Durham University Women In Technology’s Post

Calling all tech professionals - we need you! Durham University Women in Tech (DUWiT) is seeking mentors for our upcoming mentorship program, launching this October.  If you’re passionate about fostering diversity in tech and willing to dedicate 2 hours a month over the academic year to guide and inspire the next generation of women in technology, we’d love to have you on board! If you’re interested, please sign up at https://lnkd.in/egdhCGkd or email us at durhamwit@gmail.com for more details.

A massive well done to all A-Level students getting their results today! Be proud of your achievements, we certainly are! If you're joining us in September, be sure to pay us a visit at the Freshers' Fair. We look forward to meeting you! #durhamuniversity #durhamuni #alevelresults #alevelresultsday #alevelresultsday2024 #womenintech #womenintechnology

🎉 A massive shoutout to our incredible members for becoming finalists at the #BCSWomenLovelace Colloquium 2024 yesterday at the University of Liverpool! It was fantastic seeing the level of effort and dedication put in to everybody's posters, and we thoroughly enjoyed learning about them all. 🏆 Congratulations to Allaida Siow for earning 1st place in the 3rd Year category for her poster "Empowering Women's Choices: Harnessing Wearable Tech for Informed Menopause Management". In addition, we were awarded 3 Honourable Mentions: 🏅 Madeleine Langdon-Morris, 1st Year: "Can Probabilistic Graph Models Predict Your Future?" 🏅 Mariia Slobodianiuk, 2nd Year: "From Movement to Melody" 🏅 Lara Tatli, 2nd Year: "Beyond Classical Algorithms: The Potential for Quantum PageRank and its Applications" We were also joined by other brilliant finalists: ⭐ Eve S., 2nd Year: "Can AI make our healthcare system greener?" ⭐ Isabelle Bromage, 2nd Year: "A Walk Through our Universe: The Power of Computing in Astronomy" ⭐ Jessica Bond, 2nd Year: "Gaming, Toxicity & Why it Sucks" ⭐ Mithara De Alwis, 3rd Year, "ChatGPT: Potential Tutor in the Future?" 📢 The day was complete with plenty of insightful talks and panel discussions from Ocado Technology, DefProc Engineering, SEO London, Prof. Carron Shankland on gAI research and its unconscious biases, and Dr. Gabriella Pizzuto on robotic chemistry research. 🙌 Thank you to everyone at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT for making this event a reality for so many underrepresented people #WomeninTech across the country. It would not have been possible without the efforts of Hannah Dee, Dr Munira Raja, and Safia Barikzai. ❤️ And finally, a huge thank you to Professor Sue Black OBE for all your support and inspiration throughout our journeys in the world of tech.

Durham University Women in Technology is back for the 2023/24 academic year, and we're off to a fantastic start! 💜 Here's what we've been up so far to this month... 👩💻 Our Welcome Social (pictured): We introduced the new committee and brought together new and existing members in a series of quizzes and activities. 👩💻 Workshop Triad: Our committee members shared valuable insights and guidance on writing effective CVs, cover letters, and successful interview strategies. 👩💻 Movie Night: We gathered for an enjoyable evening and watched 'The Internship', complete with snacks and, as always, free pizza for our members! 👩💻 Upcoming Events: Stay tuned for more exciting events we have in store this term, including speakers and collaborations with other societies at Durham University... #duwit #technology #womenintech #womenintechnology #durhamuniversity #diversityintech