VIDEO: "Sexy" Bristol University science students make spoof video
A group of female psychologists from Bristol University have made a spoof video in response to what they say was a "demeaning" video made earlier this year to attract more women to science.
The European Commission spent more than £80,000 making the "Science: It's a Girl Thing" video - and the Bristol version was shot for £7.66.
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Bristol University's female psychologists have starred in their own video
In the original European Commission video, a handsome male laboratory worker and images of high heels and make-up were used to encourage women into the science industry.
THE ORIGINAL VIDEO:
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But the Bristol women - who are mostly PhD students at the university - decided to produce a spoof version to show that girls are interested in things other than make-up and high heels.
In the video they are seen in their laboratories dancing to LMFAO's "Sexy And I Know It".
THE BRISTOL GIRLS' SPOOF VIDEO:
Suzi Gage, a 29 year-old PhD student with a Masters in cognitive neuropsychology, told the Telegraph: "We made the video mainly for fun, but also because the original was so awful. It was really demeaning to women, and contained no science at all - just make-up."
She added: "There are big problems regarding women in science, from physics A-level students right through to the percentage of professors. There are various reasons, and people like Athene Donald [a Cambridge university professor] are helping to bring this to public awareness, but videos like the original really don't help."
Emily Koch - Emily is a journalist living in Bristol, where she works as a digital publisher for Northcliffe Digital. She writes for ThisisBristol and was previously a senior reporter on The Post.
Comments
by Waybaloo
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 6:06PM
“Very funny girls , well done.”
by brizzlebound
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 3:57PM
“Great video, gets the message across brilliantly. Shame about the comments here. Makes me actually embarrassed to call myself a bloke. Some guys need to get their heads out of their own behinds and think before they actually write something. And even then, they should probably keep their stupid comments to themselves.”
by Jimenez47
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 2:36PM
“Psychology isn't science. You'll have to learn some statistics, big deal. And if those women are supposedly 'sexy'' I need to go back to the drawing-board and re-evaluate my standards”
by ToryToMyGrave
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 12:53PM
“The EU video is terrible, new levels of female patronising. Science is not sexy, end of.
The Bristol video...imaginative but I'm also struggling to find a polite way of saying they're not the best looking ladies. Makes me wonder whether we're getting value for money out of our PhD students...”
by FunnyGrrrl
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 12:35PM
“Brilliant, so funny.”
by welliedog2
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 11:47AM
“No offence intended but you can see the difference in both the production quality AND the quality of the clunge.
I admire the ladies enthusiasm and enterprise and no doubt they are bright and gifted scientists but in this case the eye candy is all in the EU video.
Good effort ladies!”
by swissbob
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 11:13AM
“Surprisingly good!
It's always nice to see the EU inventing new ways to waste our money as well. Time for a referendum on our EU membership.”
by Supersnakes
Tuesday, December 18 2012, 10:30AM
“Very well done ladies.”