EDISTEM (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in STEM) launch event

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in STEM is a LSIS-funded project aimed to support lecturers, tutors, career professionals, diversity specialists and widening participation and outreach workers at FE colleges, Universities and work based learning providers in Yorkshire.

The project is being run as a partnership between the Women in SET team at Sheffield Hallam University, Doncaster College and Training 2000 and will be officially launched on 31st January 2012 at Doncaster College. The launch event will include lunch, and will provide an overview of the project, it's goals and how workers from FE colleges, Universities and work based learning providers in the Yorkshire region can become involved.

Take the office with you- easily

Following the launch of the latest version of its mobile working software platform awiMX, specialist software house NDL is now set to demonstrate how easy it is to seamlessly integrate mobile applications with existing back-office IT systems. To prove the point, NDL, whose technology is used by around a third of UK local authorities, 50 NHS Trusts and numerous housing authorities, is carrying out live demonstrations at a series of seminars across the UK.

Research carried out by the company shows that demand for mobile working and the software which facilities it, is set to grow rapidly by 2014, with both the size and scope of projects increasing dramatically and the number of mobile working projects expected to rise by a third in healthcare and by 20% among local authorities.

awiMX allows staff with basic development skills to quickly and easily build and distribute line-of-business apps across BlackBerry, Windows and Android smart phones and Windows and Android tablets. The system can then be integrated with multiple back-office systems using NDL’s awiSX application integration toolset. Detailed research carried out by NDL and published in the company’s annual Mobile Working Report has demonstrated that this style of mobile working brings considerable cost and time savings to organisations which adopt it. The half-day seminars will be held in Edinburgh on Thursday 2nd February and Greater Manchester on Thursday 9th February. Morning and afternoon seminars will also be held in London on Wednesday 8th February. For further details or to book your place please contact Helen Mountford on 01937 543500 or email info@ndl.co.uk

Go Feminist 2012 Conference

University of Chester: Diversity Festival 2012

Take the office with you- easily (Morning session)

Following the launch of the latest version of its mobile working software platform awiMX, specialist software house NDL is now set to demonstrate how easy it is to seamlessly integrate mobile applications with existing back-office IT systems. To prove the point, NDL, whose technology is used by around a third of UK local authorities, 50 NHS Trusts and numerous housing authorities, is carrying out live demonstrations at a series of seminars across the UK.

Research carried out by the company shows that demand for mobile working and the software which facilities it, is set to grow rapidly by 2014, with both the size and scope of projects increasing dramatically and the number of mobile working projects expected to rise by a third in healthcare and by 20% among local authorities.

awiMX allows staff with basic development skills to quickly and easily build and distribute line-of-business apps across BlackBerry, Windows and Android smart phones and Windows and Android tablets. The system can then be integrated with multiple back-office systems using NDL’s awiSX application integration toolset. Detailed research carried out by NDL and published in the company’s annual Mobile Working Report has demonstrated that this style of mobile working brings considerable cost and time savings to organisations which adopt it. The half-day seminars will be held in Edinburgh on Thursday 2nd February and Greater Manchester on Thursday 9th February. Morning and afternoon seminars will also be held in London on Wednesday 8th February. For further details or to book your place please contact Helen Mountford on 01937 543500 or email info@ndl.co.uk

Modern Girlhood: Growing up in the 21st Century

The Gender and Education Association with the Centre of Youth Work Studies and the Educational Department at Brunel University, and the British Sociology Association's Youth Study Group are holding a 1 day seminar on Modern Girlhoods on 8th February 2012.

Recent years have seen a growing interest in the social and cultural lives of girls within scholarly and policy literature. The theme of the day: Modern Girlhood in the 21st Century, aims to be broad enough to focus on the range of public, policy and scholarly debates that focus on the lives of young women. Keynote speakers for the day include Prof. Valerie Hey (University of Sussex) and Dr Farzana Shain (Keele University).

The day aims to encompass a range of interdisciplinary approaches, and we would be keen to bring scholars and practitioners together from : youth work, education studies, youth studies, sociology, social policy and social work. The sessions aim to provide space to enable participants to engage with a range of debates from the field, and we seek papers/ seminars/posters and workshops. These might include work exploring:

- Girls work and in/formal education;
- Girls’ friendship cultures;
- ‘Race’, ethnicity and girlhood;
- Understandings of popular culture and moral panics focusing on girlhood;
- Girls’ sexual desires and/or practice or understandings.

