#NCCRWomen
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of women obtaining the right to vote in Switzerland, all NCCRs have joined forces in the #NCCRWomen campaign, which highlights the importance of women in the Swiss research landscape. From International Women’s Day on 8 March until 31 October, the date of the first federal vote in which women were able to participate in 1971, each NCCR will present a series of videos portraying the work of some of its women scientists. These short films illustrate the key roles that women play in all fields of research in Switzerland.
The NCCR Microbiomes, co-organiser of this initiative together with the NCCRs Digital Fabrication. QSIT and Automation, is thrilled to open the campaign on Monday 8 March, International Women’s Day. Until Friday 12 March, five short films will show NCCR Microbiomes women scientists working on Salmonella, soil microbiomes or food immunology; using computational and experimental approaches; carrying out PhDs or postdocs or leading their own labs.
The women researchers we portray in this #NCCRWomen campaign are only a very small subset of the many women that make our NCCR possible. The NCCR Microbiomes strives to create working conditions that reduce the hurdles faced by women in science, and to promote equal opportunities among our collaborators, independently of their gender, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or disability. We are grateful for our diverse community and look forward to seeing it grow over the next years!
From 8 March, discover some of the women at the heart of the NCCR Microbiomes, and of all other NCCRs in Switzerland, on our YouTube and Instagram #NCCRWomen channels. For more information, please contact eavan.dorcey@nccr-microbiomes.ch