uk resource centre for women in science, engineering and technology

 

Its impossible to list everything – many of the sites listed here have links to lots of other interesting resources. Contact us you know of something/someone missing.

 

We've made a list of lots of women who tweet about astronomy, space or astrophysics (plus some others who twitter on these themes). Follow our list and be instantly in touch with astronomy tweets.

 

Joe Hill is a research scientist working for Universities Space Research Association at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. And she's always wanted to be an astronaut...

 

Alice Enevoldsen ‘highlights interesting goings-on in the world of astronomy’.

 

Alice Sheppard blogs about astronomy and running the Galaxy Zoo forum.

 

Amy’s Next Adventure (US)

'Astronomer. Professor. Fun loving gal.'

 

Apple Pie and The Universe (Canada)

Alyssa has a PhD in Astronomy in 2009, and is a post-doc in earthquake science. Also known as 'Mrs Comet Hunter'.

 

Part of the Science Museum's blog, exploring the history of astronomy and written by Alison Boyle, Curator, Astronomy and Modern Physics. There's a growing thread about women.

 

Tips and tricks for amateur astronomers. A group blog: authors include Eli, Jane, Jessica and Kelle.

 

Astronomoms (Canada and UK)

Three bloggers - Astronomymummy, Astronomum and Astromaman - on being a mother and an astronomer.

 

'Things and stuff' (astronomy and life) from Amanda Bauer, a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Nottingham.

 

Set up for 2009, with lots of bloggers, including many women. Amy Mainzer, research scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, continues to post items.

 

A group blog by physicists and astrophysicists, including JoAnne Hewett, Julianne Dalcanton and Risa Wechsler.

 

Amateur astronomer, artist and involved in several astronomy campaigns and organisations.

 

Features posts from a selection of astronomers, physicists and cosmologists, including Zeeya Merali (cosmologist turned science writer). 

 

Hanny van Arkel is “the Dutch schoolteacher and Queen admirer who discovered Hanny’s Voorwerp” a somewhat mysterious sky object.

 

Aerospace engineer Damaris B Sarria aims for the stars.

 

A blog from Megan Argo, a postdoc studying starburst galaxies and doing outreach in the remote region where Australia hopes to host the SKA.

Noisy Astronomer (UK)

Nicole Gugliucci is an astronomy grad student by day, and belly dancer by night. This blog is 'my outreach fix when not at the observatory, and a haven for unabashed skepticism'. 

 

Rocket Scientista (US)

'A twenty-something astrophysics PhD student, learning to be a rocket scientist, trying to make sense of my life, the universe and everything.'

 

Sarah Kendrew is a postdoc in astronomy in the Netherlands, working mainly on infrared instrumentation projects and blogging about this and more.

 

The blog of Dr Pamela Gay, astronomer, writer, educator and podcaster - 'blogging one sidereal day at a time'.

 

‘Uppity notes on science, astrophysics, gender, queer life, and whether Menudo is a planet. Because straight boys aren't the only astronomers.’

 

Thoughts of teenage astronomer Hannah Hutchins (who has a hamster called Hubble).

 

Emily Lakdawalla runs a guide to 'interesting stuff going on in space science, space exploration, and space advocacy'.

 

Henrietta Leavitt is a science writer and editor, working with observatories and planetariums.

 

To celebrate the 2009 International Year of Astronomy, eleven guest bloggers (one a month) wrote about their lives and work. An inspiring line up of women in astronomy and astrophysics.

 

Nancy Atkinson is a science writer and NASA /JPL Solar System Ambassador.

 

Alyssa Gilbert on 'the life of a newly-minted PhD contemplating her future'.

 

Emma and Rita blog with two colleagues. 'We are a bunch of selfish transients or astronomy researchers, whichever term you prefer.'

 

Four scientists (men and women) blog about women in astronomy.

 

The official website for the international She is an Astronomer programme.

Ever evolving page with news, comments and links.

 

Lots of resources, listed by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2008

 

A wiki site with a growing list of women astronomers

 

Sue Bowler, A&G, February 2010, Vol 51.

 

Walker Cesarsky, A&G, April 2010, Vol 51.

 

M G Lord, Walker and Company, 2006

 

Lucy Rogers, Springer, 2008

 

Jo Marchant, Heinemann, 2008

 

BBC Radio 4 programme from 1997 about the thirteen women who were trained as astronauts by NASA, then dropped.

 

A documentary about pilot and pioneer Jerri Truhill, who was trained in 1961, as part of NASA's top secret Mercury 13 programme, to become one of the First Lady Astronauts.

 

Laura S Woodmansee, Apogee Books, 2002