Over the last five years gender equality has been a key focus of the skills agenda and a number of initiatives have been developed to encourage more females to consider careers in engineering. Although this work has seen an increase in the percentage of women entering into science, engineering and technology
National Science and Engineering Week – the nation’s
largest celebration of science kicks off this week running from March 12 – 21 2010. In
2009, over 1.4 million people took part in 3,500 events throughout the UK.
Coordinated by the British Science Association, in partnershi
Women in Mathematics Two Day Meeting 15-16 April 2010 is an annual event organised by the London Mathematical Society. Sessions at the day will include talks and posters by women mathematicians in a variety of appointments and at different career stages.
Scottish universities face being fined or
having to slash numbers if they recruit too many students under a Government
initiative to boost the economy, reports The Herald newspaper. The position
has arisen after a Scottish Governme
Calling all female scientists! Applications are now being accepted for
the 2010 L’Oreal-UNESCO UK & Ireland Women in Science Fellowships (worth £15,000). The L’Oréal UK and Ireland
Fellowships For Women In Science are awards offered annually by L’Oréal