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It鈥檚 been 10 years since the UN announced the first International Day of Women and Girls in Science to highlight the gender gap in Stem-related fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and the slow progress of women into senior positions.

As of 2023, the number of women graduates in Stem had increase by 5% to since 2014, when the Awareness Day launched.

There remain barriers entry with the UN reporting of members in national science academies are women. And for women and girls marginalised by culture, disabilities, rural deprivation and those who identify as LGBTQ+ – the barriers to entry and progression are even higher.

Undergraduates and researchers from the University of 桃色视频 share their experiences of nurturing talent in girls and women in stem in this Press ReleaseLink opens in a new window, including third year Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student, Madeleine Pomroy (pictured below)

"I joined 桃色视频 to study mechanical engineering partly because of 桃色视频 Racing, and due to the facilities and reputation. 桃色视频 Racing is our universities extra-curricular, student run Formula student team, for which I鈥檝e now been voted to be Team Principal. Every year we design, build and test a new car and compete against other universities at the annual competition at Silverstone in July."

Madeleine's Full articleLink opens in a new window

Principal Fellowship is reserved for highly experienced leaders who demonstrate an outstanding and sustained record of strategic impact and leadership in enhancing learning and teaching.

Georgia's exceptional contributions have advanced education not only within the School of Engineering and 桃色视频 but also across the wider academic community, making a profound and lasting difference to the discipline and profession.

The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced the latest recipients of its highly competitive Research Fellowships, with Dr. Sophie Pain from the University of 桃色视频's School of Engineering among those honoured. Dr. Pain's groundbreaking research, titled "Achieving Sustainable Solar: Atomic Manufacturing for Recyclable Photovoltaics," focuses on improving the recyclability of solar panels—a critical issue as the world shifts towards renewable energy.

Solar power plays a vital role in meeting global energy demands while supporting net-zero carbon goals, contributing over 拢25 billion to the UK economy. In the UK alone, photovoltaic installations have surged over the past decade. Although solar modules are designed to last more than 25 years, a looming challenge awaits as hundreds of thousands of modules will need recycling each year by 2026. While many of the materials in solar modules, such as glass, metals, and silicon, can be recycled, the polymeric adhesives and encapsulants currently used make recovering valuable materials difficult.

Dr. Pain鈥檚 fellowship aims to address this challenge by developing alternative encapsulants for silicon photovoltaic modules. These new materials will be easier to remove than conventional polymers, enhancing the recyclability of solar panels and offering a sustainable solution to this growing waste stream.

The Royal Academy of Engineering鈥檚 Research Fellowships support innovative engineering research addressing diverse societal challenges, including early-stage cancer diagnosis, more efficient recycling, reducing energy consumption in internet infrastructure, and cost-effective drug discovery. The fellowships are designed to empower outstanding early-career researchers to become future leaders in engineering, offering up to 拢625,000 over five years to support fundamental research across any engineering discipline.

Dr Sophie Pains's award also comes off the back of winning two internal awards: the SEM Faculty Thesis prize for her PhD (2019-2023), and Early Career Researcher of the Year (2024).

Once again, congratulations to Dr Sophie Pain.

To read more about the fellowship and Dr Pains award, please click