At Engineering Together we know that but out Chair, Paula, got asked to share her views at the very first ever Tomorrows Engineers Live at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London.
Working Together matters
Contributing to global conversations
We were delighted when our Chair was asked to represent one of our collaborators Climate Action North at the first anniversary edition of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group public meeting.
Loving Local
Two of our volunteers attended Ormesby Hall’s Love Local event.
Julie, our Climate Champion, showed 500 people of all ages her hydrogen cars, kindly funded by the Cleveland Scientific Institution. Paula, our Chair, read her Lottie Books to and with many families.
More Mentioning the Unmentionable !
After the success of our Menopause event we decided to make talking about sticky issues a series. The second in our series is about the Parenthood penalty. Watch here.
Julie is leading the way in Hartlepool
We are delighted that our Climate Champion Julie Harrison is leading the way. She is not only a Love Hartlepool Leader who is determined to put Hartlepool on the map, a longstanding climate activist, an entrepreneur, business owner and STEM educator.
She is leading work in Hartlepool where the ‘Green Heart’ is one of four priority areas for the coming year. Read all about it at Green Hartlepool – Love Hartlepool
Well Done Julie!
Bringing Engineering Universities Together
Our Diversity Champion Dr Jo Douglas-Harris and Chair Paula McMahon were delighted to part take in the inaugural North of England Universities Joint Event.
This was the very first time that all North East University engineering departments had come together with the aim to network and celebrate INWED. This is not the first combined and collaborative event that Engineering Together have contributed to as we always look to work towards breaking the bias.
The CEO of WES not only part took in this event but also chose it to be the global launch of INWED22. The 2022 theme is Inventors and Innovators and everyone was encouraged to #ImagineTheFuture where sustainability and inclusion are simply what we do.
The whole day was a great success with in-person events at each of the universities which included talks, panels and much more. The virtual online session allowed everyone to be together to see our showcase of an inspirational showcase of female engineers, academics and staff. Everyone then took part in an interactive roundtable across all five universities.
The students, staff and attendees enjoyed the event and everyone has agreed this event is to be the first of many. It also encouraged further involvement from male and female students and staff to set up WES University Groups to further bring together people who wish to actively support and encourage student engineers from all backgrounds.
Once again Engineering Together alongside the WES Tyne & Tees Cluster has gained international interest and regional benefits!
Our Northern Power Women
Our fantastic Diversity Champions, Dr Jo Douglas-Harris, was recognised in the 2022 Northern Power Women’s Futures List. Fantastic achievement and very well deserved.
Bias busting spotlight on IWD
Collaborating with others and helping everyone reach their potential is what we do at Engineering Together. In and around International Womens Day we love to turn the spotlight onto our female members in order to help #BreakTheBias.
Our group get involved in lots of different events showcasing engineering and challenging perceptions . Here are but a couple of examples of events we took part in alongside many other greats from the Tees Valley and beyond….
- Informal get togethers, supporting and mentoring each other and shouting bout mentoring and apprenticeships (pictured)
- Supporting Climate action
Women taking climate action in North East England – Climate Action (climateactionnortheast.org.uk) - Showing range of careers
High Tide Foundation – For Young People on Teesside Careers Hub – Online Career Information, Insight and Work Experience - Showcasing female talent within flood risk sector
Vernon Harcourt Lecture 2022: Flood-risk management – a just transition to a climate resilient future, London | Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
Collaborative growth during British Science Week
Including everyone and working together are important to our Engineering Together group. We showcased our people and our work in many ways for British Science Week.
We visited many different schools and organisations in person and virtually with a focus on ‘growth’ this years theme. EngTog members part took in many of the events which helped the WES Tyne and Tees Cluster reach hugely impressive student numbers.
Julie’s International Women’s Day focus on sustainability
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”
