Authors Dr Amy Hinsley & Dr Alison Johnston from Oxford’s Department of Zoology comment on the study Anybody who has given a talk at a conference will know that the question and answer session can be a great way to get feedback on your work from experts in your field. ...

Sarah Burnett, Vice President at Everest Group, Computer Weekly top 30 influential women in IT, chair of BCS Women and founder of WISE members, BCSWomen AI Accelerator In March this year, I launched the new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Accelerator for WISE members, BCSWomen to make AI more relevant to women and encourage ...

Recognising that the work that I do is helping to ensure the safety and security of the country and its armed forces is a humbling and occasionally frightening thought A year ago today (as I’m writing this), I started my first real job after graduating from a Natural Sciences degree ...

WISE Alumni – Where are they now? The below above show the very first WISE programme run in 1979 at Essex University. They were brought to our attention by WISE members Thales and show the 40 sixth-form girls who attended the programme which was organised jointly by GEC and the ...

WISE Board member, Professor Averil Macdonald OBE looks at the new technical qualifications called T-levels. No student is able to leave education or training at age 16 any more! But, of course, A – levels don’t suit everyone and only a few are lucky enough to secure an Advanced Apprenticeship. ...

Being the first winner of the Bloomberg Open Technology WISE award gave me courage. The question I’ll always remember when being interviewed by the WISE judges is ‘what would you do if you won this award?’ Whilst blushing and smiling, I said ‘the first thing I would do is go back to the ...

I don’t think there are many moments in life that you can look back to and feel so proud and humbled about something you’ve achieved. My name is Marily Nika and I received the WISE Influence Award in 2015. I was asked to write a blog post about what winning the WISE award ...

Winning the 2016 WISE Safety Award was the catalyst to change I had never previously felt brave enough to make To even be nominated amongst such worthy individuals was truly humbling – to win was for me, an extraordinary accomplishment and a proud moment for my family, friends and those benefiting from ...

If you’re an engineer, you have the ability to influence your child’s career choice, and with support from your work colleagues, your impact on future engineers has the potential to sky rocket. Parents are the first and most important role models for their children. With our commitment to support the ...