Science: Where magic happens

Ulysseus European University organized a roundtable titled “Science: Where Magic Happens” on 11 February 2022 at 12 pm CET to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

During this event, upper secondary students from six countries had the opportunity to ask questions to young female researchers from the six partner universities about their interest in science and the challenges they face in their careers.

Participants:

Researchers:

  • Marta Cintas Peña, MSCA Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Seville (Spain)
  • Nuttanun Siriaporn, PhD candidate at Université Côte d’Azur (France)
  • Michela Lebole, Ph.D. candidate in Physics at Universita’ di Genova (Italy)
  • Jana Marx, Ph.D. candidate at MCI | The Entrepreneurial School ® (Austria)
  • Michala Weissová, Ph.D. candidate at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Technical University of Košice (Slovakia)
  • Hanna Timonen, Ph.D. candidate in Aalto University (Finland)

Students:

  • 6 students from upper secondary school and universities in Spain, Italy, France, Austria, Slovakia and Finland

Moderator:

  • Roberto Spotorno, Professor of Metallurgy and Researcher in Materials for Energy at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry at University of Genoa and active in dissemination initiatives promoting the awareness on climate change and diversity and inclusion

Gender Expert

  • Rita Bencivenga, PhD. Gender expert. Ulysseus UniGe Team