GWSEast and Lifelong Learning Dundee at the Women’s Festival

February 26, 2023

Author Tamara Girardi shares her experiences as both an athlete and as an author, writing books for teens about empowered female athletes.  Tamara faced extreme adversity as a child being raised in a single-parent household and an impoverished community. She was orphaned by the time she was fifteen, but despite all of those challenges, playing sports helped … More GWSEast and Lifelong Learning Dundee at the Women’s Festival

GWSEast and the Dundee Women’s Festival: Plagues, Climate Change and Vaccines

February 10, 2022

GWSEast is proud to present ‘Plagues, Climate Change and Vaccines: A look through history to understand our future’ as a part of the Dundee Women’s Festival line-up. This panel will explore how pandemics and climate change impacted our ancestral world, and how these points in history can help us manage our future. There will be … More GWSEast and the Dundee Women’s Festival: Plagues, Climate Change and Vaccines

2021 Research Presentation Day

November 13, 2021

4 December 10am-3pm Zoom This annual event features the work of female PhD students from across Scotland. The day will include presentations, demonstrations, and a poster session. Topics range across the sciences, social sciences, arts, and the humanities. Tickets are free at Eventbrite, http://www.eventbrite.com/e/210307935697, and those with tickets will be emailed a Zoom link and … More 2021 Research Presentation Day

Research Presentation Day – 2021

September 28, 2021

Each year Graduate Women Scotland invites female postgraduate researchers, who are attached to a Scottish University, to speak to a non-specialist audience about their current projects. The event is an opportunity for the speakers to reach out to the public about their work in a friendly and supportive environment. A diverse panel of academics will be … More Research Presentation Day – 2021

CANCELLED – GWSE and Dundee Women’s Festival

February 5, 2021

Unfortunately, our speaker has taken ill and is unable to talk at tonight’s event. We will not be rescheduling. We do hope you are taking this opportunity to reflect on International Women’s Day, and hope to see you at other Dundee Women’s Festival events. CANCELLED On 8 March, Graduate Women Scotland East, in conjunction with … More CANCELLED – GWSE and Dundee Women’s Festival

Women in STEM Showcase

November 13, 2020

On Thursday night (12 November) GWSE held a virtual showcase of young women STEM researchers. Dr Sowmya Ajay Castro (University of Dundee, Division of Molecular Microbiology) spoke on the development of a vaccine for Streptococcus Group A, and Amel Attatfa (PhD student, University of Abertay) gave a talk on cyber diplomacy and diplomatic action in international relations. … More Women in STEM Showcase

Swapping the Annual Lunch for Donations to the Food Bank

October 26, 2020

During this time of year, usually we gather for the annual President’s Lunch, in which the Committee puts on a homemade spread for the members. It’s a chance for us to gather and chat socially. To let loose and just enjoy a meal together. However, due to Covid-19 restrictions, we’ve had to cancel this year’s … More Swapping the Annual Lunch for Donations to the Food Bank

Support Women PhD Students – Tickets available for the Research Presentation Day

February 20, 2020

Graduate Women Scotland‘s 15th annual Research Presentations Day is an opportunity for the public to learn about the great research being done by women PhD students. It is also an opportunity for them to practice presenting to the public in a safe environment. Join us on 18 April at the Dundee Discovery to support these … More Support Women PhD Students – Tickets available for the Research Presentation Day

The Work They Say is Mine – Women in Shetland, the Camera Wife, the Soond Lass, and the Makkin’

February 4, 2020

Fascinating, funny, thought-provoking and ultimately moving, the award winning drama-documentary, celebrating the lives of Shetland women, past and present was enjoyed by a large audience  at the Dundee Women’s Festival.  The event was organised by GWSEast in collaboration with Lifelong Learning Dundee Made with an all women crew, the film won the Television and Radio Industries … More The Work They Say is Mine – Women in Shetland, the Camera Wife, the Soond Lass, and the Makkin’