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WISE Patron, HRH, The Princess Royal, joined WISE last week for an online celebration event In recognising the 1 million women now working in core STEM in the UK and our incredible WISE 20. We are thrilled that The Princess Royal was able to join us to celebrate this milestone. In attendance were WISE 20 role models, ...

We are delighted to introduce Kay Hussain, our new Chief Executive of WISE. Kay joins WISE from her previous role as a Managing Director in the Pharmaceutical industry. Having started her career as a scientist, Kay now has 17 years of leadership experience in STEM based organisations. Trudy Norris-Grey, Chair ...

WISE and publishers Harper Collins Big Cat are looking for expert reviewers for the next series of the popular Tara and Dani Binns books. Help children discover the exciting, fast-paced adventures of Tara and Dani Binns as they explore different STEM careers. These books broaden horizons and promote the value ...

BAM Nuttall is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with inclusion change-makers WISE. This partnership strengthens BAM Nuttall’s existing relationship with WISE and our commitment to gender parity. BAM’s relationship with WISE has positively influenced our business ambitions and plans, supporting gender diversity, and implementing the Ten Steps model. Our ...

As part of our 1 of the Million campaign and in celebration of 20 years of patronage by HRH The Princess Royal, we are excited to announce the WISE 20. We’ve looked back over our previous WISE Award Winners of the last 20 years and have chosen 20 to represent ...

We are delighted to announce that the Tara Binns reading books, published by Collins in partnership with WISE, has been named as the 3-star winner in the STEM category of the Teach Primary awards 2020. Written by author Lisa Rajan, the books offer an accessible, exciting, and engaging way to ...

Academy welcomes 53 leading UK and international engineers as new Fellows Fifty-three leading engineers from the UK and around the world have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of their outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession. They join an Academy on a mission ...

Helen joined WISE in 2012 and was the first Chief Executive of the Community Interest Company, with a brief to promote gender balance in STEM. In 2019, the UK celebrated reaching 1m women working in core-STEM, an increase of 350,000 over the previous 10 years. Helen intends to concentrate on ...

The WISE Introduction to Introduction to Diversity and Inclusion training provides an overview of diversity, inclusion, equity and equality. The course is broken down into 4 sections and is delivered over a 4 hour period. Find out what diversity means and why it’s important in the modern workforce. Topics covered: ...