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The Office of the Chief Scientific Officer and WISE are pleased to announce the 32 successful women who will begin the 2019 CSOWISE Leadership Development programme. Building on the success of the CSO WISE Fellowship, this exciting new programme offers the opportunity to develop future female healthcare science leaders. This ...

Girls achieve more A* and A grades in physics and computing than boys despite reforms to A levels More science A Levels awarded to girls than boys for the first time Government and academia need to urgently address the lack of girls studying computer science WISE calls on employers and ...

With its latest research showing that improving the ratio of women to men in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) innovation by just 1% has the potential to increase company revenues in that sector by over £300 million per annum, WISE is in search of organisations and individuals who are ...

Entry now open for the new Emerging Technology Award for those working with ground-breaking technology 2018 WISE Awards Winners WISE, the campaign for greater gender balance in STEM, is calling for women who are working at the cutting edge of technology to enter its new Emerging Technology Award, part of ...

WISE, the ERA Foundation, STEM Learning, the Design and Technology Association and The Smallpeice Trust, to coordinate school outreach programmes for greater impact WISE calls for employers, universities and Government to act now to re-train women to take up jobs in tech. A new partnership, STEM Accord, created to provide ...

As employers file their 2019 gender pay gap reports, WISE warns that some companies will report bigger gender pay gaps in comparison with their 2018 reports. These larger gaps could be an indication that companies are starting to take steps to improve the representation of women in their organisation. Helen ...

Female healthcare scientists are invited to apply for NHS England’s prestigious leadership development scheme, aimed at mid-career healthcare scientists to develop leaders and increase their impact within their Trusts and beyond. Led by NHS England’s Chief Scientific Officer, the CSOWISE Healthcare Science Leadership Development Programme for NHS England scheme provides ...

New ‘Amazon Amplify’ programme includes a series of initiatives, adding to existing broader company programmes Last year, Amazon partnered with WISE (the campaign for gender balance in science, technology & engineering) to conduct research and help build a roadmap for companies across the UK to improve gender diversity, with the findings helping inform ...

In 2018, the WISE Young Professionals’ Board ran an Essay Competition for 10-15 year olds to write 500 words on an inspirational woman, past or present, in Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths. The WYPB liaised with a number of schools and we received a fantastic number of applications in both ...