Happy to present the project STEM passion and my portraits of women scientists at this very interesting event organized at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL.

What constitutes a good professor portrait for the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam? This question is the subject of the exhibition and the debate ‘How to portray a professor’, organised by the WO&MEN@vu network in collaboration with VU Heritage and Collections. Does this involve a painting, a photo or a film? Is it abstract or figurative? Do we see an individual or a team, a researcher or a lecturer? We are eager to hear what students and staff think about this issue. To give you some inspiration, the exhibition also presents a selection from the VU collection of professor portraits.

The Chief Diversity Officer and the curator of academic heritage will then further engage in discussion with each other and with the audience about the future of professor portraits at the VU. WO&MEN@VU will turn the input into a recommendation to the executive board, as a policy or guideline for acquiring new portraits.

A big thank you to Fernie Maas and Nienke de Bruijn for inviting me.

WO&MEN is a network of VU staff members who work to improve equality between men and women at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.