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‘Piety, Sobriety and Variety’: the first three female MPs to arrive at Westminster

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14 March 202314 March 2023

Much has been written about Constance Markievicz, the first woman elected to parliament at the general election 1918 and Nancy Astor, the first woman to take her seat in parliament…Read More >

‘Piety, Sobriety and Variety’: the first three female MPs to arrive at Westminster

So here we are again… sex and misogyny in Parliament

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27 April 202223 February 2023

So here we are again, after a weekend of press and parliamentary misogyny, the subsequent outrage will inevitably simmer down and go away until the next time…and the next time……Read More >

So here we are again… sex and misogyny in Parliament

Celebrating 100 years of women in Parliament

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6 December 201919 December 2019

On 28 November 1919, Nancy Astor was elected to Parliament, becoming the first female MP to take her seat. A century on, a train named in her honour took VIP…Read More >

Parliament week 2018: Top tips for engaging policy-makers with your research

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15 November 201815 November 2021

In her second blog post for Parliament Week, University of Reading Impact Officer Ali McAnena gets the lowdown on how academics can engage policy-makers with their research from Mark Shanahan,…Read More >

Present your research in Parliament: apply for STEM for Britain 2019

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17 September 20183 November 2021

Early-career and student research scientists, engineers, technologists and mathematicians have until 3 December to apply for STEM for Britain 2019. Shortlisted entries will be asked to present their posters at…Read More >

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