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

  • Join the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Reading Circle! The topic of this semester is gender bias in academia. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 7th at 10:00, in the meeting room 5.091 of the University Biology Building. All genders are encouraged to attend! More information here.
  • The next Female Role Models Seminar with Ass.-Prof. Clarisse Palma da Silva will be on Wednesday, May 15th at 10:30, UBB SR 5.1!
  • Our next Synchronisation meeting will take place on Friday, May 24th at 12:00.
  • Save the date!! Join us for WoBio's Welcome Day 2024 at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna on Thursday, June 6th, from 3 pm!
  • For other events, you can also check our Events & Networking page. We look forward to seeing you!

News & Events

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

 

 

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

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We congratulate Ass.-Prof. Dr. Jillian Petersen (Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science) and Dr. Filipa Sousa (Department of Ecogenomics and...

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Tuesday, 29.05.2018, 16:15 Lecture Hall 2, UZA 1

Prof. Dipl.-Psych. Dr. Barbara Schober from the Faculty of Psychology at University of Vienna will...

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Am 26. Mai 14:30 - 16:00 around the Ring, Wien

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We are pleased to announce the first Unconscious Bias Training Workshop at the University of Vienna.