Outputs (17)

Public engagement promotes consumer choice in favour of sustainable palm oil (2021)
Journal Article

Despite the superior productivity, utility and economic benefits of palm oil compared with other oil crops, the palm oil industry often receives negative publicity for its environmental impact and there is widespread confusion over the perception of... Read More about Public engagement promotes consumer choice in favour of sustainable palm oil.

Catch 22 - improving visibility of women in science and engineering for both recruitment and retention (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

There is a significant under-representation of women in STEM which is damaging societal progress for democratic, utilitarian, and equity reasons. However, changing stereotypes in STEM requires a solution denied by the problem – more visible female ro... Read More about Catch 22 - improving visibility of women in science and engineering for both recruitment and retention.

Making STEM for everyone: Reaching under-served audiences (2020)
Journal Article

Catch 22 - improving visibility of women in science and engineering for both recruitment and retention (2019)
Journal Article

There is a significant under-representation of women in STEM which is damaging societal progress for democratic, utilitarian, and equity reasons. However, changing stereotypes in STEM requires a solution denied by the problem-more visible female role... Read More about Catch 22 - improving visibility of women in science and engineering for both recruitment and retention.

Women Like Me Executive Summary 2019 (2019)
Report

Only 11% of engineers in the UK are women. For democratic, utilitarian and equity reasons this is not enough. Both recruitment and retention are important – more girls need to connect with engineering as a creative, socially conscious, collaborative... Read More about Women Like Me Executive Summary 2019.

Making STEM for everyone: Resources for supporting people from under-represented groups to engage with Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering (2018)
Other

A resource compilation

This document provides a compilation of resources for supporting people from under-represented groups to study STEM subjects, enter STEM careers and see that STEM subjects can be ‘for them’.

The list is arranged in a seri... Read More about Making STEM for everyone: Resources for supporting people from under-represented groups to engage with Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering.

Science learning through play (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Play is frequently associated with ‘just having fun’, giving it a bad reputation amongst learning practitioners. However, neuroscience and psychological research indicates that play is essential for human development and wellbeing. We argue that play... Read More about Science learning through play.