Dr Megan Smyth, Team Leader, Custom & Flow Chemistry at Almac Sciences, has been awarded a highly competitive UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF). The Research and Development grant, worth £1.5 million, funded over a 4-year period, enables further enhancement of innovative continuous manufacturing in tandem with [...]
Northern Ireland company Kinva took the top prize at the first SheGenerate Showcase organised by AwakenHub on 14th June. The Showcase featured pitches from a selection of AwakenHub's 1st SheGenerate cohort, giving them the opportunity to share their business plans with an audience of fellow entrepreneurs and investors as well [...]
A new project aimed at teaching young people about maritime engineering has been awarded funding through the Royal Academy of Engineering's Ingenious fund. It's one of 23 successful projects in the latest round of Ingenious funding, which is aimed at public engagement projects designed to inspire the next generation of [...]
We are delighted that our three pilot projects funded through the DfE ERAP Fund are now underway. Two of the projects are delivered by the Royal Academy of Engineering while the third will be delivered by Project Enthuse. The Northern Ireland Engineering Education Programme is an exciting pilot initiative launched [...]
Northern Ireland’s business community is coming together to support the delivery of industry-led careers inspiration events across the province, engaging almost 7,500 Year 9 pupils in June 2022. 4C UR Future LIVE is an innovative and fast-paced event that uses skills games and work-based challenges, designed and delivered in collaboration with local [...]
A North West Regional College (NWRC) Apprentice who is the only female welder working alongside a team of male welders at Fleming Agri Products, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the ‘Insider - Made in Northern Ireland’ Apprentice of the Year Award 2022. Chloe Rankin, 19, who is studying [...]
Special learning opportunities that combine arts with science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) have been launched by UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK for the summer term. The unique schools and colleges programme that puts creativity and collaboration at the heart of learning, inspired by real-world examples, is from UNBOXED, the [...]
John Healy has won the Male Advocate of the Year Award at the inaugural Women in Tech Awards, which took place on Friday evening at Belfast’s Europa Hotel. John is CEO of Allstate NI and a member of the Women in STEM Steering Group. The Steering Group's Chair, Dr Bryan [...]
Three female founders from Northern Ireland have been recognised in this year's Innovate UK Women in Innovation Awards. These awards are for female entrepreneurs across the UK and the overall aim is to find more women with ambitious plans and excellent ideas innovating within UK businesses, to promote greater diversity [...]
The Women in STEM Steering Group recently held an away day to find out more about what the Department for the Economy is doing to support the women in STEM agenda. The presentations in the morning session outlined the projects funded by the department through ERAP (the Economic Recovery Action [...]
Pulsar is supporting a new work experience programme with Speakers for Schools to inspire the next generation of female scientists, engineers and innovators. 12 employers have partnered with Speakers for Schools to introduce STEM-related careers to 1,000 female students across Northern Ireland. Starting in April 2022, girls aged 14-18 are [...]
Six women-led start-ups are to share £200,000 in prize business grants as part of a Female Founders competition delivered by Women in Business in partnership with Techstart Ventures. The female-focused initiative, which received over 50 applications, welcomed pioneering projects from right across the broad spectrum of Northern Ireland’s business community, [...]