Diversity opens the door to a broader range of talent, encouraging the sharing of new ideas and experiences, and providing insight into the needs and motivations of an increasingly multicultural world. For these reasons and more, the Graphene Flagship recognised the true value of diversity from the very beginning.
Our diversity-positive attitude is reflected by our Women in Graphene initiative – a series of events tailored to women scientists in the Graphene Flagship.Women in Graphene ran every year and sought to encourage women and girls to study and work in science.
But in 2020, we decided that our initiative had the potential to be even more inclusive. So we expanded and rebranded Women in Graphene to become Diversity in Graphene – a broader initiative to celebrate diversity, build a welcoming community and raise awareness for all underrepresented groups in all STEM fields, but in particular those in the graphene and layered materials community. The initiative officially kicked off during the Graphene For Research, Innovation, Collaboration online event in September 2020. Notably, Diversity in Graphene continues to support gender diversity and commemorates the many achievements of our women scientists.
Sign up and get the Graphene Flagship Mentoring Programme experience. The mentoring helps postgraduate students and early-career scientists to meet their career goals, expand their opportunities, accelerate their personal development and improve their self-confidence. The next round of applications to become a mentor or a mentee will open in October-November 2022.
Highlights of "The road to diversity and inclusion" panel discussion, September 2020.
The 7th EU-Korea Workshop on Graphene and Related Materials will be held on 5 September 2022 in Munich (Germany). This workshop, organised tightly connected with the Graphene Week 2022, aims at fostering exchange of experiences, practices and ideas related to the current and emerging topics associated with graphene and 2D related materials for electronics, opto-electronics quantum devices and sensing. This is a follow up to the EU-Korea Workshop held online on 29 September 2021.
The 2022 edition of Graphene Flagship's Graphene Week will take place at the heart of European innovation - the world-famous BMW Welt in Munich, Germany. The multidisciplinary event will gather the latest research on graphene and related materials, as well as the newest graphene-enabled products. Don't miss this unique chance to meet the best experts in the field, expand your network and learn about exciting innovations. Registration is now OPEN!
| Aitor Villafranca Velasco |
IO-CSIC; Alcyon Photonics; PRISMA |
Spain |
| Alba Centeno / Amaia Zurutuza |
Graphenea |
Spain |
| Ana Helman |
ESF |
France |
| Beata Szydlowska |
Bundeswehr University Munich; University of Heidelberg |
Germany |
| Camilla Coletti |
IIT |
Italy |
| Letizia Diamante | University of Cambridge | UK |
| Mar Garcia Hernandez |
CSIC |
Spain |
