#03 A male dominated environment: an interview with Susanne Hilger
Duration: 15 mins 4 secs
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In episode #3 we chat with PHD student Susanne Hilger about life as a more junior Participant in an INI programme and the issues raised by being a female mathematician in a traditionally male-dominated environment.
Hosted by: Dan Aspel (INI Communications Manager) |
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| Created: | 2019-03-26 10:13 | ||||
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| Collection: | Living Proof - the Isaac Newton Institute podcast | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge | ||||
| Copyright: | Vincenzo Abete | ||||
| Language: | eng (English) | ||||
| Distribution: |
World
(downloadable)
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| Keywords: | mathemathics; cambridge; isaac newton institute; ini; | ||||
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| Categories: |
iTunes - Science |
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| Explicit content: | No | ||||
| Abstract: | 00:00 – Intro, being a PHD student and an INI programme participant
02:30 – Life working alongside senior academics 03:50 – Explaining her PHD subject 07:40 – Being a women in a male-dominated environment: “I have no role models” 10:00 – Finding support 11:00 – Choosing between an academic career and a family 12:00 – Issues of confidence |
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