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Our Climate Champion Julie put on a fabulous event bring in many different industrial partners through Inspiron Learning with help from the Cleveland Scientific Institute (CSI).

The two day event saw young girls from Egglescliffe School get their hands on some fantastic hydrogen cars and then had many high profiles visitors during International Womens Day.

The event was a huge success well over 90% said they were informed of the opportunities in STEM, almost 80% of the girls said they would now look further at careers in STEM.

Some of the comments…

“I have more of an idea of what I want to do in the future”

“I really liked both sessions because they really inspired me. I didn’t realise how enjoyable engineering was”

“I really enjoyed doing these two sessions and would like to know more about Civil and Chemical engineering”

Our Chair was asked to feature in this prestigious publication. Check it out at HLN meets… Paula McMahon – High Life North

Our Chair, Paula, and Diversity Champion, Dr Jo, were delighted to get published in the Women’s Engineering Society’s (WES) international publication The Women Engineer.

This not only showcases our work but also encourages others to adopt our collaborative culture to help others do more. Bravo!

The full publication is available to read here – The Woman Engineer – Winter 2021 – high res.pdf (wes.org.uk).

Challenging the current systems is what we need to do to accelerate change. We discussed education with students from a variety of establishments if they thought their education would help towards a greener future.

Watch our event to hear form our panel chair and panellists…

Panel Chair: Zoe Lewis, Principal Middlesbrough College

Panellists:

  Tees Valley Panellist 1 – Chloe Armstrong, Middlesbrough College

  Tees Valley Panellist 2 – Mia Burton, Middlesbrough College  

  Glasgow Panellist 1 – Zoe Branford, University of Strathclyde

  Glasgow Panellist 2 – Shauna Thomson, University of Glasgow

  Glasgow Panellist 3 – Kyle Prele, West College Scotland – Glasgow  

   Glasgow Panellist 4 – Millie Law, Falkirk High School via Liam Mason

We are pleased to see the Transporter Bridge continues after our group reinitiated it. Long may it continue. Well done Jay.

Eco-conscious engineering graduate wins Transporter Bridge Award | Media centre | Teesside University

Yay! Our group was recognised in the very first Best New Business Awards. We made the finals. Our diversity and climate champions, Jo and Julie, thoroughly enjoyed the evening of celebration.

Read all about the winners and finalists here – Best New Tees Business Awards 2021 – Tees Business

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week – Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (teweek.org.uk) helps us bring together activities to inspire the next generation.

Talking part in the WES Lottie Tour – home whilst doing great STEM work we part took in virtual assemblies, the ICE’s CityZen and even took Lottie to the Constructing Excellence Awards.

Our Chair Paula got to speak at two great events this month spreading multiple positive messages about inclusion and diversity.

LONDON BUILD EXPO

As a Women in Construction Ambassador Paula said “I look forward to when our diverse workforce reflects the society we serve. We will then be in a better position to solve tomorrows problems for the betterment of everyone”.

An on site art display was viewed by thousands and available online Paula McMahon – London Build 2022 (londonbuildexpo.com).

At the event Paula closed the DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STAGE – London Build 2022 (londonbuildexpo.com) on a panel discussing the importance of mentoring and leadership.

WES STUDENT CONFERENCE

Speaking at this virtual event to students to help them developing their leadership skills

We discussed the question which is on the minds of many young people. Watch it here.

Huge thanks to our chair and panellists from the north of England and west of Scotland.

Panel Chair: Richard McGuckin, Director of Town Centres Investment, Stockton on Tees Borough Council

Panellists:

   Tees Valley Panellist 1 – Helena Keane, Middlesbrough College

   Tees Valley Panellist 2 – Chloe Armstrong, Middlesbrough College

   Glasgow Panellist 1 – Sharon-Lee Bow, Graduate Town Planner

   Glasgow Panellist 2 – Sophie Coffey, University of Strathclyde

   Glasgow Panellist 3 – Rebekah Clark, West College Scotland

Lottie went along with Paula to COP26 to help deploy Global Youth Capacity in UN Organisations and Engineering for SDG 13. You can watch the whole event at Finance & Technology Day | 3rd Capacity-building Hub | UNFCCC