The list of the top 50 Women in Engineering Under 35 (WE50) will be published in the Daily Telegraph on 23 June 2017 to coincide with International Women in Engineering Day (INWED).
The list, compiled by the Telegraph in collaboration with the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), will feature the UK’s top rising female stars of engineering chosen from more than 500 nominations.
Kirsten Bodley, Chief Executive of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), the organisation that founded International Women in Engineering Day, commented: “We had a very high response to the campaign this year and were hugely impressed with the entries. This list of inspirational younger women shows the breadth and depth of talent and innovation across all engineering sectors. It is a great way of encouraging the next generation to enter the engineering and allied sectors and for women to succeed there.”
The candidates on the WE50 list represent the broad range of engineering roles available including those from the traditional built environment, energy, aerospace and transport sectors, but also including names from academia as well as authors and outstanding students and apprentices.
WE50 is one of the key events being held on INWED2017. Hundreds of other exciting INWED events will be taking place on 23 June 2017 in the UK and across the world, from Canada and the USA to Spain, Brazil and Peru. They range from talks, tours, open days and debates to competitions, networking events, site visits, videos and campaigns.
About WE50
Brief biographies of some of the 50 engineers on the list will be printed in the Telegraph on 23 June and this will be accompanied by a celebratory afternoon tea taking place at One Great George Street, London, to which all the WE50 and other influential figures within engineering have been invited. Following this, the Telegraph will be hosting an evening awards dinner celebration for the Top 50 award winners and the sponsors of the initiative at the Banking Hall in the City of London.
Many prominent public- and private-sector organisations are sponsoring INWED this year, demonstrating their commitment to diversity within all sectors of engineering. They include leading educational institutions such as Cranfield University and Nottingham Trent University; professional institutions, training providers and membership organisations including Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), Engineers Ireland, the Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers (IGEM), the Institute of Refrigeration (IOR), the Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation (OPITO) and the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng).
Public sector support comes from London’s fire and rescue service the London Fire Brigade; with private-sector sponsors including Boeing, ChapmanBDSP, Cirrus Logic, Colas Ltd, QinetiQ, SSE and Wiley.
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