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STEM Secondary School Challenge

Posted by: Leon Kennedy, Posted on: 6 May 2021 - Categories: Diversity & Inclusion, Guest Blog

The 2022 STEM Challenge is live here! The GSE Profession, in collaboration with Science and Engineering Fast Streamers and STEM ambassadors, are proud to announce the launch of a new STEM challenge for secondary school students. STEM informs almost every …

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Celebrating Women and Girls in Science: Who Inspires You?

Posted by: Wendy Middleton, Posted on: 17 February 2020 - Categories: Blog Series
The image shows two ladies where one is describing the contents of a board which has some writing on it.

Wendy Middleton from BEIS tells us more about the international day of women and girls in science.

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Youth Engagement – Science for the future, for all

Posted by: Michael Rignall, Posted on: 27 March 2019 - Categories: Capability & Skills, Outreach, Specialism Deep Dives
Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance posing with schoolchildren at the Industrial Strategy Science Fair.

Michael Rignall, from the Public Engagement with Science team in BEIS, talks about his team’s work and the importance of reaching out to young people to build their enthusiasm about STEM.

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GSE Opportunities: STEM ambassador training & cross-government vacancies

Posted by: Ben Dages, Posted on: 26 November 2018 - Categories: Capability & Skills, Collaborating & Networking, GSE Opportunities, Our People & Deep Dives, Outreach
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This blog post is a collection of vacancies, events and learning and development opportunities for people working in Government Science and Engineering.

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Inspiring the next generation

Posted by: Roulin Khondoker, Posted on: 12 March 2018 - Categories: Capability & Skills, Diversity & Inclusion, GSE Champions, Our People & Deep Dives, Outreach
School children conducting science experiment

The latest of our blogs celebrating International Women’s Day and British Science Week, we hear from Roulin Khondoker, a GSE Champion in Defra, on her passion for encouraging science & engineering engagement.

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