The Science Museum of the University of Navarra will celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science with activities for all audiences.
In February, the scientific institution has organized an exhibition, a film forum and a round table with researchers from the University.
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/Exhibition "Women in Science" on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
02 | 02 | 2022
The Science Museum of the University of Navarra, in collaboration with the Civivox network, has organized activities in February for all audiences to commemorate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11).
The activities organized by the scientific institution are free of charge and will begin at the beginning of the month with an exhibition entitled "Women in science", an exhibition that narrates the biography of relevant female scientists in their field but who are unknown to the general public. The exhibition will remain at Civivox Iturrama (C/Esquiroz 24, Pamplona) until Saturday, February 26.
The Science Museum will also screen on Thursday, February 10 (Civivox Iturrama, 7:00 pm) the film"My Love Affair With the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond", winning production in the I edition of the #LabMeCrazy! Science Film Festival. This film, a 57-minute 2017 American production, chronicles the struggles and achievements of neuroscientist Mariand Diamond, discoverer of brain plasticity.
On February 11, International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a round table on"Research and talent, the role of women" will be held at 19:00 in Civivox Iturrama. The researchers of the University of Navarra Ujué Moreno(Department of Biochemistry and Genetics of the Faculty of Sciences), María Blanco(Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Chemistry of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition) and Marta Alonso (Solid Tumors Program. Center for Applied Medical Research), will talk about the past, present and future of women in science, the role of women in the development of talent, and the service of science to society.
This cycle will be complemented by a family show in Basque "Piztu! Emakumeon energia" programmed by the Civivox network on Saturday, February 12 (18:00, Civivox Iturrama) and priced at 3 € per person.
Although admission to the activities is free, prior registration is required, in person at any Civivox center, online(www.pamplonaescultura.es/ or www.pamplona.es) or by phone at 010.
Women in Science, a project aimed at awakening scientific vocations
The Science Museum of the University of Navarra has been developing for several years a project that confirms the presence of women in the history of science and highlights their contributions. The aim of this work is to bring science closer to girls and young women, to provide them with female references and to awaken scientific vocations.
Among the most outstanding actions is the exhibition "Women in Science", which aims to make visible, in a pleasant and accessible way, the lives of some of the women scientists whose contributions have been relevant to science, such as Marie Curie, Lynn Margulis, María Mitchell or Margarita Salas, among many others.
Another of the initiatives developed within this framework is the video series "Women in Science", which narrates the biography of relevant women scientists in different branches of science, in a comic-type format and with a simple, agile, brief and rigorous narration.
This project, led by the Science Museum of the University of Navarra, has the collaboration of the Women for Science and Technology group of the academic institution and the support of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT)/Ministry of Science and Innovation.