STEM News

Preparations are underway for the 18th annual celebration of apprenticeships and skills and the contributions they make to businesses and communities.

A prestigious international conference and exhibition on photonics and optoelectronics packaging was held at South Devon College recently. The event was in partnership with IMAPS-UK and the Torbay Hi-Tech Cluster, with visiting international delegates.

A UK workforce report by EngineeringUK has been published and reveals around a fifth (19.2%) of the UK workforce (both employed and self-employed) were working in an engineering and technology occupation in 2023.   

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Patron of the WISE (Women into Science and Engineering) Campaign, joined the organisation to meet leading women from the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) sector to champion inclusive workplaces for women – and to celebrate 40 years of WISE moving the dial towards gender parity in the sector.

Spurred by continued growth, multidisciplinary engineering firm adi Group has launched a recruitment drive to encourage fresh talent to join its multi-skilled team.

The University of Warwick has unveiled a £700m investment in its West Midlands campus as part of its ambitious Connect Programme.

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2024, hosted by EngineeringUK, is set to spark a nationwide wave of enthusiasm among young people aged 11 to 14 with a celebration of engineering and technology careers.  

Brooklands Innovation Academy (BIA) 2024 marked a significant milestone as it held its largest and most impactful event yet, gathering 400 students aged 11 to 18 for a full day of immersive STEM education.

Code Ninjas, the world’s leading kids coding brand, is marking significant milestones with celebrations across Berkshire and Hertfordshire.

EUK Education – a new brand from EngineeringUK – has launched to offer the teaching and careers community support and resources to inspire more young people to get into STEM and the many diverse career paths available.