Mentoring Young People for the Future.

European female scientists

Irish women dedicated to science should find inspiration and support acknowledging the scores of awarded European female scientists.

Everyone remembers Marie Curie in Paris for her studies on X-rays in the late 19th century. Or Rosalind Franklin, who helped understanding the structure of DNA in 1953. Or Jocelin Bell Burnell, of Irish descent, who discovered radio pulsars in 1967.

Travelling to Rome Italy would enable Irish scholars to explore the life and work of Rita Levi Montalcini, who was awarded in 1986 the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for her studies on the Nerve Growth Factor. Travelling to Rome University, and seeking accommodations, importance should be given to find reputable Rome apartments , which will be a reference for your activities.

Montalcini is the eldest living Nobel prize, now 101 years old. She still lives in her well appointed Rome apartment. An honorary citizen and Senator, she likes to explore Rome's sights as Rome's travelers do.

Irish scholars will find both in Dublin and in other European capitals useful knowledge. In Paris the Louvre Museum summarizes 3000 years of inventions. In Berlin the German Museum of Technology includes a large collection of historical engineering artifacts.

Rome is an open air museum in its entirety, especially of technology. Ancient Romans were pioneers in hydraulics, hydrology, architecture and engineering. All Rome's sights and monuments are a reference for the engineering education, and thus convey great cultural significance.

In today's Europe, exchanging cultural perspectives and technical notions leads female scientist to achieve awards. Famous Irish scientist of the past, like chemist Kathleen Lonsdale, lived most of their lives in Britain. Today there is a very active generation of young female scholars in Irish academies travelling frequently abroad, and even completing parts of their studies in other European countries with the Erasmus program. The result is that scores of students live abroad, where they rent apartments, as a means to have a broader view and a close interaction with different cultures.

Scholars have specific housing requirements. Whether long term or short term, apartments are more suitable than hotels. A separate room to study and work, a full-fledged kitchen, proximity to groceries, shops, and transportation lines are of the essence.

In these experiences, the seemingly ordinary tourist activities improve relationships, and thus more knowledge, not only about the history, customs and sights of the hosting country, but also about relevant scientific matters.