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SUMMARY:SIR... or MADAM? The impact of privilege on careers in epidemic mo
 delling - Anne Cori (Imperial College London)
DTSTART:20240806T104500Z
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DESCRIPTION:As we emerge from what may be the largest global public health
  crises of our lives\, our community of epidemic modellers is naturally re
 flecting. What role can modelling play in supporting decision making durin
 g epidemics? How could we more effectively interact with policy makers? Ho
 w should we design future disease surveillance systems? All crucial questi
 ons. But who is going to be addressing them in 10 years' time? With high b
 urnout and poor attrition rates in academia\, both magnified in our field 
 by our unprecedented efforts during the pandemic\, and with low wages coin
 ciding with inflation at its highest for decades\, how do we retain talent
 ? This is a multifaceted challenge\, that I argue is underpinned by privil
 ege. In this talk\, I will introduce the notion of privilege and highlight
  how various aspects of privilege (namely gender\, ethnicity\, sexual orie
 ntation\, language and caring responsibilities) may affect the ability of 
 individuals to access to and progress within academic modelling careers. I
  will propose actions that all members of the epidemic modelling research 
 community may take to mitigate these issues and ensure we have a more dive
 rse and equitable workforce going forward.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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