Director of the UKRC, Annette Williams, introduces you to the UKRC's new website.
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GetSETWomen are now blogging about their experience of working in SET.
The Vision for Science and Society needs you
UKRC welcomes your input to consultations on policy. Other consultations include the DIUS Analysis on Demand for STEM skills.
The UKRC and The Open University have developed a new course to support women returning to their chosen Science, Engineering or Technology career.
UKRC Consulting at the BA Festival
Join the Science and Society debate in Liverpool where we will be looking at the role of women in SET.
UKRC Travel Bursaries now available
Travel bursaries offered by the UKRC to help women in SET attend a conference or an event that will benefit their career.
Half a million women in the UK are qualified in either science, engineering or
technology (SET) - but less than a third work in those sectors, all of which are
suffering a severe skills shortage, set to get worse in the coming decades.
The UKRC for Women in SET works to significantly improve the participation and position of women in science,
engineering and technology occupations in industry, research, academia and public
service to benefit the future productivity of the UK and the lifetime earnings
and career aspirations of women. It is the UK’s leading Centre providing information
and advisory services to employers and organisations in the SET sectors and supporting
women entering, returning and progressing in these fields.
"I believe we need a society that is excited by science; values its importance to our social and economic wellbeing; feels confident in its use; and supports a representative well-qualified scientific workforce."
Ian Pearson MP
Minister of State for Science and Innovation
In July 2008 the government published a key consultation paper: A Vision for
Science and Society.
Take part in the UKRC feedback: help us ensure that the vision for science and society includes gender equality.
The first of our events is at the BA Festival in Liverpool on 10th September.
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