Manufacturing the talent of tomorrow

By Millie Rodgers. What are skills? Skills can be defined as the ability to use one’s knowledge effectively and readily in execution or performance. Their importance is clear, with the European Commission naming 2023 as the European Year…

Unveiling the Unseen: The Hidden Innovations Powering Satcoms

By Karen Craigmyle. In today's world, we're accustomed to having a seamless flow of data surrounding us at the touch of our fingers. Wi-Fi, 5G mobile phone connectivity, high speed internet, laptops, and television broadcasts for example are…

The four step transition from academia to industry (with confidence)

By Edyta Rynkowska. I was heading into the unknown, with my life packed into a suitcase and a plane ticket to Scotland in hand. A few days earlier, family friends had unexpectedly extended an invitation to theirs to see if I wanted to try…

Stand out in STEM – Time to work on brand YOU

by Carlotta Zorzi. I was recently talking with one of my coachees who is a young woman in tech from a minority group who told me that whilst she’s so happy to have the job she has, she also struggles with anxiety because she sticks out ‘like…

Reflections of a School Girl who chose Engineering!

by Aine Finlayson. Engineering is a rewarding career and central to its success is the need for innovation, new products, new processes and committed teams. It has, and will always, benefit from different thinkers, different styles and open-mindedness. With…

‘My life in tech – from the Micro to the Metaverse’

by Anne Widdop. I was first inspired to start a career in technology when personal computers were in their infancy, the first ‘Apple Mackintosh’ was a few years away and the internet was decades away. My dad had been given a BBC Micro and…