February 2012
UKRC FDM Group’s COO Sheila Flavell is a Finalist in the Everywoman in Technology Awards
FDM Group’s Chief Operating Officer, Sheila Flavell, has been announced as a finalist in the Leader of the Year category of the Everywoman in Technology Awards. Launched in 2011, the awards recognise inspirational women in the technology…
UKRC INTEL outreach work with young people profiled at 70th birthday symposium of Professor Stephen Hawking
INTEL initiatives to engage young people in STEM study and careers are highlighted at the special 70th birthday symposium in Cambridge last month of Professor Stephen Hawking.
A short video shows highlights and voxpops from some of the…
UKRC INTEGER Project profiled at debate in the European Parliament
"Towards a Gender-Balanced Science Culture to Foster Innovation" was the title under which the European Platform of Women Scientists EPWS organized a lunch debate in the European Parliament in Brussels on 31 January 2012. The event was hosted…
UKRC Under-dressed female scientists: stock photos show warped portrayal of women in STEM
Rebecca Hurwitz of Graphic Science (part of The Training Group - Supporting public engagement in the research community) provoked a strong reaction on the PsciComm Science Communicators email list this week when she alerted the community to…
Survey participation - Women's networks in the workplace
The UKRC is pleased to share an exciting opportunity for women working in SET fields to support a new research project into women’s networks in the workplace.
Sarah Hannis, steering group member of RWE npower’s Women’s forum (Assets) is…
UKRC Science Heirlooms: promoting women scientist leaders on 8 March 2012
Leading women life scientists and communicators are being awarded with science heirlooms as part of a scheme pioneered by the MRC to commemorate a century of women in life science. On 8th March 2012 (International Women’s Day) each…
UKRC FDM Group sponsors e-skills’ CC4G clubs as part of its women in IT initiative
As part of its ongoing commitment to promoting women in IT, FDM Group is delighted to be sponsoring e-skills’ Computer Clubs for Girls (CC4G). "The lack of women in IT is an ongoing issue for the industry" says UKRC Director Jane Butcher,…
UKRC Jo Alexander of Jaguar Land Rover joins the UKRC’s list of inspiring women
Hugely passionate about engineering, Jo Alexander has the career of her dreams. She puts that down to drive and determination to always deliver to a high performance and the opportunities she has had made available to her at Jaguar Land Rover…
