Dr. Veronique Miron wins Suffrage Science award celebrating women in STEM

LONDON, England – Dr Veronique Miron, from the MRC Centre for Reproductive Health at the University of Edinburgh, has been chosen to receive  the Suffrage Science award that celebrates the achievements of women in STEM.

Veronique Miron will receive the award on Friday 6 November 2020, during the sixth Suffrage Science awards celebration for women working in the Life Sciences.

Dr. Veronique Miron will be recognized with 11 other scientists and science communicators who are women and who work in science across the world.

The Suffrage Science awards, curated by the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, celebrate women in science and engineering, and encourage others to enter science and reach senior leadership roles.

The 11 awardees are chosen by the previous award holders for their scientific achievements and ability to inspire others. This scientific “relay” takes place every two years, and creates an inspiring network of women connected by their link to the scheme.

The awards themselves are hand-crafted items of jewellery created by art students from Central Saint Martins-UAL, who worked with scientists to design pieces inspired by research and by the Suffragette movement, from which the award scheme takes its name.

Professor Elizabeth Bradbury of King’s College London, nominated Dr Veronique Miron. Professor Bradbury said:

“I am nominating Veronique because she is an inspirational scientist in many ways. Not only is she breaking new ground with the novel and innovative research programme that she is developing, she is also an inspirational and supportive group leader, mentor and champion of women in science. She is a great role model and truly deserving of a Suffrage Science award.”

The Suffrage Science scheme was initiated by Professor Dame Amanda Fisher, Director of the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS) in 2011.

Speaking on the award, Professor Fisher said: “Now that the Life Sciences section of the Suffrage Science scheme is in its ninth year, these “heirloom” items of inspiring jewellery have helped to create a self-perpetuating network of talent and contacts to help others to succeed in science and engineering. This year’s awardees join a community of over 130 scientists. Since 2011, the awards have travelled from the UK, across Europe to the USA, Hong Kong and to Uganda, illustrating the international nature of science and engineering, and the global effort to improve the representation of women in STEM.”

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This awards handover ceremony was scheduled for 20 March 2020, but postponed as a result of COVID-19. The award handover will now take place on Friday 6 November 2020, with winners announced over the coming weeks.