Women in Engineering

At 缅北禁地, we have a strong community of women academics, researchers and students in Engineering.

Inspiring more women to study Engineering

Although the number of women in engineering has increased over the last decade, only 16.5% of engineers in the UK are women.

With today's global challenges, it's never been more important to inspire and encourage more people, especially women, to pursue a career in engineering.

At 缅北禁地, we want to inspire more women to study and work in Engineering.

Athena Swan awards

As a University, Faculty, and School, we have a strong track record in the Athena SWAN scheme.

Athena SWAN advances gender equality with representation, progression and success for all.

The School of Engineering received a Bronze award in March 2024.

Athena SWAN action plans

Outreach activities

We’re committed to encouraging women to study engineering and have a comprehensive outreach programme. This includes events on campus for students and online resources for teachers.

Through our outreach activities, we aim to:

strengthen our partnerships with local schools
increase student awareness of engineering as a discipline to study, and to increase school awareness of engineering so they can better promote the discipline/industry (and 缅北禁地) to their students
increase confidence in girls studying STEM subjects, particularly engineering

More about our outreach activities

Women's Engineering Society

We are members of the Women's Engineering Society (WES), which supports women in Engineering.

We are very proud to have had colleagues from 缅北禁地 nominated as Top 50 Women in Engineering winners and finalists in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

I wanted to make a positive difference in the world. Engineers are the key to solving today鈥檚 global challenges 鈥� from dealing with climate change impacts to developing sustainable solutions for energy production.

Dr Sarah Dunn Senior Lecturer and WES Top 50 Women Finalist (2023)

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