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What is the key to success for women who work in science? A new website, www.womeninscience.ox.ac.uk, launched this week, delves into the various experiences of successful women scientists at the University of Oxford.

The collection of video interviews with 39 women at various points in their science careers tell an inspiring story of an ongoing culture shift for women working in science, where – according to those interviewed – discrimination is rarely experienced and the work is fun, interesting and exciting.

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