uk resource centre for women in science, engineering and technology

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Director of the UKRC, Annette Williams, introduces you to the UKRC's new website.

The UKRC and The Open University have developed a new course to support women returning to their chosen Science, Engineering or Technology career.

2008 Photographic Exhibition open for viewing

Visit the Women in SET Photographic Exhibition. The latest 2008 women are profiled.

Spring Newsletter

The latest edition of Progress is now available.

Woman in SET Enterprise Award

To recognise and celebrate the innovative women the SET sectors

UKRC Annual Conference

An excellent day was had by all. Proceedings due out in May.

Half a million women in the UK are qualified in either science, engineering or technology (SET) - but less than a third work in those sectors, all of which are suffering a severe skills shortage, set to get worse in the coming decades.

This situation is bad for the UK’s productivity and competitiveness. It undermines the UK’s aspirations for fairness and opportunity. It wastes women’s talent and limits their career aspirations, lifetime earnings and economic contribution.

The UKRC works to tackle the low numbers of women working in science, engineering and technology, providing a central source of expertise, data and information on women in SET in the UK, helping businesses and organisations to encourage more women to enter these fields and supporting women themselves to further their careers.