Diversity in Research Podcast
An exploration of diversity in research management and international research collaborations. We cover how we make research environments more inclusive and why doing this helps us to solve global challenges through research. Based in Europe but talking to the world of academic research.
Diversity in Research Podcast
PRIDE in STEM - a conversation with Dr Alfredo Carpineti
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Alfredo Carpineti, science reporter, founder and chair of PRIDE in STEM. We explored what PRIDE in STEM is - whether it's still important - and whether things are worse for LGTBQ+ people in STEM than in the rest of academia.
That all led us to a conversation about the challenges of the politicisation of LGTBQ+ issues in many countries, internationalisation - and finally, how we can all help make academia more LGBTQ+ inclusive.
Alfredo is good company - and we think everybody can learn a lot from our conversation with him about LGBTQ+ rights in a challenging time.
You can learn more about Pride in STEM at: https://prideinstem.org/
You can follow them on X/Twitter at: https://twitter.com/PrideinSTEM
You can follow Alfredo on X/Twitter at: https://twitter.com/DrCarpineti
This episode is produced and edited by: Peter Xiong
00:00 - Intro
01:28 - Alfredo's background
02:45 - Why did Alfredo found Pride in Stem?
08:58 - Why focus on STEM?
15:55 - Diversity vs discrimination
19:26 - Navigating protecting employees and national politics
33:34 - What challenges/opportunities do you see for LGBTQ in academia?
44:30 - Change starting from universities
49:24 - How do you support an LGBTQ person in academia?
54:03 - End of interview
55:12 - Interview Recap
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