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Read more at: Women’s Engineering Society Newsletter

Women’s Engineering Society Newsletter

10 October 2016

WES produces a monthly newsletter for members and supporters with relevant and general news about engineering diversity.


Read more at: Nominations for the Inspirational Women Engineers Competition
Nominations for the Inspirational Women Engineers Competition

Nominations for the Inspirational Women Engineers Competition

12 August 2016

A booklet of all the entries for the Inspirational Women Engineers Competition is now available The exhibition of shortlisted entries for the Inspirational Women Engineers Competition 2016 has received such positive feedback from visitors to the Department that we have made a booklet of all the entries available online ...


Read more at: Addressing bias on National Women in Engineering Day

Addressing bias on National Women in Engineering Day

12 August 2016

The Department of Engineering celebrated National Women in Engineering Day on June 23 with a forum on addressing unconscious bias and a visit from Cambridge TV to interview two female researchers about their work. Guest presenter Donna Carty of Challenge Training Consultancy was invited to speak at the Department to an...


Read more at: National Women in Engineering Day 2016

National Women in Engineering Day 2016

22 June 2016

Celebrating National Women in Engineering Day at CUED - 23 June 2016 The sub-theme of National Women in Engineering Day 2016 is raising profiles so we have taken the opportunity to publish profiles of some of our students and staff to show that women are forging successful paths at CUED in all branches of engineering and...


Read more at: Women in the Construction Industry 2016 (Randstad report)

Women in the Construction Industry 2016 (Randstad report)

9 May 2016

Recruitment company Randstad have published a report on Women in the Construction Industry following on from their Women in Work report which looked at gender divide and equal pay. Key statistics are that: Women are expected to make 1/4 of the UK’s construction workforce by 2020 Attitudes towards equal pay and workplace...


Read more at: Bosch IoT competition for young, women engineers

Bosch IoT competition for young, women engineers

9 May 2016

Bosch campaign challenges young, women engineers to imagine how the IoT will improve lives


Read more at: Royal Society launches 'Parent, Carer, Scientist' campaign

Royal Society launches 'Parent, Carer, Scientist' campaign

10 March 2016

The Royal Society has launched a new campaign ‘Parent, Carer, Scientist’, which includes 40 stories from parents and carers working in research. Royal Society campaign (to download all stories): https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/diversity-in-science/parent-carer-scientist/


Read more at: Soapbox Science

Soapbox Science

24 February 2016

Soapbox Science: call for dynamic and enthusiastic female scientists to step away from the lab and onto a soapbox


Read more at: Women in Engineering Forum: Why do young successful women leave Engineering?
Women in Engineering Forum: Why do young successful women leave Engineering?

Women in Engineering Forum: Why do young successful women leave Engineering?

16 February 2016

Why is it so hard to be a female researcher in engineering? Summary notes from the last Women in Engineering Forum.


Read more at: L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship Programme

L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship Programme

3 February 2016

The L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK & Ireland Fellowships Programme for 2016 is now open for applications.