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12.03.2007
Climate for Change Survey

The UK Government-funded Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (UKRC) in collaboration with engineering staffing specialist EPCglobal is conducting a short survey of 1,000’s of SET professionals to coincide with the 3rd annual UKRC conference on 14th March 2007, entitled ‘Climate for Change.’

The online survey (open from 8th March to 11th March) takes five minutes to complete and will allow SET professionals worldwide to deliver verdicts on humanity’s prospects, some of the proposed ways to minimise climate change and also on the role of women. (This survey is not an academic exercise: It is hoped the results will deliver clear and compelling majority verdicts on a select number of issues which will become points of discussion for conference delegates and when distributed, to the SET community and policymakers more widely.)

The results will be announced at the conference, which senior UK Government policymakers and industry captains will attend. The conference occurs in UK National Science and Engineering Week which for the second year in a row has climate change and the environment as its main theme.

The survey is anonymous, although you are free to leave your details at the end to be emailed the results. Please find a link to the survey here: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB2268PQ9Y7W7

13.02.2007
FREE EVENT - Business Case for Women in SECT

This event has been organised by the Jive Northwest Hub and will take place at Turf Moor Football Club, Burnley, East Lancashire, BB10 4BX on Friday 23rd February 2007. The event is to provide Business Support for companies working in Science, Engineering, Construction and Technology. Places are limited and must be reserved in advance. For further information, and to book your place at the event, please complete the attached invitation and return to Chris Gold (chrisgold@blackburnehouse.co.uk) by Wednesday 14th February.

12.02.2007
New Year, New Business, New You!

If one of your New Year resolutions was to start your own usiness, then you may wish to read on! Cheshire and Warrington Business Venture have teamed with Link International Business Solutions and host Chris Beckett, with over 25 years of consulting self-employment experience, to deliver a FREE Business Start-Up Event for Women.

We are running FREE events throughout the Cheshire and Warrington area to benefit people who wish to become self-employed or those who have a business and employ representatives who need to have the knowledge to become a confident consultant.

The event is structured to equip you with Start-Up business advice from Business Plans to Grants and Financing to Employing staff and consultants, with a network lunch where you can discuss your opportunities with Qualified Business Start-Up Advisers.  To view further information, please see this leaflet detailing further information of the FREE events.

You may also be eligible to access £100 grant to help start your new venture!

We are a government funded free service, if you have any queries on any aspects of starting or developing your business please do not hesitate to contact me on: Telephone: 01925 715240  or  Email: emma.libertini@blinkcw.co.uk

09.02.2007
The Jive NorthWest Hub for Women in SECT exhibition opens!

The Jive Northwest Hub for Women in SECT will be launching a "Women in SECT" exhibition at the Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester on Friday 9th March. Places are limited at this event, and must be reserved in advance by Monday 5th March, 2005.

To register for the event, please email Rae Bezer (r.l.bezer@salford.ac.uk) with the following details:
Full Name, Organisation, Contact Email and Telephone Number, Dietary Requirements (if any), Access Requirements (if any), and car registration (if requiring a car park space). Alternatively, you can register online at http://www.cse.salford.ac.uk/wewin/exhibition.php.

24.01.2007
Papers and Conference Proceedings listed on the WEWIN website

Following the conclusion of the WEWIN project, the team will be detailing papers that have been published and conference proceedings at which they will make presentations based on the WEWIN findings. The first of these have now been listed (see Papers & Conferences). The team will update this information as papers are published and abstracts have been accepted. Please keep checking the 'Papers & Conferences' page for updates.

If you would like to invite the team to submit a paper or an abstract for your publication or event, please contact r.l.bezer@salford.ac.uk.

20.11.2006
Nominations for Women of Outstanding Achievement in SET Photographic Exhibition 2007 - NOW OPEN!

On 8th March 2006 the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET was proud to launch the Women of Outstanding Achievement in SET Photographic Exhibition. From the fifty eight nominations received in the first year, six women were selected by the judging panel. They were:
Scientific Discovery and SET innovation – Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Professor Wendy Hall
Science Communication – Dr Maggie Adherin and Professor Kathy Sykes
SET Leadership - Rebecca George OBE and Professor Julia Goodfellow

The 2007 collection
A further six portraits selected from the above three categories will be added to the collection on March 8th 2007. The UKRC is today inviting you to make a nomination for 2007.  The criteria for nominations remains the same as last year and is detailed on the new nomination form. The closing date for nominations is 15th December 2006. Please see attached nomination form.
The collection is a phenomenal success and has been on the display at locations including the Royal Society, BA Festival and IBM Headquarters. In an effort to capture the individuality, essence and gravitas of inspirational women and to create a legacy for future generations, male and female, the UKRC recognises your involvement and support as a crucial factor to the success of this project.

