GetSET Women Blog
Each fortnight a different woman describes her choice of career on our blog.
Its a fascinating snapshot of women who are in a minority - inventors, experimenters, engineers, technicians, scientists, researchers and more.
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From actress to Chartered Director
Suzy Walton is a Chartered Psychologist, Chartered Scientist and Chartered Director. She is a former Senior Civil Servant from the Cabinet Office and in 2008 became a full time non-executive director on various boards in government and the…
How to wangle your way into anything
How to wangle your way into anything…
Angela Crowther works for Expedition where, amongst doing other useful things, she is aiming to become a Chartered Engineer. She graduated in 2008 with an MEng in Civil and Architectural Engineering from…
Outstanding young eco-inventor
Emily Cummins is an outstanding young eco-inventor. In 2009 she was named Woman of the Year 2009. Other accolades include Cosmopolitan Magazine Save the Planet Pioneer 2008, The British Female Innovator of the year 2007, and the Technology…
Hospital-based clinical engineering
Shona Michael is Head of Clinical Engineering at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. She is a chartered engineer and member of the Institute for Physics and Engineering in Medicine.
At school I was always good at science - in particular,…
Biosciences: outreach, admin and drama
Dee Rawsthorne is Outreach Coordinator for the Norwich BioScience Institutes. She is based at Norwich Research Park. You can catch a performance of the play Blooming Snadragons, about early women geneticists, in London on 14 July.
Until I was…
On being an online hybrid at BIS
Anne Grikitis works for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills where she leads the STEM Skills and Diversity Unit. She is the Government Policy lead in the Science for Careers Strategy Group, which is made up of independent…
Sports scientist with a passion for football
Ellie Maybury is an exercise scientist working with female football players, for the Football Association.
I’ve always had a passion for football – when I was young I played it regularly. My goal was to work in football, but I knew this…
Barbie
In 2010, Mattel announced Barbie's latest career choice: Computer Engineer, the result of a popular vote. Here she talks exclusively to the UKRC about her new profession.
Have you always been interested in computers? What got you…Creating and teaching computer games
It started when I was studying graphic design. I used my boyfriend's PC to write my dissertation and then got into playing computer games as procrastination activity.
After graduation I got a trial week of work at a local games company. They…
Rebuilding after the tsunami through engineering
Since 2007 I've worked for MACE as a Project Manager and I currently work on the Thames Link Programme with Network Rail.
Previously I worked for Atkins, where I gained training and work experience to become a Chartered Civil Engineer.
In…
