In partnership with the WISE Campaign, the University will host a new WISE South East hub to support women and girls in STEM.

Canterbury Christ Church University will host a new hub for the south east to bridge the gap between business, industry and education to inspire women and girls to take up Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) careers.

Building on the work of the University’s Kent and Medway Engineering, Design, Growth and Enterprise (EDGE) Hub, the WISE South East hub will work to encourage more under-represented groups of young people to engage with STEM, with a view to increasing the proportion studying and working in these fields.

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The WISE South East hub is the one of nine regional WISE hubs around the country that are set up to give women and men in STEM a local network to get involved with. It also aims to support women working in STEM and to inspire girls at local schools about the great career opportunities available for women in science and engineering and help forge strong links between schools, universities and STEM industries in their local areas.

Dr Anne Nortcliffe, Founding Head of the School of Engineering, Technology and Design at Canterbury Christ Church University, said:

“We are excited to be able to bring the WISE South East hub to our region. The hub will build on the extensive work and research within the University to understand ‘what works’ to achieve gender equality and inclusion in STEM. This work is critical if we are to create a sustainable, inclusive, diverse and insightful workforce. A STEM workforce that can address the challenges of today and tomorrow for everyone.”

The WISE South East hub will be delivering outreach and engagement work in local schools to change young people’s mindsets on what engineers do, inspire students to study STEM subjects and help to remove the institutional barriers to change and inclusion.

The hub will also act as a home for the region’s STEM businesses and workforce, supporting them with an opportunity to network, connect and share best practice.

Find Out More

To sign-up to receive updates please register here. Opportunities to engage with the hub include events, becoming a STEM ambassador, sponsorship of outreach activities and networking opportunities.

To find out how you can get involved and support the hub then please email edgehub@canterbury.ac.uk.