Stirling professors up for top awards
Two Stirling University professors have been shortlisted for awards which celebrate the achievements of women in Scotland.
Carron Shankland, professor of computing science, and Professor Karen Boyle, co-director of the centre for gender and feminist studies, have been shortlisted in the first Scottish Women’s Awards 2017.
Professor Shankland has been shortlisted in the services to science and technology category.
Passionate about the promotion of careers in science for women, she chairs CygnetS – a best practice network of computing departments engaged in gender equality work. She also initiated the university’s Athena SWAN work which looks to improve diversity in higher education.
And after learning of her nomination, she said:“I am excited to be doing research that makes a difference to society.
“I hope that, by being nominated for this award, I can act as a role model for young people who may not have realised that a career in science is open to them.”
Professor Boyle has been shortlisted in the services to education category and her main research area is gender, violence and representation. She is the first professor of feminist media studies in the UK and said:“It is an honour to be nominated alongside other women working to challenge gender inequality across Scotland.”
The awards ceremony will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow on Wednesday, August 30.