In the spirit of Metis, the Greek goddess of wise counsel, this site provides advice on how
to promote gender equality, diversity and family friendliness in academic work environments.
Built by and for research alliances at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
Thursday, 8 January 2026
Measuring Diversity & Discrimination
This lecture as part of the "Ringvorlesung Geschlecht denken. Kritische Ontologien" explores how data and monitoring can serve as key components of university diversity policies.
Monday, 12 January 2026
(F)Empowering Motherhood
Explore motherhood as a social and political space in this lecture series that reframes the transformation to becoming a mother beyond conventional narratives.
Tuesday, 13 January 2026
Motherhood and Science: Reading & Discussion
A joint reading explores the tensions between motherhood, academic work and care responsibilities, drawing on two key publications from the network Mutterschaft und Wissenschaft.
The MATH+ Kovalevskaya Lunch
The Kovalevskaya Lunch takes place once a semester before the Kovalevskaya Lecture, which is part of the regular MATH+ Friday Colloquium series.
Forscherinnen-Tag
Established by the CRC 951 and Club Lise Mentoring, the Day for Female Researchers is a full-day event for female pupils.
NeuroCure Research Fellowships – For Female Postdocs in the Neurosciences
This fellowship offered by NeuroCure supports early-career female researchers.
Women’s Networking Retreat
First established in 2023, the "Women's Networking Retreat" for PIs, PhDs and Postdocs fosters collaborations, networking and supports women's career development in the consortium.
Diversity Survey in the Excellence Cluster Science of Intelligence
The Excellence Cluster Science of Intelligence invites you to learn about their insightful findings from their diversity survey in promoting diversity.
DFG KI-FOR 5363
Fusing Deep Learning and Statistics towards Understanding Structured Biomedical Data
IRTG 2706
Transformative Religion: Religion as Situated Knowledge in Processes of Social Transformation
