Mission Statement

Female scientists are currently underrepresented at the Faculty of Life Sciences, particularly in Biology. The Women in Biology Initiative seeks to understand the underlying causes and to support the careers of female scientists at all levels, from students to professors. Our vision is to equalize the female-male employment status and leadership at the Faculty. 

Upcoming events

  • We are organizing a new outreach activity, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Reading Circle. The topic of this semester is gender bias in academia. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 23rd at 10:00, in the meeting room 5.091 of the University Biology Building. All genders are encouraged to attend! More information here.
  • If you want to learn more about WoBio’s activities or are interested in joining the group, stop by at our next WoBio Intro Meeting on Wednesday, April 24th at 11:00 am in seminar room 4.1 of the University Biology Building. More information here.
  • Our next Synchronisation meeting will take place on Friday, May 15th at 12:00.
  • For other events, you can also check our Events & Networking page. We look forward to seeing you!

News & Events

Event
 

"Reproductive ecology of tropical frogs"

Friday, 5th of June 2020, 9:30 a.m.

Messerli Research Institute, Univ. of Veterinary Medicine

Dept....

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“Cell Biology in Crop Seeds”

Thursday, 4th of June 2020, 3:00 p.m.

Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Molecular Systems Biology University of...

News
 

Eva K Fischer

Tuesday, 17th of March 2020 10:00-11:00

Seminar room Cognitive Biology

News
 

Dr. nat. techn. Katarzyna Retzer

6th March 2020, 12:30

Seminar Room Marine Biology in UZA 1

 

Event
 

The family room is a common space for students with kids at the at the Faculty of Life Sciences, Universtiy of Vienna.

 

 

News
 

Read here a new interview with Dr. Eva Ringler by the FWF. Learn about her work, and why she engages in the WoBio initiative