STEM
Believe it or not, we’re now a quarter of the way through the new year. Winter has come to a close, Spring is slowly emerging, and daylight savings brought us an extra hour of daylight (or one less in bed, whichever way you see it). Over the long Bank Holiday weekend, we’ve been reflecting on […]
Ahead of the UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Tyndall Manchester researcher Claire Brown highlights the need for female input in the sustainable homes conversation.
Hear from the winners of our International and Indian Excellence Scholarship Awards, recognised for their outstanding pre-university academic performance.
The Faculty’s first Girls into STEM event took place last week, providing an opportunity for more than 100 nine to 11-year-olds to meet some of our academics and ask them anything.
A balanced world is a better world. A world where all people are equal and equally represented. A world where achievements made by different people from different backgrounds receive equal recognition. And that’s why this year’s International Women’s Day campaign theme is Balance for Better – not only celebrating the achievements of women, but also […]
Women of STEM and their achievements often go under the radar. After all, while Alan Turing was breaking the German Enigma, star of the silver screen Hedy Lamarr was taking a holiday from Hollywood and inventing a radio guidance system upon which modern-day Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are based. And while in 2004 Prof Andre Geim […]
Science and engineering is all about coming up with solutions to the great mysteries and challenges of our age. But one of these challenges is proving hard to overcome, and that’s how to encourage more girls to choose a career in these subjects. When children are very young and first begin learning about the world […]