Take the office with you easily (afternoon session)

Following the launch of the latest version of its mobile working software platform awiMX, specialist software house NDL is now set to demonstrate how easy it is to seamlessly integrate mobile applications with existing back-office IT systems. To prove the point, NDL, whose technology is used by around a third of UK local authorities, 50 NHS Trusts and numerous housing authorities, is carrying out live demonstrations at a series of seminars across the UK.

Research carried out by the company shows that demand for mobile working and the software which facilities it, is set to grow rapidly by 2014, with both the size and scope of projects increasing dramatically and the number of mobile working projects expected to rise by a third in healthcare and by 20% among local authorities.

awiMX allows staff with basic development skills to quickly and easily build and distribute line-of-business apps across BlackBerry, Windows and Android smart phones and Windows and Android tablets. The system can then be integrated with multiple back-office systems using NDL’s awiSX application integration toolset. Detailed research carried out by NDL and published in the company’s annual Mobile Working Report has demonstrated that this style of mobile working brings considerable cost and time savings to organisations which adopt it. The half-day seminars will be held in Edinburgh on Thursday 2nd February and Greater Manchester on Thursday 9th February. Morning and afternoon seminars will also be held in London on Wednesday 8th February. For further details or to book your place please contact Helen Mountford on 01937 543500 or email info@ndl.co.uk

British Gas Open Day

Staines, Middlesex

As part of National Apprentice week 2012, British Gas is running an Open Day at their Offices at Swan House, Staines. The Open Day is designed to give you more information on the type of roles that we have within Centrica and British Gas and an understanding of how to apply when these roles are available.

Redundancy: Be prepared

This professional development course, hosted by Women in Technology aims to highlight awareness to attendees of the redundancy process and how to manage it.

The evening will be presented by Isabella Brusati- a legal professional with 15 years’ experience working for FTSE100 companies in the UK. She has managed hundreds of redundancies and is aware of what really happens behind the scenes.

In this session, Isabella will take you through the legal provisions that regulate redundancy and the practises some employers follow when downsizing their workforce. She will provide pragmatic advice on how to handle the redundancy process to your advantage, some techniques that may spare you from being made redundant and how to negotiate your package and get the highest cheque if you are "on the way out".

During the session attendees will:

• Learn the basics of employment law that regulates redundancy (jargon free)
• Identify the signs that may point to a redundancy exercise being in the pipeline
• Develop an action plan if you are the only person in your team targeted for redundancy
• Develop a strategy if your employer is not acting in compliance with the law

Take the office with you- easily

Following the launch of the latest version of its mobile working software platform awiMX, specialist software house NDL is now set to demonstrate how easy it is to seamlessly integrate mobile applications with existing back-office IT systems. To prove the point, NDL, whose technology is used by around a third of UK local authorities, 50 NHS Trusts and numerous housing authorities, is carrying out live demonstrations at a series of seminars across the UK.

Research carried out by the company shows that demand for mobile working and the software which facilities it, is set to grow rapidly by 2014, with both the size and scope of projects increasing dramatically and the number of mobile working projects expected to rise by a third in healthcare and by 20% among local authorities.

awiMX allows staff with basic development skills to quickly and easily build and distribute line-of-business apps across BlackBerry, Windows and Android smart phones and Windows and Android tablets. The system can then be integrated with multiple back-office systems using NDL’s awiSX application integration toolset. Detailed research carried out by NDL and published in the company’s annual Mobile Working Report has demonstrated that this style of mobile working brings considerable cost and time savings to organisations which adopt it. The half-day seminars will be held in Edinburgh on Thursday 2nd February and Greater Manchester on Thursday 9th February. Morning and afternoon seminars will also be held in London on Wednesday 8th February. For further details or to book your place please contact Helen Mountford on 01937 543500 or email info@ndl.co.uk

Accessing STEM: Supporting transition and study for disabled STEM undergraduates

This workshop is for STEM admissions tutors and WP/disability officers, to raise awareness of the specific issues faced by students with disabilities who wish to study STEM subjects at university. Organised by the National HE STEM Programme, the event aims to share best practice and effective support models.

The programme of speakers will bring together leading researchers in education support at HE level, education support officers, and representatives from specialist colleges, charities and national organisations.

