Max Fisher RSci

Tag: outreach

  • STEM, LGBTQ, and You: Keynote Speech

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    In February, I was honoured to deliver the keynote speech for oSTEM‘s STEM, LGBTQ, and You conference! The conference was based in Birmingham in the Sense Touchbase Pears, and bought together queer scientists from a wide range of disciplines. There was such a wonderful selection of talks to attend, too, featuring speakers like TEDx speaker:…

  • Celebrating 25+ Volunteer Hours

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    Recently, I received my silver shield from Nottingham Trent University to celebrate 25 volunteer hours! My 25 hours has looked like career talks, poster judging, teaching in seminars, Bioscience Employer board meetings, lectures on networking as an early career scientist, mentoring, sharing my journey as a disabled scientist, and so much more! I have enjoyed…

  • RAREFest 2024

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    I am a bit late to the party on this one, but back in November 2024, I gave a talk at RAREFest, asking the question “Can science be kinder to disabled people?”. But before I can give you my answer, let’s talk about RAREFest. RAREFest is a bi-annual festival in Cambridge, run by Cambridge Rare…