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Athena Swan BronzeWiSET have supported Sheffield Hallam University in gaining the Athena Swan Bronze Award

Women have traditionally been under-represented in the areas of science, technology, engineering and maths, but WiSET aims to redress the balance...
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Latest news

New DIY courses provided by WICAT
New DIY courses for 2012 are being provided by Women in Construction, Arts and Technology
Added on 04/01/2012

Jobs at Willmott Dixon
Willmott Dixon Partnerships is recruiting in the following areas for all trade disciplines e.g. Electrical, Plumbing and Carpentry and would like to receive more applications from women (who are currently under-represented in the construction trades).
Added on 07/12/2011

Work experience with WiSET
The WiSET team are offering a two week placement in STEM
Added on 03/11/2011

Olympic Park ‘big build’ has helped hundreds of women into construction
The Olympic Delivery Authority's Women in Construction project has helped women gain training and employment opportunities at the Olympic Park.
Added on 11/10/2011

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Spotlight on...

DIY Your Future

'I used to be scared looking at a drill...just looking at it!'

The DIY Your Future project offers a working example of successful collaboration between the public, voluntary and Higher Education sectors to achieve real engagement of hard-to-reach learners. [read more]


Case study

Holly Shaw Holly Shaw

What Holly has said about her interests and her plans for the future:

'My interest in cars and vehicle design started when I looked around colleges with my older brother. There was a motorbike on a stand and I wanted to know how it worked and how they... [read more]

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