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Research by WISE, released at their annual conference today, estimates that only 9% of patents filed in the UK are by women, compared to a global average of 30%. WISE is calling for a paradigm shift in attitudes to women in science, engineering and technology to ensure that women are ...

While welcoming the Government’s commitment to invest in science, research and innovation, the Leeds based WISE is calling for a paradigm shift in attitudes to women in science, engineering and technology. The call comes ahead of the WISE 2018 conference taking place on the Wednesday 9th May at Media City, Salford, which ...

HRH The Princess Royal, Royal Patron of WISE, was part of a winning team to programme an all-conquering robot at the WISE Awards dinner celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology and engineering at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London last week. The Princess Royal coded a micro:bit to play ...

A former Royal Navy engineer, a science toy and an entrepreneur using technology to help GPs pick up early signs of cancer were among winners at tonight’s WISE Awards The Awards which recognised the outstanding contributions of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at a glittering ceremony in ...

Following a successful first year, NHS England has announced four new candidates for the 2017 Chief Scientific Officer’s (CSO) WISE Fellowship starting in September 2017. The programme launched in conjunction with International Women’s Day last year, attracted over 50 applications from female healthcare scientists who will act as role models ...

More than 64,000 girls could be future engineers This year 64,657 girls passed their physics GCSE, with nearly 30,000 of these achieving the top grades (A or above). Physics is a core requirement for engineering and an entry point for many other STEM qualifications, yet based on last week’s A level ...

STEM subjects are gaining in popularity at A-level with a 1.9% increase in entrants, even though the overall number of entrants across all subjects fell. This means an additional 2073 female entrants in STEM subjects in 2017. There is a mixed message in terms of the number of girls studying ...

As the construction industry works hard to recruit its target one million workers by 2020, a new career resource pack has been launched to increase the number of girls choosing construction. The People Like Me in Construction resource was created by WISE, which promotes women in STEM, and is based on research ...

Male champion of women in STEM – Steve Fox CBE, Chief Executive of BAM Nuttall – joins WISE Board. WISE has appointed one of the UK’s most active business leaders for championing women to work in science, technology and engineering (STEM) as non-executive director of its board. Already an active ...