STEM
progetti_
filtri_area_tematica
stem
Women on the Move: Rheumatological research for women’s health
The Bracco Foundation is supporting Donne in Movimento, a new fundraising gala being promoted by the Italian Foundation for Research in Rheumatology (FIRA). The event combines culture, science and social responsibility, and shines a spotlight on the oft-overlooked issue of rheumatological diseases that predominantly affect women.
“Women in STEM”: A project to nurture the participation of women in the sciences.
Confindustria's Fondazione Giuseppina Mai, in collaboration with the Bracco Foundation and Assolombarda's Steamiamoci project, is promoting female participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) studies by offering concrete opportunities for advancement to talented female students.
The aim is to reduce the high rate of early drop-outs among women in science subjects and encourage them to complete their studies.
ProgettoDiventerò [Project ‘I will become’] extends its scope to include Italian schools abroad
The Bracco Foundation and Department 5 of the Directorate General of Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation have joined forces to promote “progettoDiverterò nel Mondo”, the international edition of progettoDiventerò.
“Giacomo Bonaiuti” Chemistry Scholarship
Applications for the "Ing. Giacomo Bonaiuti" scholarship prize are open to students enrolled in a university in Lombardy in a faculty of Chemistry or a related department, such as Industrial Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technologies, Chemical Engineering, or Chemical Sciences and Technologies.
Mind the STEM Gap – Together: A manifesto exhibition to counter gender stereotyping
“Mind the STEM Gap - Together” (30 June - 29 October 2023 at CDI-Centro Diagnostico Italiano, No 20 Via Sant Bon, Milan) is an exhibition of works produced by 150 students of both sexes participating in the “Mind the STEM Gap” Manifesto, an initiative run by Fondazione Bracco to encourage girls and women to transcend sexist stereotypes by entering and prospering in the world of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Mind the STEM Gap is Fondazione Bracco’s Manifesto in support of access to STEM disciplines for women
Mind the Stem Gap is Fondazione Bracco’s Manifesto in support of access to STEM disciplines for women, overcoming gender stereotypes. Read, share and sign the Mind the STEM Gap Manifesto!
Women and science: “A week as a woman scientist “
Women make up just 34% of researchers in Italy according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD ). The percentage is very low, but it is rising. The Pathways for Transversal Skills and Orientation (PCTO) is guiding the “Week as a woman scientist ”, created in 2016 by the Bracco Foundation in collaboration with Centro Università degli Studi di Milano (CusMiBio). The initiative, which is aimed at girls in their fourth year of secondary school or technical college, revolves around the six points set out in the #Forwomeninscience manifesto.
“Renato Ugo” scholarships for scientific research
Named in memory of Professor Renato Ugo, the scholarships, initiated by AIRI and generously supported by Fondazione Bracco and partners, is intended for talented undergraduates interested in pursuing research and innovation in chemistry and related sciences.
Webinars for students and teachers from 100esperte
The Bracco Foundation and DeAScuola, in collaboration with the "100 women against stereotypes" project (#100esperte), have arranged a new multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral training course consisting of three webinars for teachers and one for students from junior and senior secondary schools.
Joint program with the Mexican Society of Radiology and the Mexican Federation of Radiology
To support the training of young foreign radiologists, after China and Brazil, Bracco Foundation in 2019 starts an important partnership with the Mexican Society of Radiology and the Federation
Mexican of Radiology.
3