A thank you to Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert
WISE would like to thank Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, the esteemed vaccinologist who co-developed the AstraZeneca vaccine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, for donating $10,000 to WISE as her […]
Lesson 3: Gender diversity in the STEM workforce
The pipeline – GCSEs and A-Levels Women continue to be under-represented in STEM despite the fact that girls and young women perform well in STEM subjects at GCSE and A-Level. […]
WISE Young Professionals’ Board
WISE Young Professionals Board We are a group of like-minded people who care about achieving gender parity in STEM. We all represent a part of the one million strong UK […]
Barbie presents Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert with a one-of-a-kind doll in her likeness
The Professor of Vaccinology is named a 2021 Role Model as brand celebrates women in STEM’s achievements during the pandemic This summer, the Barbie Role Models programme is focusing on […]
Gender, Disability and Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting at Brunel
By Dr Jenny Cook, Equality Data Analyst, Brunel University London Universities are facing challenges in addressing pay gaps. Data collected for the gender pay gap shows that as a sector […]
A tale of hope
Gisela Rossi from the WISE Young Professionals’ Board discusses her volunteer role as a coding mentor to children and interviews Isabella, one of the girls she mentors. In 2016 I started to […]
Development and inspiration from 15 minutes to 24 hours
There has never been a more important time to ensure that you are looking after yourself. We know we should be reducing stress by taking deep breaths, taking more exercise […]
Network Rail
Who are Network Rail? Network Rail operates and develops the railway, which includes 20,000 miles of track, 40,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts, thousands of signals, level crossings and stations. The […]
Tariq Ismail
INSPIRATION AND ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST, THE SMALLPEICE TRUST How I came to STEM My journey into STEM is a story of not really knowing exactly what I wanted to do but […]
Susie Jutsum
SENIOR ENGINEER (GEOTECHNICAL), TONY GEE AND PARTNERS LLP After struggling with career choices during secondary school I found my way into civil engineering through a pre-university year in industry with […]