University of Cambridge EnterpriseWISE

The University of Cambridge’s Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL) at Cambridge Judge Business School is offering EnterpriseWISE which is a tailored entrepreneurship course for PhD and Early Career women researchers who are working in Science, Engineering and Technology with the express purpose of developing skills, knowledge and confidence. The programme focuses significantly on three things: 

1. Personal development and increasing confidence in being entrepreneurial

2. Highlighting the realities of entrepreneurship for women from STEM subjects

3. Building networks of entrepreneurial women.  

University of Cambridge EnterpriseWISE

The University of Cambridge’s Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL) at Cambridge Judge Business School is offering EnterpriseWISE which is a tailored entrepreneurship course for PhD and Early Career women researchers who are working in Science, Engineering and Technology with the express purpose of developing skills, knowledge and confidence. The programme focuses significantly on three things: 

1. Personal development and increasing confidence in being entrepreneurial

2. Highlighting the realities of entrepreneurship for women from STEM subjects

3. Building networks of entrepreneurial women.  

Manchester Girl Geeks celebrate the Code Year 2012 - with an introduction to coding

Gender Equality in STEM - Sheffield Hallam University

The Changing Landscape of Women in the Professions: Why Women Study Law and Not Engineering?

Peer Mentoring workshop and AGM, facilitated by Tennie Videler

This workshop, Hosted by CamAWISE will build on the success of last year’s event and allows their members to utilise the inherent resources, skills and experiences of the CamAWiSE network.  It will be followed by the Annual General Meeting, networking and refreshments ...please save the date, registration will open soon.

Women in Mining professional development- Dress for Success

Women in Mining's  networking drinks on 22 February 2012 will be an opportunity for WIM (UK) members to learn from a stylist how to achieve a positive professional presence and project an image of success, while enjoying some retail therapy and a great discount from L.K. Bennett.

At this event, WIM will also kick off a collaboration with the UK charity Dress for Sucess, which helps women on low incomes get back to work.

LMS Mary Cartwright Lecture

Skills North West- Day 1

Skills North West is an event aimed specifically at highlighting opportunities and inspiring 14-19yr olds and their parents/carers. Skills North West would like to invite regional organisations  to come and exhibit at the event.

They will be delivering over 8,000 15 -24yr olds across two days (28th and 29th February 2012) and inviting them to network with potential future employers, training providers and educational organisations.

Some of the exhibitors already booked are: AECC, Baltic Training, British Horse Racing, College of law, JHP, Kaplan, Learning World, Manchester Metropolitan University, McDonald’s Restaurants, Mid Cheshire College, Myerscough College, Not Going to Uni, Open Doors Media, QA, Raf, Salford City College, Stockport College, The Manchester College, The University of Bolton, Tribal Group, United Utilities, University of Derby & Buxton, University of Southampton, Vital Services Group, Zenos.

This is the opportunity to meet with thousands of students from the North West to promote yourself and the services you offer.

Skills North West- Day 2

Skills North West is an event aimed specifically at highlighting opportunities and inspiring 14-19yr olds and their parents/carers. Skills North West would like to invite regional organisations  to come and exhibit at the event.

They will be delivering over 8,000 15 -24yr olds across two days (28th and 29th February 2012) and inviting them to network with potential future employers, training providers and educational organisations.

Some of the exhibitors already booked are: AECC, Baltic Training, British Horse Racing, College of law, JHP, Kaplan, Learning World, Manchester Metropolitan University, McDonald’s Restaurants, Mid Cheshire College, Myerscough College, Not Going to Uni, Open Doors Media, QA, Raf, Salford City College, Stockport College, The Manchester College, The University of Bolton, Tribal Group, United Utilities, University of Derby & Buxton, University of Southampton, Vital Services Group, Zenos.

This is the opportunity to meet with thousands of students from the North West to promote yourself and the services you offer.

Call for Abstracts: BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium 2012

Equality in the Workplace: Zero Tolerance on Gender-Based Discrimination and Harassment in Europe

WOW- Women of the world festival 2012, Day 1

WOW - Women of the World Festival 2012 is a celebration of the formidable strength and inventiveness of women. Running 7-11 March. This annual festival presents and recognises women from all walks of life, acting as a conversation space for issues of all kinds. WOW includes lively talks and debates about politics, the arts, economics, fashion, science, health, sport and big ideas. Take part in mentoring and workshops and hear from celebrities, politicians, artists and activists on the topics that matter to women worldwide. 

