The representations of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) roles is improving, but there’s work to be done. As of 2018, WISE Campaign (Women into Science and Engineering) announced that the UK is on track to have one million women working in the field by 2020. These statistics are encouraging, and demonstrate an improvement in opportunities shown to young women who pursue the career path.
According to a new study, collaboration between business and academia can identify the most urgent research priorities to ensure the sustainability of food, energy, water and the environment. This is
Encouraging desk-based staff to move more and sit less at work can not only improve their health, but also their work performance, was the advice from the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES), at a forum for contact centre employees.
Record entry in 2023 Research and Knowledge Exchange Awards
Early research by Dr Ben Stanford, LJMU School of Law, suggests Government changes could be significant
Happy Hamsters: Examining the effect of emotions on cognitive processes in pets
PhD researcher Samantha Cooper of the School of Art and Creative Industries, partners Wirral school in raising public awareness of flowers and plants.
The morning saw graduations from Maritime and Mechanical Engineering, the Astrophysics Research Institute, Electronics and Electrical Engineering and the School of Nursing and Allied Health. In the afternoon Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Research Institute, Civil Engineering and Built Environment all celebrated their graduations.
Scientists at LJMU are to undertake a pioneering study on children's early number skills which will inform the way young children learn. Read the news story.
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