In 1984, there were 14 per cent of female graduates in engineering and technology courses. In 2015, there was still only 14 per cent of female graduates in engineering courses. This sad statistic formed the basis of an impactful lecture by Chi Onwurah MP about the gender imbalance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Technology (STEM) subjects and subsequent careers.
LJMU's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Team are proud to be working in partnership with a number of subject specialists, to deliver a range of interactive (online) staff development training opportunities, including the introduction of two brand new courses; a 2 hour Domestic Abuse Awareness Workshop and a 90min 'Actions Speak Louder' Experiential Allyship (Race) training session, as well as the return of LJMU's 3 hour Transgender Awareness Workshop (back by popular demand).
School of Art and Design and FACT partnership project praised
Astrophysicists engage public through RHS gold garden and £100k STEMM outreach project
LJMU has received a £5 million share of HEFCE’s £200 million funding scheme to support an increase in high-quality science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students.
MA Journalism graduate scoops NCTJ Student Project of Year
The UK's percentage of female engineers in the UK is far lower than other developed countries, according to a recent report by the Royal Academy of Engineering, with women only making up a small fraction of the nation's engineering graduates.
LJMU has established strong relationships in South East Asia, and a mark of this success is the annual graduation of students in Malaysia.
Jane Ireland, Joasia Krysia, Jin Wang and Rachel McLean will serve on subject panels for the national assessment
Order! Order! Speaker of the House of Commons delivers latest Roscoe Lecture