Many of Northern Ireland’s most prominent and inspirational female business leaders came together on Thursday 10th November for the 2022 Women in Business Voices of Leadership Conference. Hosted by BBC NI’s Clodagh Rice at the Galgorm Resort, this year’s leadership event featured keynote speakers Jayne Brady, head of Northern Ireland [...]
Since the start of the COVID pandemic, women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) have helped improve our lives, communities and economy for the better. Now WISE wants to learn, share and celebrate the stories of unsung COVID heroes – to shine a light on women in STEM whose [...]
The Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter (WIAAC) has appointed Victoria Foy, EVP of Safran Seats GB, as its new Co-Chair, effective immediately. Victoria succeeds Jacqueline Sutton, who has served as Co-Chair of the Charter since July 2020. Victoria will work alongside Sumati Sharma CA, Partner – Aviation at Oliver [...]
The Royal Academy of Engineering, with the generous support of the Worshipful Company of Engineers is making five awards of £3,000 each year to UK engineers in full-time higher education, research or industrial employment, who have demonstrated excellence in the early stage of their career. From these five awardees, the [...]
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland is creating a new series of podcasts as part of their work on improving the representation of women in STEM subjects and careers. The series of short podcasts feature interviews with local women in interesting and rewarding STEM careers. Six are being recorded with [...]
Applications are now OPEN for 2022 WISE Young Professionals' Board Members! The WISE Young Professionals’ Board (WYPB) is a group of exceptional young individuals aged 18-30 working in STEM at the start of their career. They support WISE members to be successful as they progress in the STEM workforce and [...]
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell DBE FRS, has been named as the 2021 winner of the world’s oldest scientific prize, the Royal Society’s prestigious Copley Medal. She is one of 26 medal and award winners, who are recognised for their exceptional research and outstanding contributions, from advancing quantum computing, revolutionising prenatal testing, [...]