STEM News

On Monday 13th February 2023, around 240 women marched, banners in hand, across the Ladies Bridge. More commonly known as London’s Waterloo Bridge.

Whether it’s vaccination R&D, the emergence of the metaverse or sustainable engineering, the STEM community has certainly risen to challenges that have come its way in recent years.

“What do we want? HERstory! When do we want it? Now!” To celebrate their 10-year birthday, STEMettes have planned a year of activities throughout England starting with a march across London Waterloo Bridge.

Multidisciplinary engineering firm adi Group has embarked upon a huge recruitment drive amid the widening STEM skills gap, on a mission to diversify its workforce as well as employ talented individuals who uphold its responsible business values.

Saturday 11th February 2023 marked the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The Profs, a leading EdTech company that supports women in STEM year-round, provides Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics tuition, supports female students in securing university places for STEM subjects, and provides STEM careers guidance.

Students at 12 Cumbrian schools are to benefit from new digital manufacturing equipment and specialist teacher training thanks to a collaboration between 3D printing experts and the industry.

Rikers Island, one of the most notorious prisons in America, is to become a renewable energy hub.

It’s no secret that the engineering sector is experiencing a shortage of workers. In fact, research shows that the industry will need to train and employ around 200,000 people by 2024 to fill the gap.

A 12-year-old from Huddersfield has won the Institution of Engineering & Technology’s (IET) national ‘Backpack to the Future’ competition - ‘blowing away’ judges with a design that filters polluted air – helping the 8m people in the UK who suffer the often-crippling effects of asthma.

The world is facing a global skills shortage of epic proportions. It’s the most severe of the past 16 years. According to a recent survey published by workforce solutions provider ManpowerGroup, 75% of employers questioned reported difficulty filling roles. Hilit Bar-lev, VP HR of StoreDot – developers of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology for electric vehicles – further discusses.