Northern Ireland astrophysicist Rosemary Coogan to join ESA as career astronaut
Northern Ireland born astrophysicist Rosemary Coogan has been named as one of just five new European Space Agency career astronauts selected from a field of 22,500 applicants. The new class of 17 astronaut candidates, who will work on missions to the International Space Station and beyond, includes 5 career astronauts, 11 members for [...]
Six months of Pulsar on TikTok – what do we know?
We are currently running three pilot programmes to help encourage young people in Northern Ireland into STEM careers - our most experimental (and challenging!) pilot is now at its halfway point so we wanted to let you know how we are getting on. It's a one-year project looking at ways to engage [...]
Diversity Mark accredited company Cubis Systems – Creating an inclusive culture is a win for employees and a win for the bottom line
Cubis Systems are manufacturers of underground systems for infrastructure, the organisation currently employs over 650 staff at several sites globally with their headquarters based in Lurgan. Cubis are currently bronze accredited and striving towards silver accreditation with Diversity Mark in a bid to transform attitudes and culture within their organisation for the better. [...]
Women in Business Northern Ireland and AwakenHub Announce Women Founders Partnership
Women in Business is collaborating with AwakenHub as part of their shared vision to create greater gender parity for women founders and investors across the island of Ireland. September’s Women Angel Insights report from Beauhurst and the UK Business Angels Association revealed that, of the more than 5,000 women making angel investments in [...]
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser awarded with Royal Society Premier Award
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) CEO Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser has been awarded the prestigious Croonian Medal by the Royal Society. The Croonian Medal and Lecture is given by invitation and is the society’s flagship biological prize. The award is in recognition of Professor Leyser’s central role in two of the most important [...]
Iara is a Rising Star at Springvale Awards
Digital Media trainee Iara Silver has been named a Rising Star at the Springvale Learning Awards Ceremony which was held recently at the newly restored St. Comghall's Hall in Belfast.. Iara, who has completed her Level 1 in Digital Media was presented with her award by Rhona McAuley from Cedar Foundation, where [...]
Pulsar to sponsor STEM village at the NI International Airshow
Pulsar is sponsoring the STEM Village at the Northern Ireland International Airshow this year, where visitors can enjoy a range of science, technology, engineering and mathematics themed displays and exhibitors. The announcement comes as the NI International Air Show makes a welcome return to Portrush on September 10th and 11th 2022. The support [...]
New Belfast Digital Innovation Commissioner joins Women in STEM Steering Group
The DfE Women in STEM Steering Group is delighted to welcome Eileen Montgomery on to the group as part of her role as Innovation City Belfast's new Digital Innovation Commissioner. Eileen takes up the role with ICB following an almost three-decade career as a Senior Leader at some of the world’s leading manufacturers including [...]
£15,000 bursaries to support engineering studies for women and girls open for applications now
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons is encouraging women and girls from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply for a new £15,000 bursary to support engineering studies. Eight bursaries of £15,000 each are available to eligible women and girls to study engineering or related subjects at higher education institutions (FE colleges and universities) in the UK and [...]
New ‘SistersIN’ initiative launches with mission to empower NI’s future female leaders
A new collaborative initiative which aims to empower future female leaders in education, was launched at an event in Danske Bank’s Belfast headquarters attended by schools, business people and local leaders. The SistersIN Leadership Programme has been developed specifically to help sixth form girls build their confidence and broaden their career perspectives. Delivered [...]
New Ulster Bank £50 bank note features Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell
A new bank note celebrates some of the amazing things women from Northern Ireland have achieved, including Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s iconic 1967 discovery of pulsars – spherical, compact objects that are about the size of a large city but contain more mass than the sun. Ulster Bank’s new polymer £50 note is [...]
Almac researcher wins £1.5M UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship
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 a strong focus [...]