Student Intern Phoebe Kimble-Wilde recently interviewed women students in the faculty to find out a bit about the women engineers at the University, why they chose engineering, what interests them and what they want to do in the future. Here she interviews Civil and Structural Engineering student Rosemary Jenkinson, during her 4th year of her […]… Continue reading Meet university of sheffield students: Rosemary Jenkinson, 4th year Civil and Structural Engineering student —

November 2016 - Saheela Mohammed It started off as an idea almost four years ago - a book to introduce engineering to young children. With the help of Professor Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, the University of Sheffield Faculty of Engineering Communications Team and members from the Women in Engineering Student Society, we have published a children’s book,… Continue reading Engineering Is Campaign Launch at the Houses of Parliament

By Charis Bronze Engineer? Yes. Naked? Not in the way you might think... Most engineering students are advised to take part in an industrial placement during their studies. This helps to develop skills, network with professionals and most importantly give the experience of a working environment. This is so we’re not just “another engineering grad with… Continue reading The Internship of a Naked Engineer

Diversity in innovation is crucial for the UK’s economy; however, the number of female entrepreneurs in the UK is around half that of men. Boosting the number of women in innovation could deliver approximately £180 billion to the UK economy. Following the insight that just one in 7 applications for business funding to Innovate UK came from women,… Continue reading Women in Innovation