WISE will be creating a resource to highlight the contribution of science, engineering and technology to reduce the impact of climate change and the opportunities available for girls to actively ‘be the change’ in the future.

The UK Government is the only country in the world aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050. To ensure this vision is achieved, it is essential that young people of today are shown the skills required to provide solutions in the future, in a variety of sectors, to achieve sustainability.

You may know Fran from her fiery demonstrations on the BBC, or as the Engineering judge on Channel 4’s Lego Masters or perhaps as an expert on Abandoned Engineering. We are very excited to welcome Fran to the WISE Awards and hope we make it through the night un-singed… 👩‍🔬💥🎇🎆🤯

We are also delighted to be joined by familiar faces from the media, BAFTA Winning STEM presenter Maddie Moate, television presenter and social media influencer Greg Foot, Science author and communicator Dr Emily Grossman & BBC presenter Dallas Campbell.

This month, we kicked off the brand new programme by inviting the cohort of 32 to Leeds for two days of intensive training. Focusing on developing confident communication skills, Action Learning Sets and personal branding. It was an inspirational two days – the room was brimming with enthusiasm and passion! We look forward to working with this inspirational group of women over the next year.

The event which focusses on women retraining or returning to a STEM Career has been changed to November the 18th. Speakers from a variety of companies will come together to talk about why they set up their programmes.

Kindly hosted by Atkins, this knowledge-sharing event is for WISE members at Core level and above.

Six WISE Young Professional Board Members have volunteered to be reverse mentors for senior leaders. We’re looking for leaders who are interested in being mentored by a talented young professional.

Requirements expected from a Senior Mentee:
• Be in a senior position within their company
• Willing to travel to the first face-to-face mentoring session
• Regular (monthly) contact with their mentor (could be virtual)

Lloyds Banking Group, WISE Strategic Partner, has signed up to the WISE Ten Steps and also hosted the annual Ten Steps event earlier this month, which was attended by over 35 representatives from signatory companies. The event allows signatories to measure their progress and share best practice.

We asked WISE Young Professionals’ Board member, Hollie Wright, to interview this year’s WISE Man Award finalists ahead of the WISE Awards Ceremony on the 7th of November.

Applications are now open for WISE member, Sky’s Technology Returners Programme, which will take place in Leeds. The programme is designed to support anyone who has previously worked as a Software Developer. It will be paid from the start and is a permanent position. Applications will be accepted up until 8 November.

Women’s Tech Hub have teamed up with WISE to bring you together with the latest University of West of England research, thinkers, doers in making Tech and STEAM more accessible to all.