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VisNET: Virtual in situ networking to reinvent the rules of international collaborations and reduce gender differences in academic careers

VisNET：虚拟现场网络重塑国际合作规则并减少学术职业中的性别差异

基本信息

批准号：
EP/S012079/1
负责人：
Anne Anderson
金额：
$ 50.37万
依托单位：
University of Glasgow
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2018 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FS012079%2F1
关键词：
VisNET Virtual situ networking reinvent

项目摘要

Female academics, particularly in STEM subjects, score consistently lower than male academics in metrics measuring international [1] and industrial collaborations [2]. These two related assessment criteria are key at all stages in academic careers and particularly important at senior levels to secure the highest value research grants and promotions. While several barriers have been identified to academic career advancement for women and have led to strategic interventions at national and institutional levels, there remains a lack of data and action specifically targeting networking and collaboration - the focus of this VisNET programme. Our vision is 1) To identify key barriers to international collaboration for female engineering academics2) To design and demonstrate interventions and new best practices in networking and collaborations to define a new and more effective normal. The emergence and rapid development of technologies that support geographically remote working relationships presents a timely opportunity. Effective use of such tools could help to correct the disadvantages experienced by women in international collaboration. We propose an intervention to determine and remodel the implicit 'rules' of networking and collaboration. This pilot project is aimed at a cohort of female post-doctoral researchers (PDRAs). Transition from post-doc to academic is a key attrition point for women in engineering. Success is reliant on demonstrating the means to develop academic independence. Possession of a strong network can be crucial. At the same time this group has relative freedom to trial new approaches of working and represents a critical mass to demonstrate and embed novel methods, including a route to involve more established academics. Thus, the interdisciplinary academic and industrial consortium we have brought together will lead the way in developing, integrating and advocating a new approach where networking and collaboration is conducted predominantly in situ (i.e. from home institutions). We believe that at this critical postdoctoral stage implementation of strategic networking and collaboration can be career defining, providing crucial routes to build confidence, establish future academic independence and funding success. Furthermore, it has the potential to mitigate the impact of future career breaks and parenthood. By demonstrating that networks can be built without frequent travel, it will also address the perception that an academic career is incompatible with work-life balance or family responsibilities, factors identified by junior researchers when consulted about their choice to leave academia [3]. While we see here an opportunity to have a rapid tangible impact on the academic career of a finite group of women, VisNET will also act as an effective route to embed our approaches into the working practices of our universities. Effective in situ networking has the potential to directly tackle negative perceptions of work-life balance in academia, contribute to the promotion of flexible working patterns and advance inclusivity for other minority academic communities such as academics with disabilities or remotely located. The coordinated outcome of this programme fits directly into EPSRC's and our Universities' strategic plans to build leadership, accelerate impact and balance capabilities ensuring the continued progression of UK emerging research leaders by enhancing their experiences and embedding career robustness. [1] Larivière et al., "Bibliometrics: Global gender disparities in science," Nat. News, vol. 504, no. 7479, p. 211, 2013[2] Tartari & A. Salter, "The engagement gap: Exploring gender differences in University - Industry collaboration activities," Res. Policy, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 1176-1191, 2015[3] Shaw & Stanton, "Leaks in the pipeline: separating demographic inertia from ongoing gender differences in academia," Proc. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci., vol. 279, no. 1743, p. 3736, 2012

女性学者，特别是STEM学科的女性学者，在衡量国际[1]和行业合作[2]的指标中得分一直低于男性学者。这两个相关的评估标准在学术生涯的所有阶段都是关键，对于高级职位来说尤其重要，以确保获得最高价值的研究赠款和晋升。虽然已经查明了妇女学术职业发展的若干障碍，并导致在国家和机构一级采取战略干预措施，但仍然缺乏专门针对网络和协作的数据和行动-这是VisNET方案的重点。我们的愿景是：1）确定女性工程学者国际合作的主要障碍2）设计和展示网络和合作中的干预措施和新的最佳实践，以定义一个新的和更有效的常态。支持地理位置偏远的工作关系的技术的出现和迅速发展提供了一个及时的机会。有效利用这些工具有助于纠正妇女在国际合作中所处的不利地位。我们提出了一种干预措施，以确定和重塑网络和协作的隐式“规则”。这一试点项目的对象是一批女博士后研究人员。从博士后到学者的过渡是工程领域女性的一个关键消耗点。成功取决于展示发展学术独立性的手段。拥有强大的网络可能至关重要。与此同时，这个群体有相对的自由来尝试新的工作方法，并代表了一个临界质量来展示和嵌入新的方法，包括一条让更多知名学者参与的路线。因此，跨学科的学术和工业联盟，我们聚集在一起，将引领发展，整合和倡导一种新的方法，其中网络和合作主要是在原地进行（即从家庭机构）。我们相信，在这个关键的博士后阶段，战略网络和合作的实施可以定义职业生涯，提供建立信心，建立未来学术独立性和资助成功的关键途径。此外，它有可能减轻未来职业中断和为人父母的影响。通过证明网络可以在不频繁旅行的情况下建立，它还将解决学术生涯与工作-生活平衡或家庭责任不相容的看法，这些因素是初级研究人员在咨询他们选择离开学术界时确定的[3]。虽然我们在这里看到了一个机会，对有限的妇女群体的学术生涯产生迅速的切实影响，VisNET也将作为一个有效的途径，将我们的方法嵌入到我们的大学的工作实践。有效的现场网络有可能直接解决学术界对工作与生活平衡的负面看法，有助于促进灵活的工作模式，并促进其他少数群体学术界的包容性，如残疾学者或偏远学者。该计划的协调成果直接符合EPSRC和我们大学的战略计划，以建立领导力，加速影响力和平衡能力，通过增强他们的经验和嵌入职业稳健性，确保英国新兴研究领导者的持续发展。[1]Larivière等人，“文献计量学：科学领域的全球性别差异”，Nat. News，第504卷，第7479号，第211页，2013年[2] Tartari & A. Salter，“参与差距：探索大学-工业合作活动中的性别差异”，《政策研究》，第44卷，第6号，第100页。1176-1191，2015[3] Shaw & Stanton，“Leaks in the pipeline：Separating demographic inertia from ongoing gender differences in academia，”Proc. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci.，第279卷，第1743期，第3736页，2012年