2011 WISE Award winners announced
The winners of the 2011 WISE Awards were announced at a prestigious ceremony on Wednesday 19 October at London’s Institute of Engineering and Technology, with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.
2011 WISE Excellence Award winner: Claire Jones
Mechanical Project Engineer Claire Jones, who works at Sellafield in Cumbria, won £1,000 and the WISE Excellence Award, sponsored by Thales UK, for being an inspirational role model for girls and young engineers.
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2011 WISE Advisor Award winner: Heather Aspinwall
Heather Aspinwall, a curriculum leader in applied science and mathematics at Wirral Metropolitan College, won the Advisor Award. The award, sponsored by Intel Ltd, was open to career advisors, teachers, ambassadors, mentors and educators who have motivated and enthused girls and young women to pursue STEM related subjects. Marianne Hill, a curriculum leader in science, maths and physics, at City of Sunderland College was also noted as runner up for the Advisor Award.
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The runner up for the 2011 WISE Advisor Award was Marianne Hill, a curriculum leader in science, maths and physics, at City of Sunderland College
2011 WISE Champion Award winner: joint winners - The Warwick School, Redhill
The Warwick School in Redhill, a mixed secondary school for 11-16 year olds, jointly won the WISE Champion Award for its exemplary work in promoting girls into science and engineering.
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2011 WISE Champion Award winner: joint winners - Unlimited Theatre
Unlimited was formed in Leeds in 1997 by artists Clare Duffy, Chris Thorpe and Jon Spooner. The theatre developed a dedicated strand of work for young audiences, schools and families, focusing on quantum physics, astronomy and space travel with a key aim to inspire, particularly girls, to explore STEM subjects.
For further information or for photos of the winners, please call: 01274 436485 or e mail: p.dawber@theukrc.org
