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Women in the future of construction
Around nine years ago, I noticed a huge gap in the construction industry, not many women or girls were considering opportunities in the industry: at that time my training portfolio was 90% male and 10% female.
women in innovation
Making things happen - Lucy Gower
How do you make things happen? I mean important things, for example, getting your innovation idea to the next stage, securing funding to scale your business or even finding the right people to join your team? I believe that the …
Wanted - female innovators in AI and data for programme with Israel
The tech sector’s gender imbalance is nothing new, so it will come as no surprise that in 2017, out of the 2.1 million employees working in the UK’s technology sector, only 17 percent were women.
Women in Innovation 2018 - frequently asked questions
Our Women in Innovation 2018 awards competition does not follow the usual Innovate UK format so you might have some questions. Here are some frequently asked questions and our answers. We hope this clears up your doubts and gives some …
Why apply to the new Women in Innovation competition? Pauline Dawes
Who are you and what do you do? I am Pauline Dawes, CEO/ Founder of SOMI Trailers, a disruptive new technology that replaces 4 truck journeys by three, globally.
Why apply to the new Women in Innovation competition? Lucy Gower
Who are you and what do you do? I’m Lucy Gower and I’m a trainer, coach, consultant and founder at Lucidity. I specialise in helping individuals, teams and organisations think differently to get better results. I’m author of the best …
Getty “Infocus” event was Innovate teen!
On 26 July 2017, we hosted a 'Girls in Innovation' workshop alongside our infocus 'Women in Innovation' photo exhibition at the Getting Images Gallery in London. Some of the girls who attended reflect on their experience.
Meet our infocus ambassadors - Maggie Philbin
The birth of TeenTech TeenTech was born in the Reading branch of Carluccio’s in 2007, when a friend told me he’d just advertised for a chemical engineer and out of over 300 applications, three came from Europe and none from …
12 days of innovation – reflecting on Innovate UK’s 2016
There are so many things to highlight in this, my final blog post of 2016, reflecting on a year in the life of Innovate UK. Here are just a few of my ‘best bits’ of the past year.
Introducing 'infocus' more women in innovation applicants
1. Future Science Who are you? I am Deepika Kassen. I am a molecular biologist by training and I have spent most of my career doing lab-based research. My research focused on stem cells and most recently on Multiple Myeloma, …