Thank you all for joining our Autumn Symposium!
We are looking forward to seeing you in year 2023.
WILS-Women in Life Science in Helsinki
Women researchers network in University of Helsinki
Thank you all for joining our Autumn Symposium!
We are looking forward to seeing you in year 2023.
Our mission is to create low-threshold opportunities to encourage and support all researchers to communicate their work, by providing them with a safe space to learn SciComm skills through our different platforms and projects. We aim to show that good communication skills can make you a better researcher by uncovering hidden assumptions and reorganising your ideas about your work, while exploring how to create and improve the dialogue between research and society.
We are primarily based in Helsinki, Finland, and are a registered non-profit organisation (rekisteriyhdistys) in Finland.
If you missed our WILS Autumn Symposium last Friday, don’t worry, it is available as an archived video online!
Welcome all for our WiLS Helsinki Fall Symposium!
We are happy to announce you that we will finally get together on site, face to face! Since establishment in 2017, it has been 5 years that we have been running our WiLS activities. What has changes since then? What is not changed? What do we need in our current situation? We will be there to provide networking, mentoring, and promoting careers. You can never underestimate the power of visibility and transparency especially about gender balance and diversity.
Time: October 28th, 13-15
Place: Think Corner, City Center Campus, Yliopistokatu 4
On behalf of WILS
Fumi Suomi
As we promised on our WILS Spring Coffee Afternoon, we will meet in Coolhead, a brewery in Viikki (Used to be Gardenia botanic garden). I hope you meet many of you there. Feel free to come along with your friends and colleagues. WILS is open to all (gender does not matter) communities in science!
Dear all,On behalf of the Women in Life Science Helsinki (WILS) network, we invite you to have afternoon coffee on Monday 23rd of May 2022 from 2 pm to 4 pm in the BI Lounge @ Institute of Biotechnology, Biocenter 2, Viikinkaari 5 3rd floor. Come and connect with fellow (female) scientists, hear what WILS is all about and what events and we have planned for the future!WHO ARE WE ?We are scientists from different ages and career stages across the Helsinki life science campuses. We are a grassroots level initiative that welcomes everyone interested in equality and inclusion to join.WHAT IS OUR MISSION ?Our mission is to help female scientists reach equality by creating opportunities for networking, mentoring and career development, and work towards removing obstacles of gender equality. We also want to create a safe and supportive space for all our members.WHAT DO WE DO ?We organise seminars on various topics around equality and diversity, and more informal events for mingling and get-together. To increase collaboration and to showcase excellent science done by female scientists, we organise WILS Symposia and host Viikki Monday seminars once or twice a year.If you are interested in having a cup of coffee and chat with us, let us know by Sunday 22nd of May by registering using the e-lomake below:Looking forward to meeting old and new acquaintances!Best wishes,Johanna, Fumi and Sveta
Dear all,
Happy New year to all!
We are happy to announce that January HiLIFE Webinars are organised by WILS in Helsinki.
The first speaker is Professor Renata Prunskaite-Hyyryläinen from University of Oulu, Finland.
Title of the talk: Reveled function of novel testes genes and glimpse to 3D uterine morphology
Date: 17.1.2022
Time: 13-14
Renata has a long-lasting interest and expertise in the field of reproductive biology, studying early sex determination, gamet development, and genetic causes of infertility. Her research work is aiming to bring new knowledge and deepen current understanding of the fundamental and novel processes related to reproductive biology. Currently her group is specifically focusing on: (I) Uterine organogenesis, uterine gland and extracellular matrix role in establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. (II) Characterization of novel genes responsible for male fertility.
Welcome to the webinar next week!
-Fumi
Dear all,
On this special day for women, I would like to share wise words given by Professor Wartiovaara. I had a lucky lunch moment with her one day when we were planning the 3rd year anniversary for WILS. After we chatted about women in science and the need for mentoring and support, she sent me this kind and supportive mail in the evening on the same day. I was touched by the kindness and immediate reaction from her. Especially because I can see those words are truly coming from her experiences and I see daily how she is actively working on what she describes.
I shared her message on the last moment of our 3rd year anniversary seminar day, and I was positively surprised by a lots of requests from the audience to share it on the blog, so that they can keep for the future moments. Professor Wartiovaara kindly gave a permission to share her message.
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Dear colleagues,