Maddie Emms presenting on IWD2020

Celebrating Women in Science and Conservation

We are celebrating the amazing women working to understand and better protect the world around us. Hear from women at the forefront of zoology and conservation with a series of talks for International Women’s Day 2020.

Programme of talks:
00.16Dr Juliet Vickery
Conservation of Gola Rainforest : from chimps to chocolate
15.45Dr Michela Leonardi
Back to the future: species distribution through time
26.45Fleur Nash
Exploring gender in conservation: from perspectives of animals, humans and being a researcher
37.52Dr Elia Benito Gutierrez
Deep Ocean Origins of the Backbone
57.25Dr Amelia Hood
Why did the King Cobra cross the road? To get to the termite mound
82.23Dr Kate Sainsbury
A recent history of mammalian carnivores in Britain
89.00Maddie Emms
Coral reef fishes in a changing climate
101.29Anna Guasco
From Devil-Fish to Friendly Whale: Stories of the Grey Whale

You can find more stories from scientists, conservations and museum professionals on our Research Stories page. Including the stories of 27 inspirational women, collated to celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month the Museum.


An equal world is an enabled world.
#IWD2020  #EachforEqual

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