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New Primary Outreach Activities
On the 2nd November we took a female STEM volunteer from the Sheffield Hallam University Aerospace Engineering course into Limpsfield school to work with their Y5’s, informing them what WEST does and why STEM is an important, fun and interesting subject and a possible career choice for everyone. We devised…
Due to the Covid19 lockdown and with colleges and schools closed, WEST has no option but to postpone bursary applications for this year. We will provide an update once schools and colleges are open again.
WEST Fundraiser: Dance and Feast Extravaganza
A Great Big Thanks to all our Dancers, our Chefs, our helpers and our fantastic audience for our recent Fundraiser special. We raised over £750 for this event...the first time we have run something a bit different! Audience response was magnificent, the dancing was brilliant and everyone liked the variety…
A massive thanks to everyone who took part in our trip to Hope Tech - the world leading bike components factory. Working with Sheffield College, we successfully inspired a group of female students about engineering. Four current and two former female engineering students from the Olive Grove engineering centre buddied…
Thanks to everyone who came and celebrated the launch of Yes We Can Too! Our second kids activity book is for girls and boys aged 7 - 9 and includes cartoons, puzzles, and activities built around the real life characters of the six women above (left to right): Sarah-Louise, the design…
Celebrate International Women's Day
...with us this Wednesday 8 March! You are invited to the launch of our brilliant new kids’ activity book featuring six real-life and inspiring women engineers Pick up free copies of this excellent and engaging book aimed at girls and boys aged 7 - 9 Meet Terri the Civil Engineer,…
Calling primary school teachers
... and anyone else interested in getting girls and boys interested in engineering! You are invited to the launch of our brilliant new kids’ activity book featuring six real-life and inspiring women engineers Pick up free copies of this excellent and engaging book aimed at girls and boys aged 7…
We are extremely chuffed to announce our bumper crop of 25 brilliant bursary winners for 2016! 11 WEST bursaries - including Ayesha Ahmed (pictured) - see their videos and read their stories 12 new bursaries to female engineering students at Sheffield Hallam University - thanks to funding from Alcoa 2 NICEIC…
A dozen female engineering students from Sheffield Hallam University received bursaries from us this year - thanks to a collaboration with SHU and funding from international engineering group Alcoa. The bursaries, which range from between £60 and £150 each, were given to 12 students in the University's Materials and Engineering Research…
We've been working with NICEIC (regulatory body for the electrical industry) to get more women training and working as electricians. Our work and passion to get more women into trades fits very well with NICEIC's Jobs for the Girls campaign. After successful taster days at Sheffield College, we recruited 3 keen…