 Evening highlights (ticketed separately) include comedy from Sandi Toksvig; music from Equals Live 2012, Sinead O’Connor and Emmy the Great; and film with Birds Eye View Sound and Silents.

WOW - Women of the World Festival 2012

Join Women on the Bridge

WOW Women of the world 2012, Day 2

WOW - Women of the World Festival 2012 is a celebration of the formidable strength and inventiveness of women. Running 7-11 March. This annual festival presents and recognises women from all walks of life, acting as a conversation space for issues of all kinds. WOW includes lively talks and debates about politics, the arts, economics, fashion, science, health, sport and big ideas. Take part in mentoring and workshops and hear from celebrities, politicians, artists and activists on the topics that matter to women worldwide. 

Evening highlights (ticketed separately) include comedy from Sandi Toksvig; music from Equals Live 2012, Sinead O’Connor and Emmy the Great; and film with Birds Eye View Sound and Silents.

Springboard women's development programme free taster event

Springboard is the highly acclaimed personal development programme for women. Designed by women for women, Springboard suits all ages, backgrounds and lifestyles.

This FREE half day session provides a valuable and rare opportunity for employers and interested individuals to find out why Springboard is so highly rated by the organisations that use it. You will get the opportunity to ask questions about the programme, and experience Springboard for yourself. Men as well as women are welcome to attend.

The next Springboard delivery in Central London will be on 29 March, 23 April, 22 May and 21 June 2012 (delegates attend all four workshops). Taster Session attendees will be able to book onto this programme at a 15% discount!

NIACE International Women's Day Conference- Every Woman's right to learn

This conference, run by NIACE will be of interest to teachers, learning support staff, trade unionists, community activists and anyone interested in promoting women's equality within a learning envoronment.

The aims of the conference are

- To launch A Woman's Right to Learn - a manifesto for women's learning - and kick start activity to protect existing opportunities for women's learning, and create more of them

- To gather materials (learning, campaigning, research...) to help us all take action to achieve the Manifesto's ambitions

- To stimulate new thinking, practical ideas, creative solutions to building a better future for women in adult learning

- To celebrate women's achievements through learning and inspire us all think more about how adult learning can address women's inequality

WOW Women of the world festival 2012, Day 3

WOW - Women of the World Festival 2012 is a celebration of the formidable strength and inventiveness of women. Running 7-11 March. This annual festival presents and recognises women from all walks of life, acting as a conversation space for issues of all kinds. WOW includes lively talks and debates about politics, the arts, economics, fashion, science, health, sport and big ideas. Take part in mentoring and workshops and hear from celebrities, politicians, artists and activists on the topics that matter to women worldwide. 

 Evening highlights (ticketed separately) include comedy from Sandi Toksvig; music from Equals Live 2012, Sinead O’Connor and Emmy the Great; and film with Birds Eye View Sound and Silents.

WOW Women of thr world festival 2012, Day 4

WOW - Women of the World Festival 2012 is a celebration of the formidable strength and inventiveness of women. Running 7-11 March. This annual festival presents and recognises women from all walks of life, acting as a conversation space for issues of all kinds. WOW includes lively talks and debates about politics, the arts, economics, fashion, science, health, sport and big ideas. Take part in mentoring and workshops and hear from celebrities, politicians, artists and activists on the topics that matter to women worldwide. 

Evening highlights (ticketed separately) include comedy from Sandi Toksvig; music from Equals Live 2012, Sinead O’Connor and Emmy the Great; and film with Birds Eye View Sound and Silents.

International Women's day- Derby

This event, organised by Women's Day Derby is inspired by the Olympics and includes some very inspiring speakers, workshops and activities . There will also be a showcase of local talent in music and dance plus exhibits and the chance to celebrate women’s achievements, meet new people and find out about local training, career and volunteering opportunities.

WOW Women of the world festival 2012 - Day 5

WOW - Women of the World Festival 2012 is a celebration of the formidable strength and inventiveness of women. Running 7-11 March. This annual festival presents and recognises women from all walks of life, acting as a conversation space for issues of all kinds. WOW includes lively talks and debates about politics, the arts, economics, fashion, science, health, sport and big ideas. Take part in mentoring and workshops and hear from celebrities, politicians, artists and activists on the topics that matter to women worldwide. 

Evening highlights (ticketed separately) include comedy from Sandi Toksvig; music from Equals Live 2012, Sinead O’Connor and Emmy the Great; and film with Birds Eye View Sound and Silents.