STEM News
Young engineers from Cheshire triumph in national engineering challenge final
Students from Fallibroome Academy in Cheshire have won the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) national IET Faraday engineering challenge, securing £1,000 for their school.
Engineering hiring on the up but firms need to do more to source talent
Engineering firms are increasingly looking to hire after a challenging start to the year, but are struggling to source the skills they need, according to new research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), the trade association for the professional recruitment sector.
Teenage girl scoops UK young engineer of the year award with sign language interpretation device
Winners of the prestigious Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition have been announced at an awards ceremony at The Big Bang Fair.
Major new gallery ‘Engineers’ opens at Science Museum
The Science Museum opens a significant new gallery dedicated to world-changing engineering innovations and the diverse and fascinating range of people behind them.
The Science Museum shows real humans, real problems, real engineers
The Science Museum, alongside major funder the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering and major sponsor MathWorks, has been working tirelessly to bring ‘Engineers’ to life – a new permanent exhibition on display opening on Friday 23rd June – to fall in-line with International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) – with the goal of bringing the human aspect of engineering to the fore.
New review published on interventions to increase girls’ aspirations for engineering and tech careers
As the sector gears up to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day (23 June), EngineeringUK has released a new report which brings together the available evidence on interventions that aim to increase girls’ aspirations for engineering and technology careers.
Design Challenge launched to improve Little Free Libraries
element14 and Hackster, two Avnet communities, announced the launch of the ‘Little Free STEM Library Design Challenge,’ encouraging their communities of makers, designers, and engineers to host, build or upgrade a local Little Free Library with the STEM experience.
Empowering future female innovators at girls-only event
On Saturday 17th June, Robin Theakston and Charlie Gunn, best friends turned business partners, hosted a girls-only STEM coding event at their dojo, Code Ninjas, at Bucks New University.
OKdo selected as micro:bit global manufacturer and distributor
OKdo, part of the RS Group, has been selected as one of Micro:bit Educational Foundation’s global manufacturers and distributors.
Pixels overtake playgrounds for kids’ social lives
Generation Alpha is spending more time socialising and playing online than in the real world, according to new research from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)1.