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ESRC Impact Grants >This new initiative is funded under the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Grants and is in the light of the Science City Initiative, commencing February 2007 to develop and establish the ‘North East of England Role Model Platform for Innovative Women’. This initiative will provide an opportunity to implement the findings of an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Science in Society Programme project awarded to Professor Pooran Wynarczyk , Director of the Small Enterprise Research (SERU), Newcastle University, which clearly demonstrated that women are hugely under-represented in scientific activities in the North East and face personal and professional barriers, such as access to local female role models and mentors, career development opportunities, and lack of awareness of innovation initiatives, bodies, funds and bursaries. The platform will focus on promoting scientific activities and discoveries amongst women and young girls in the North East of England to aid their entry and career progression beyond the glass ceiling in the scientific fields. The project will be undertaken through a number of measures, including identification of role models/mentors and coachers, creation of a web-based directory of local innovative female role models and establishment of a platform for women scientists/ innovators, upon which successful local women role models can act as mentors and coachers. A comprehensive package of workshops will be designed and delivered in conjunction with the Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) which will include a virtual directory of role models, presentations by ‘role models’, analysis of their experiences in R&D, innovation, career progression, confidence building, solutions to personal and professional barriers, practical introduction to IPR issues such as patent searching and design, and the subsequent ‘ownership’, investigation of the unique challenges of developing a business for a new product, flexibility in the workplace, equal opportunity (EO) policies, skills and training needs, and sources of science and technology funding opportunities. The workshops will also include sessions on major EU , UK and regional SET and innovation related initiatives, bursaries, and awards. