Presentation for naming the new Science Building at Churchill Academy & Sixth Form

1. Dame Athene Donald
… to inspire children at
Churchill Academy to pursue
careers in science and
engineering
Scientist
Role Model
Champion for women in science
Leader
AcademicResearcher Inspiration
PhysicsProfessor

2. Dame Athene
Donald
Born on 15th May 1953 in London
Studied Natural Sciences at Girton College,
Cambridge
Gained a PhD in 1977 in Theoretical Physics
Professor of Experimental Physics at the
University of Cambridge in 1998
Fellow of the Royal Society in 1999
Appointed a Dame in the 2010 Queens
Birthday Honours List

3. Academic
Research
Her research field is soft matter and biological
physics, including polymers, biopolymers and,
most recently, cellular biophysics
She is currently the Master of
Churchill College, Cambridge

4. Awards and
Honours
These are few of her achievements
1983: Royal Society University
Research fellow
2009: L'Oréal-UNESCO awards for
woman in science
2010: Faraday medal for the institute
of Physics
2011: UKRC woman of outstanding
achievements lifetime award
Awards and
Honours
These are few of her achievements
1983: Royal Society University
Research fellow
2009: L'Oréal-UNESCO awards for
woman in science
2010: Faraday medal for the institute
of Physics
2011: UKRC woman of outstanding
achievements lifetime award
She was awarded 20
awards in the space of
33 years

5. Champion for
women in
science
Donald has been a champion of women
in science
From 2006 to 2014 she was Director of Cambridge
University's Women in Science, Engineering and
Technology Initiative, and she was the University's first
Gender Equality Champion from 2010 to 2014
Outside the University, she chaired the Athena Forum from
2009 to 2013, an organisation which aims to provide a
strategic oversight of developments that advance the
career progression and representation of women in
science, technology, mathematics, and medicine (STEM) in
UK higher education

6. Quotes
Athene Donald said “Dolls rather than
chemistry sets are being pushed at young girls
who find it hard to follow a career in science”
She said, “We need to change the way we
think about girls and boys and what's
appropriate at an early age”
She says, “In this day and age, gender
stereotyping still exists and we need to put a
stop to it”

7. Summary
Athene Donald is a great
inspiration to us all, for her career
in science and her support for
gender equality. In years to come
she could influence children at
Churchill Academy to pursue a
career a science or engineering

8. Thankyou for listening
…… she has certainly inspired us.
What about you?