Equal Opportunities

The number of women working in robotics-related academic fields is very low, especially when it comes to professorships and top positions in general. NCCR Robotics addressed this problem with dedicated initiatives and opportunities that promoted women’s involvement and helped them developing their career. These included outreach activities to help attract more women to engineering studies and increase the number of women students; grants and awards to enhance career development and the recruitment of female PhD students and researchers; activities to enhance awareness on gender issues and the impact of unconscious bias in academic recruitment.