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L'Oreal UK and Ireland Fellowships For Women In Science

The L'Oreal UK and Ireland Fellowships For Women In Science are organised in partnership between L'Oreal UK and Ireland and the Irish National Committee for UNESCO and are designed to celebrate and support the contribution of Irish women researchers in the life and physical sciences.

Four fellowships, each valued at €20,000 will be offered to outstanding female scientists and are tenable at any UK or Irish university or research institution to support 12 months of post-doctoral research.

The prize money can be spent in any number of innovative ways to enable women scientists to further their scientific careers and facilitate world class scientific research.

An application form and guidelines are attached and the deadline for applications is Wednesday April 2 2008.

Further details can be found at the UNESCO website http://www.unesco.org.uk/For_Women_In_Science.htm and on the L'Oreal UK and Ireland website www.loreal.co.uk
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Re-Enter Programme
The Re-Enter Programme will be launched by
Mr Mícháél Martin T.D.
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 
on
20^th February 2008
08:15-10:00
in
The Science Gallery, Pearse Street, Dublin 2

The Re-Enter Programme is an all-Island pilot programme which aims to re-skill and re-train experienced women scientists, engineers and technologists who want to return to work after a career break of a year or more. The programme consists of a 10 week accredited educational programme delivered by the Open University, followed by a period of mentoring and networking.
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The WITS AGM
is to be held in
The Clarence Suite, The Clarence Hotel, 6-8 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2,
on Saturday, 24th November 2007 at 10 am sharp.
Registration from 9:30 am
For any queries please contact: Gayle Baird wits@iol.ie
Nominations for Officers of the Association - positions Chairperson, Vice-Chair, Secretary or Treasurer shall have a proposer and seconder and should be forwarded to the Secretary at WITS, PO Box 3783, Dublin 4 or wits@iol.ie by 10th November, 2007.
Childcare: Please let us know if you have childcare needs for the Clarence
Arranged in response to requests received by 10th November to our PO Box 3783, Dublin 4.
For more information about The Clarence Hotel click on http://www.theclarence.ie/; Tel: +353-1-4127622

Science Week Ireland 2007
13-16th November 2007
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The Science of Beauty - Industry Panel Discussion

·         Dr Raniero De Stasio, Scientific Director, L'Oréal UK
·         Dr Chris Gummer, Sense about Science
·         Ms Vanessa Hyde, Quality Assurance Director, Shandon Clinic

15th November 2007 – Royal College of Physicians, No. 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2: 18:30–20:00pm

This event brings together some leading scientists in the field of cosmetic science to reveal the effort that goes into developing cosmetic products.
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Science of Forensic Investigation
Dr Sheila Willis – Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory
16th November 2007 – National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street: 12:30–14:00pm

Dr. Sheila Willis is Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory, a position she has held since 2002. Prior to that, she was Deputy Director and Head of the Chemistry Section. She completed her undergraduate degree in UCD where she also carried out her PhD research on organometallic chemistry under the supervision of Professor A.R. Manning. She was recently chair of the European Academy of Forensic Science and has been active in the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes since its inception.
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WISER WORKFORCES
An all-island pilot project for Women in Science and Engineering to Re-enter the Workforce 

InterTrade Ireland recently approved funding for an all-Island WITS project proposal for 2 year funding to adapt and pilot an existing on-line training, mentoring and placement programme to support Women in Science and Engineering to Re-entry to the Workforce. 

As part of this pilot educational and mentoring project, WITS will identify, re-train and support technically qualified women to return the workforce following career breaks.  Specifically, the ‘T160’ programme developed by the Open University in Great Britain will be adapted to an all-island programme in Ireland. We will then integrate this project into regional and sector-specific ‘mentorships’ with WITS members, regional partners and companies.

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WITS is currently advertising for the position of Project Manager for this initiative - to view the advertisement click here:

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