Making chemists more visible in everyday life is one of their goals, says Mimi: 'You hardly find them on social media, you don’t see them on the news or in movies or shows. Mimi: 'With Sisters in Science we hope to reach anyone interested in what the ‘science world' is all about, to inspire young people to pursue a career in science and to connect with our fellow scientists on the platform.' This all nicely lines up with the goal of the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science, to be held next Thursday, 11 February. As a result, the trio jointly launched their Instagram account. 'Let alone that he or she would look anything like us.'Ī desire grew to show younger generations, and in fact anyone not familiar with the academic world, that being a scientist (and in particular a chemist) can be a regular career path to anyone. 'Among the three of us we noticed that when we were younger, we never knew what a being a scientist actually meant', says Mimi. They discussed the general image of a scientist in a lab, which usually boils down to a white man of age with crazy Einstein-like hair. The idea for the Instagram account came up in a discussion between Mimi, Lotte, and Noor, who became friends during their studies in chemistry at the UvA. International Symposium on Carbene and Nitrene Chemistry.It can be all things to all people so come along and see.Three analytical chemists become 'Sisters in Science' on Instagram - HIMS - University of Amsterdam icon-ENvlag icon-LinkedIn icon-NLvlag icon-arrow-curved icon-arrow-left icon-arrow-right icon-arrow-top icon-arrow-up icon-bullhorn icon-calendar-source icon-calendar icon-checkmark icon-chevron icon-clock icon-close icon-download icon-externallink icon-facebook icon-feedback icon-filters icon-flickr icon-google-plus icon-gridview icon-hamburger icon-hat icon-heart icon-instagram icon-internallink icon-lang-en icon-lang-nl icon-language icon-listview icon-loading icon-mail icon-menu icon-mobile icon-notification-error icon-notification-info icon-pencil icon-phone icon-pin icon-pinterest icon-playbtn icon-rss icon-search icon-send icon-twitter icon-upload icon-usp-alarm icon-usp-award icon-usp-bullseye icon-usp-calendar icon-usp-city-amsterdam icon-usp-city-skyline icon-usp-clock-half icon-usp-clock icon-usp-deadline icon-usp-degree icon-usp-fieldwork icon-usp-hat icon-usp-lab icon-usp-law icon-usp-money-stacks icon-usp-money icon-usp-order-alt icon-usp-order icon-usp-person-blank icon-usp-person-female icon-usp-person-male icon-usp-persons-blank icon-usp-persons-gender icon-usp-ribbon icon-usp-signpost icon-usp-world icon-whatsapp icon-youtube icon-zoom-in If all you want to do is sit in the sun and chat or get to know the regular users of the site, or sit quietly and watch the world go by then the Three Sisters is the place for you. Come along and help with the Wildlife Garden Project.Ĭontact us via this web site or come to the car park on the second Sunday of the month and introduce yourself to the workers. If you like digging, pruning and gardening then the Friends need you.

Come and work in the fresh air and help us to improve the site. If you want to keep fit without expensive gym fees then try our green gym. If all you want to do is entertain your children or grandchildren for a time then bring them to play or walk around the site. If you are a photographer, a fisherman or a dog walker, it’s the place for you. If you are walker, a stroller or a jogger, it’s the place for you. If you are a bird watcher, a buggy-pusher or a bike rider, it’s the place for you.

We thank Don and Dave for letting us use their photos, all of which were taken at the Three Sisters. If you look at the WILDLIFE section you will see the variety of wildlife that visits the site. This web site is an attempt to show you that the Three Sisters is an amazing place to visit. We have our meetings on the last Tuesday of most months and the Secretary circulates the information about these either by e mail, text or post, as required by the members. We sometimes have special work weekends if we have larger tasks that take longer than a morning.

We meet on the Car Park at 10.00am and work until about noon. The Friends have a work morning on the second Sunday each month. To support practical projects to improve the Three Sisters and promote the site by voluntary work and fund-raising.To raise the profile and promote the public use of the Three Sisters Recreation Area.To foster communication between the management bodies and the users of the Three Sisters Recreation Area.In November 2005 the group became a constituted, not-for-profit, community association.

A visit to friends and three sisters