(11 September, 2017) The round-table “Women of science” about the role of women in various scientific fields, especially exact science will take place on September 12th at 17:00 in the small room of the Academy of Science of Lithuania (Gedimino pr. 3, Vilnius). The round-table discussion was an initiative of the Polish Institute in Vilnius in the context of the Science Festival (September 11th-16th on “Spaceship – Earth”). Representatives of various European countries will share their experiences. Among the guests of the round-table are Agnieszka Zalewska, the former president of the CERN council and physicist from the Jagellonian University of Krakow and the first woman to hold such a high position. Marcella Diemoz, director of the INFN based in the Rome Section, will also participate. Lithuania is represented by Dr. Urte Neniskyte, a researcher from the Neurobiology and Biophysics of the Centre of Life Sciences of the University of Vilnius, and scholarship holder of “L’Oreal – UNESCO”. The Italian Institute of Culture of Vilnius is a partner of the round-table discussion. (Red)