25.10.2006
Young Persons' Award for Innovation in Acoustical Engineering enters second year

Nominations are now being invited for the above award. The biennial prize was first awarded in October 2005. Judges will be looking for entries that are: innovative and inventive; fesible and practicable; moneysaving; green; end-user friendly; timesaving or that are improvements to existing processes.

The winner will have their name engraved on the prestigious solid silver trophydesigned by British silversmith Alfred Pain of Leathermarket, London - and receive a solid silver replica to keep. Other prizes include a luxury weekend break for two in Barcelona with £500 to spend; tickets for a show of their choice at one of the city's theatres; and either lunch with Dr Higini Arau, Spain's leading performance space acoustician and Master of Barcelona University or a visit to IDIADA, one of Spain's state-of-the-art acoustic testing facilities. The prize is provided by sponsors IAC.

The Award is offered by the Institute of Acoustics, is sponsored by IAC Limited (UK employer of many of the UK's best acoustical engineers). Closing date for entries is the 30 March 2007. For further information please visit: http://www.ioa.org.uk/viewpress.asp?pressID=51.

10.10.2006
Dissemination Event at the Museum of Science & Industry

The Women in North West Engineering (WEWIN) team have spent the last 12 months attempting to evaluate working practices and occupational culture in engineering organisations across the North West by comparing and contrasting the experiences of men and women in the industry.  The team explored the explanations for the persistence of occupational segregation and also recognised that there are a multitude of ways in which these barriers can, and have been overcome. 

The project is now in the conclusion stage, and as such, the team will be hosting a dissemination event on the 5th December, 2006 at the Museum of Science and Industry.  The day long event will include two keynote speakers: Marie-Noëlle Barton MBE, and Professor Barbara Bagilhole, key findings from the WEWIN project, discussion workshops on a variety of themes, and the opportunity for delegates to take advantage of the facilities at the museum. To register for this event, please visit the Dissemination Conference webpage.

15.07.2006
The IET Launches the search for Britain's Best Young Female Engineer

The Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award is the most prestigious honour of its kind in the UK. With only eight per cent of the UK's engineers being women, the judges are not only looking for candidates with exceptional skills, but also those that have the ability to be a great ambassador for the profession, and a role model for the next generation of engineers.

The awards are open to women, under the age of 30, with an appropriate engineering qualification such as a HNC, HND, or a degree. Candidates must also be able to demonstrate their practical experience, which is considered of equal value to academic achievement.

The winner of the Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award will receive a cheque for £1000, and an engraved trophy, at a ceremony in London on the 25th January 2007. The runner-up will receive the Women's Engineering Society (WES) prize of £500. In addition to this, The Mary George Memorial Prize will be presented to a candidate who has completed her academic studies, but has yet to obtain sufficient training and experience to enable her to qualify for the main award.

The Awards are supported by BT, Cosmopolitan Magazine, The James Dyson Foundation, and Ford. The closing date for the awards is the 15th September 2006. For further information, please visit: http://www.youngwomanengineer.org.

28.04.2006
Calling all North West Engineers…

The research project - Women in North West Engineering will conduct an extensive research and field study to reveal whether working practices and organisational cultures in the engineering industry represent a major barrier for the recruitment, progression and retention of female engineers.

We want to gather extensive information about working practices and organisational cultures and the way in which these cultures and practices influence professional female engineers. We will analyse the findings of the studies conducted and compare the results to existing and national data where available.

We would like to invite engineers from the North West - both men and women - to complete our questionnaire, which is the first stage in the data collection process. The questionnaire will only take approximately 20 minutes to complete and the information that you give will be treated confidentially and will remain anonymous. If you want to receive a copy (or copies to distribute within your company) of this questionnaire, please contact the WEWIN team (wewin-cse@salford.ac.uk) giving your name and address details. Alternatively, you can complete the questionnaire online. Please visit our questionnaires page for further details.

We have also developed a separate questionnaire for engineers in the North West who have a managerial or directorial role within their company. To view this questionnaire instead, please visit our questionnaires page and follow the links to the Managing Directors or Human Resource questionnaire. You can also obtain paper copies of this questionnaire by contacting the wewin-cse@salford.ac.uk and giving your name and job title and the postal address of your company.

For further information on this research, please telephone the team on 0161 295 4983, or email wewin-cse@salford.ac.uk.

10.02.2006
Join our Mailing Lists

We have recently created mailing lists for individuals and organisations. If you would like to hear more about our research, and any forthcoming events, then please visit our 'Contact Us' section and complete the online form. As the project progresses, we will also be disseminating our findings to interested parties via Newsletters and Workshops. If you wish to be included in the distribution of this information, please do not hesitate to contact the WEWIN Team