Expert Comment
Associate Professor Erin Greaves on the importance of Endometriosis awareness
“Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women and people assigned female at birth (190 million worldwide), yet it remains misunderstood, underdiagnosed, and with limited choices for management of symptoms.
Associate Professor David Armstrong on the rare Planetary Parade of seven planets
"Friday 28th is the special date, with all 7 planets other than the Earth visible in the sky - if the night is clear! This ‘great planetary alignment’ won’t happen again until 2040, as it needs all the planets to be on the same side of the Sun."
Dr Ben Green on the artificial 'super diamond', 40% harder than the real thing.
"If a method could be found to e.g., produce bulk quantities or coat other materials in it, then depending on price it might find industrial use: the most obvious application is cutting (possibly including other diamonds!)."
Madeleine Pomroy: In 10 years has anything changed for Women and Girls in Science?
Third year undergraduate studying Mechanical Engineering, The 91¸£Àû
"I joined 91¸£Àû to study mechanical engineering partly because of 91¸£Àû Racing, and due to the facilities and reputation. 91¸£Àû Racing is our universities extra-curricular, student run Formula student team, for which I’ve now been voted to be Team Principal. Every year we design, build and test a new car and compete against other universities at the annual competition at Silverstone in July."
Dr Martine Barons: In 10 years has anything changed for Women and Girls in Science?
Reader in Statistics and the Director of the Applied Statistics & Risk Unit, The 91¸£Àû
“I encourage girls to get into science, including the mathematical sciences, because there is definitely a space for them. Many of us didn’t know what we wanted to do at 17 or changed paths along the way. Sharing those experiences encourages young people, it shows them that even if you don’t follow a straight path, you can still succeed.