Registration
Registration for the conference is now open. Please note that capacity is limited, so sign up to ensure your participation!
Costs will include a contribution to join the first day of the conference (30 euro) and optional costs of dinner (35 euro) and hotel stay (around 115 euro). As one of the aims of Bridge the Gap is to stimulate collaborations between academics and practitioners the second day will be free of charge and is sponsored by our partners.
Please click here, to register for the conference and dinner.
Hotel
The hotel can be booked directly at UPark Hotel (indicate to them that you will join the Bridge the Gap! conference):
Website: https://www.uparkhotel.nl/nl/sleep
Phone: 053-4331366
Mail: info@uparkhotel.nl
The Bridge the Gap! project invites you to an academic group meeting to share and discuss cutting-edge research on how to attract and retain technical talent in school and work contexts among interdisciplinary social scientists.
In the past 4 years, researchers from the Bridge the Gap! team from the University of Twente, Utrecht University, and Saxion University of Applied Sciences have done research projects in collaboration with educational institutions and companies in high-tech to learn more about technical talents’ identity development, (gender) diversity and inclusion in tech, and the role of stereotypes in career choices and drop-out in tech.
In the academic meeting the Bridge the Gap team will share their research findings and invites others to share their work. Topics discussed will include social identity, gender inequality in STEM, professional development of engineers and turnover in STEM. Contribute to vivid discussions about these topics.
Practical information
Date: Thursday 30th June 2022
Time: 9.30-17.30
Main language: English
Location: U Parkhotel (University of Twente), De Veldmaat 8, 7522 NM, Enschede, The Netherlands
Programme
This day is designed for academics in social and behavioral sciences. We strongly encourage PhD students, Early Career Researchers and Early Career Academics to attend. As a participant, it is not necessary that you conduct research in the context of STEM yourself; we invite all academics with interest and/or expertise in the processes to build inclusive work/school environments and facilitate professional development and career choice.
The day includes:
- Presentation on key insights and deliverables of 4 years Bridge the Gap! research given by Ruth van Veelen, Assistant Professor at Utrecht University, and Maaike Endedijk, Professor at University of Twente.
- Keynote Talk given by Francesca Manzi, Assistant Professor at London School of Economics (https://www.francesca-manzi.com/).
- Research talks.
