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Supporting Alaska Native students through education
Dr. Herb Schroeder from the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Programme (ANSEP) outlines why it’s integral to develop the skills of Alaska Native students
Newton Fund: helping with novel development opportunities
Melvin Hoare, University of Leeds discusses how the UK's Newton Fund is helping developing nations to engage in science and research.
Women in STEM: Overcoming gender inequality in Switzerland
Elena Makarova, University of Vienna, on the obstacles women have to overcome to work in STEM, and how teachers can support their gender career choice.
May intends to ‘grasp the bigger prize’ with modern industrial strategy
Theresa May is to set out her flagship Modern Industrial Strategy today, the policy which sits at the core of her government’s vision for post-Brexit Britain
The Prime Minister is using her first regional Cabinet meeting today to launch a new, more interventionist industrial strategy aimed at bridging the productivity...
How will the apprenticeship levy help close the skills gap?
The new apprenticeship levy could help address the skills gap in the UK, argues Penny Hydraulics’ general manager Jess Penny
If you work within the UK’s engineering and manufacturing sector, you’ll be well aware of the industry’s current skills shortage. Without a pool of top-quality talent to draw from, businesses...
Hybrid electrons and photons for quantum technology
Quantum technology is a rapidly developing field, with great potential for nanoelectronic applications, as Dr Takis Kontos relates
Many machines made by mankind can be considered as hybrid systems to a large extent. An old windmill, for example, combines the softness of the sails with the stiffness of the wood...
The gender gap in academic leadership
Despite some progress, women are still underrepresented in positions of academic leadership across the world. Colette Fagan, Professor, Deputy Dean and Vice Dean for Research at the University of Manchester asks why
The situation has improved since the 1970s but across the world women still occupy only a minority of academic...
Full steam ahead: STEM, engineering and Brunel save the day!
Clair Prosser, Press Officer at BSRIA highlights how the organisation are hoping to inspire engineers of the future
Engineers changed the world and turned imagination into reality. There isn’t a facet of the modern world that hasn’t been touched by engineering. Engineers – and indeed those who take up the...
What’s so special about STEM?
Gill Collinson, Head of the National STEM Centre highlights the significance of STEM in modern life
‘STEM’ is the buzz word of the moment in education. Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan, summed it up last year 1 when she said: “the subjects that keep young people’s options open...