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Claire Davies

@cldaviesastro.bsky.social

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Lecturer in Physics & Astrophysics at the University of Exeter // PRISM Exeter founder & chair // Outspoken advocate for greater inclusion and diversity in STEMM

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PRISM Exeter @prismexeter.bsky.social · May 28

Meet Poggy Whitham, your first speaker for our Pride Month event on 10/06. Registration is essential so head over to tinyurl.com/prismjun24 to get your tickets!

Meet the speaker teaser image: photo of speaker is blurred, with swipe to reveal written next to it. Tickets details and logos of BIPC Devon and Royal Society of Chemistry in footer: tickets (£0 to £4.80) from tinyurl.com/prismjun24

Meet the speaker reveal image: photo of Poggy Whitham is displayed, with read more written beside and their name and role as co-chair of interEngineering written below. Tickets details and logos of BIPC Devon and Royal Society of Chemistry in footer: tickets (£0 to £4.80) from tinyurl.com/prismjun24

Topics include explainer image, with three bullet points providing details about Poggy's talk: why researching LGBTQ+ inclusion in engineering in the UK matters; their role at interEngineering; the impact of cross disciplinary projects within employee resource groups. Tickets details and logos of BIPC Devon and Royal Society of Chemistry in footer: tickets (£0 to £4.80) from tinyurl.com/prismjun24

See you there image, with event details: 10/06/2024; 6:30pm to late; Exeter Library (£4.80) or online (free). Tickets details and logos of BIPC Devon and Royal Society of Chemistry in footer: tickets (£0 to £4.80) from tinyurl.com/prismjun24

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Claire Davies @cldaviesastro.bsky.social · Apr 5

Heading north today to avoid weekend train strikes & ensure I'm in Newcastle ready for my talk in the EDI session of the British Applied Mathematics Colloquium.

I'll be sharing insights into setting up & running a network to improve inclusion of #LGBTQ+ folks in STEM

#BAMCevent

Image shows title slide from a presentation. Title: finding oneself among the stars. Subtitle: the importance of role mods and active allyship for LGBTQ+ STEM professionals. Author: Dr Claire Davies. Sponsors/funders: PRISM Exeter, University of Exeter, Royal Society of Chemistry

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Claire Davies @cldaviesastro.bsky.social · Feb 1

We have lift off! QSC 2024 is open for entries! Discover LGBTQ+ people in STEM and champion one that you find inspiring to be in with a chance of winning £100 and work experience with Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Find a link to the entry form & T&C's at prismexeter.com/qsc

PRISM Exeter @prismexeter.bsky.social · Feb 1

🎉 Drumroll, please! We're thrilled to announce the launch 🚀 of our Queer Science Competition! Express your creativity and celebrate LGBTQ+ trailblazers in STEMM with a short essay or video. Dive into the details at prismexeter.com/qsc 📷#QSC2024

PRISM Exeter - QSC

prismexeter.com

Claire Davies @cldaviesastro.bsky.social · Jan 31

After 5 months of prep, QSC 2024 launches tomorrow (day 1 of LGBT History Month). We're inviting students across the South West to discover LGBTQ+ people from STEMM & champion those they find inspiring
Thanks to Royal Chem Soc & our local NHS trust, there's £ & work experience to be won!

PRISM Exeter @prismexeter.bsky.social · Jan 31

By encouraging students to explore and celebrate the achievements of LGBTQIA+ professionals in STEMM, we hope to foster a more diverse and representative narrative in these disciplines. Find out more at our website: prismexeter.com/qsc

Why a queer science competition? Evidence suggests that LGBTQ+ students are less likely to be retained within STEMM fields. Their voices and contributions are being lost. We want to celebrate those in the field, showing these students that they matter.

Claire Davies @cldaviesastro.bsky.social · Jan 18

Being telescope director at @uniofexeternews.bsky.social certainly has it's perks, even if it is rather cold - the view is looking out towards the Exe estuary

An Observatory dome sits on the frost covered roof of the slab block of the university of Exeter physics department

The sunrise beams over south east Exeter and the Exe estuary. Clouds appear perched on roof tops and in the valley of the estruary

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Claire Davies @cldaviesastro.bsky.social · Dec 15

It's my final working day of the year so I'm going fully festive for my tutorials this morning: Xmas jumper and festive chocolates to ease my tutees' pains of getting their midterm results, sketching Minkowski diagrams and finding roots of complex numbers

Claire Davies @cldaviesastro.bsky.social · Dec 13

Thanks - I'll make sure this goes in our Jan newsletter! If there's ever anything else you want including in there, please just ask :)

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Claire Davies @cldaviesastro.bsky.social · Dec 13

I'd love to promote this in our prism newsletter, which we send out in the first week of each month to our roughly 270 subscribers - could you send a landscape promo image and a few sentences promoting the event to prismexeter[at]Gmail[dot]com?

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Shaun O’Boyle @shaunoboyle.bsky.social · Nov 18

Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM!

If you'd like to read about 40 awesome LGBTQ+ scientists, grab this free e-book that @drcarpineti.bsky.social and I put together.

Download The Queer Variable at: prideinstem.org/the-queer-va...

The cover of the queer variable, interviews with insightful lgbtq+ people in stem, with a histogram illustration in the colours of the progress pride flag. Alongside the quote "a good source of wisdom to know what has been done, what is important, and what can be done better" from Andrew Bandelli for Journal of Science Communication

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PRISM Exeter @prismexeter.bsky.social · Nov 6

Join us on 21st November, 18:30 at Exeter Library (or online) to celebrate #LGBTSTEMday. Dr Anna Puglisi (an astrophysicist) and Megan Coles (a microbiologist) will talk about navigating their careers while LGBTQ+. 🏳‍🌈
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/prism-spea... #queerInSTEM

PRISM Speakers for LGBTQ+ STEM Day 2023

Megan Coles and Anna Puglisi talk about their work for LGBTQ STEM Day 2023.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Claire Davies @cldaviesastro.bsky.social · Oct 30

Prepped and ready for the trick or treaters tomorrow 👻🎃💀

Pumpkin with wacky face cut into it, lit from inside by a candle

Claire Davies @cldaviesastro.bsky.social · Oct 23

It's difficult when the play is so one-sided though - City barely left their own half in the second half and their back 5 defended so well so there wasn't much space left to aim for with crosses...or passes from midfield to be fair. They marked Russo completely out the game!

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Claire Davies @cldaviesastro.bsky.social · Oct 23

It was a much closer scoreline than I was expecting and the two last ditch blocks in the second half were celebrated as much as the goals!

Claire Davies @cldaviesastro.bsky.social · Oct 22

Iiiiiiiits gameday!

Looking forward to getting my first live football fix of the season as Bristol City Women host Arsenal Women this evening. Just the 80odd miles to traverse first as the M5 is shut at Taunton!

Selfie of Claire wearing the Bristol City goalkeeper jersey, which features brightly coloured feathers across a black background.

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Claire Davies @cldaviesastro.bsky.social · Oct 21

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... Let's see how this one goes, eh?

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