’Diversity Creates Science - Science Creates Diversity. Societal Challenges in Focus of Gender and Diversity Studies in STEM’ Lecture Series to Launch this 2023/2024 Winter Semester

Public lecture series part of the Open Lecture Halls program at Freie Universität Berlin / Keynote lecture to be held by Professor Londa Schiebinger from Stanford University on Friday, October 20, 2023, at 4:15 p.m. How do societal power structures influence STEM fields like biology, physics, mathematics, computer science, and technology that are typically perceived as being apolitical? What concepts exist for promoting diversity in science? These questions and many more will be addressed in a public lecture series to be launched on October 20, 2023, by the Open Lecture Halls at Freie Universität Berlin. Researchers will be presenting analyses of gender and diversity research with regard to biology, physics, mathematics, computer science, and technology and exploring different perspectives concerning diversity in science. They will use a number of case studies to explain how power relations in society impact STEM fields. The internationally acclaimed historian of science and gender researcher Professor Londa Schiebinger from Stanford University (US) will open the "Societal Challenges in Focus of Gender and Diversity Studies in STEM" lecture series with a keynote titled "Gendered Innovations: Enhancing Excellence in Science & Technology" on Friday, October 20, 2023, at 4:15 p.m. The interdisciplinary lecture series is being hosted by the Department of Physics, the Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, and the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.