.
We hope this exhibition will inspire others both within QMU
and beyond.
Professor Petra Wend PhD FRSA FRSE
Principal and Vice-Chancellor