Tag Archives: STEM

Women in science: following the footsteps of a pioneer

Tuesday was the fourth annual Ada Lovelace day, a day for celebrating women working in science, technology, engineering and maths. Named after Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace – widely held to be the very first computer programmer – the … Continue reading

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Government must boost STEM skills for UK competitiveness

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has today published a report that calls upon the Government to take immediate action to ensure enough young people study science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects at university. Without this, the … Continue reading

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Can science and engineering set the standard for social mobility in the professions?

The Royal Academy of Engineering today hosted this months PolicyNet discussion entitled ‘Can science and engineering set the standard for social mobility in the professions?’ The event comes after the release of the Higher Education White Paper last week, and … Continue reading

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