Women of Outstanding Achievement Photographic Exhibition
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The Women of Outstanding Achievement Photographic Exhibition is an annual event organised by the UKRC
. It recognises women within science, engineering and technology (SET). The exhibition was created in 2006. Between six and eight women are chosen each year to be photographed by Robert Taylor. Nominations occur in the Autumn of each year and the recipients are announced at a ceremony in March of the following year.
Many of the portraits from previous years are on permanent loan to institutions such as the University of Oxford
, The Royal Society and The Royal Academy of Engineering. The portrait of scientist Nancy Rothwell
was purchased by the National Portrait Gallery.
In March 2010 the exhibition opened at The Royal Academy of Engineering. Evan Harris
, MP for the Liberal Democrats
, unveiled the portraits.
UKRC
The UKRC is a UK organisation for the provision of advice, services and policy consultation regarding the under-representation of women in science, engineering, technology and the built environment ....
. It recognises women within science, engineering and technology (SET). The exhibition was created in 2006. Between six and eight women are chosen each year to be photographed by Robert Taylor. Nominations occur in the Autumn of each year and the recipients are announced at a ceremony in March of the following year.
Many of the portraits from previous years are on permanent loan to institutions such as the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, The Royal Society and The Royal Academy of Engineering. The portrait of scientist Nancy Rothwell
Nancy Rothwell
Dame Nancy J. Rothwell, DBE, FRS is a British physiologist and academic who became the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manchester in July 2010, having been Deputy President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor since January 2010. Dame Nancy is also a director of pharmaceuticals company...
was purchased by the National Portrait Gallery.
In March 2010 the exhibition opened at The Royal Academy of Engineering. Evan Harris
Evan Harris
Evan Leslie Harris is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon from 1997 to 2010, losing his seat in the 2010 general election by 176 votes to Conservative Nicola Blackwood....
, MP for the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
, unveiled the portraits.
Recent Award Recipients
- 2010 Helen Atkinson, Professor of Engineering and Head of Mechanics of Materials Research Group, University of LeicesterUniversity of LeicesterThe University of Leicester is a research-led university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is a mile south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park and Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College....
- 2010 Sarah Baillie, Inventor and creator of the Haptic Cow and Senior Lecturer at the Royal Veterinary CollegeRoyal Veterinary CollegeThe Royal Veterinary College is a veterinary school located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. The RVC was founded in 1791 and joined the University of London in 1949...
- 2010 Amanda Fisher, Director of the Medical Research CouncilMedical Research CouncilMedical Research Council may refer to:* Medical Research Council , a UK organisation* National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia's peak funding body for medical research...
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and Professor and Head of Division of Clinical Sciences, Imperial College, London - 2010 Julia HigginsJulia HigginsDame Julia Stretton Higgins, DBE, FRS, FREng is Professor of Polymer Science in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology at Imperial College London...
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, Senior Outreach Officer at the Institute of Astronomy at University of CambridgeInstitute of Astronomy, CambridgeThe Institute of Astronomy is the largest of the three astronomy departments in the University of Cambridge, and one of the largest astronomy sites in the UK...
and Fellow of Emmanuel CollegeEmmanuel College, CambridgeEmmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary... - 2009 Lynne Frostick, Professor of Geography at the University of HullUniversity of HullThe University of Hull, known informally as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire...
- 2009 Jenny Gristock, Research Fellow in Neuroethics at SISSASissaSissa is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 100 km northwest of Bologna and about 20 km northwest of Parma....
, the International School for Advanced Studies - 2009 Barbara Jones, Founder and Director of amazonails
- 2009 Linda PartridgeLinda PartridgeDame Linda Partridge DBE is a British geneticist, who studies the biology and genetics of ageing and age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease....
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