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SCIENTISTS MUST CREATE CULTURE OF TOLERANCE TO IMPROVE LGBT+ RETENTION A new survey from the Royal Astronomical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry and the Institute of Physics has shown that the workplace for LGBT+ physical scientists is…

My job I am Professor of Physics and head of the Imaging & sensing for Archaeology, Art history and Conservation (ISAAC) Lab at Nottingham Trent University. The best of my job My job is very varied which makes it fun. There is research,…

My job Outreach officer and teacher at Imperial College, London. My main role is to promote Physics and Astronomy to school pupils and the public, hopefully getting more people to study the subject. I also lecture, occasionally do some solar…

My job Secondary school teacher and planetary physicist. Enthusiastic head of science at Manor High School in Leicestershire. Inspires future scientists, motivates staff and has a genuine love of all sciences (particularly space!) The best of my…

My job Building Relationships Manager. Building partnerships between some seriously smart cookies who do cool collaborative scientific research together is my bread and butter. The best of my job Building and maintaining relationships is at the…

My job Public astronomer at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge. I am an enthusiastic communicator of Astronomy, organise and train others to do outreach activities, and teach maths to undergraduate scientists. The best of my job During my…

+ What got you interested in science? I come from a science background as my parents are pharmacists so I think I’ve always been quite interested in science, but I probably didn’t realise it until I was in secondary school. When I was 8 I wanted…

Inclusion Best Practice Guide A community-contributed guide to inclusion in Astronomy and Geophysics

Diversity officer, Sheila Kanani, has been working with three undergrads from Lancaster University on a summer project looking at diversity within demographics of physics and astronomy university students. They presented their findings at a poster…

The Royal Astronomical Society invites you to present an astronomy topic of your choice as an academic style poster. Winners will receive book token prizes of 1st = £100, 2nd = £50, 3rd = £25. Some example topics are given in the guidelines but…