Women scientists you should know

Barcelona Science and Universities and the digital culture magazine Núvol have collaborated to publish several interviews with women scientists to commemorate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 11 February, in its 2024 edition.

The interviews give visibility to women who carry out research relevant to society, highlight their work and also want to encourage girls and young women to undertake studies in the field of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics).

The interviews

Benedetta Bolognesi

Benedetta Bolognesi

"We have quantified all the mutations of the protein that causes Alzheimer's disease"
Carme Torras

Carme Torras

"We must build more utopias"

 
Carlota Dobaño

Carlota Dobaño

"Women scientists have poor support at the critical moment of motherhood"
Clara Prats

Clara Prats

"Numbers, if they are not understood, do not help society"
Elvan Böke

Elvan Böke

"Male fertility has been studied much more than female fertility"
Judith Juanhuix

Judith Juanhuix

"The adventure of science should be in the results, not in the paperwork"
Leticia Tarruell

Letícia Tarruell

"AI must be seen as a tool that will not replace people"

 
Montserrat Llagostera

Montserrat Llagostera

"Researchers have no capacity for social pressure"

 
Núria López-Bigas

Núria López-Bigas

"In our research, we make sure we don't generate any gender bias"
Núria Montserrat

Núria Montserrat

"We must constantly ask ourselves if what we do makes sense"
Sílvia Lacorte

Sílvia Lacorte

"Chemical pollution is invisible, and we are responsible for it"