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2020 WEST Bursaries Postponed
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.
Continue reading...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 – from classical Indian dance […]
Continue reading...Hope Tech trip
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 up with five Y9 female […]
Continue reading...Yes We Did!
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThanks 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 engineer; Terri, the civil engineer; Aisha, […]
Continue reading...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, Aisha the Powergrid Engineer, Amanda […]
Continue reading...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 – 9 Meet Terri the […]
Continue reading...Yay! 2016 bursary winners
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 bursaries for women to train […]
Continue reading...12 ALCOA bursaries!
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 Institute (MERI). We make annual […]
Continue reading...Electrical jobs for the girls
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 women – and last year […]
Continue reading...WEST free film night!
MUSTANG Critically acclaimed and award winning Turkish language drama about five young sisters imprisoned by their grandmother as punishment for their perceived flirtatious behaviour, and to keep them unsullied for their future husbands. Certificate 15. “Gripping” 5 stars – The Guardian “Delivers a bracing – and thoroughly timely – message” – 98% Rotten Tomatoes Oscar nominated: Best […]
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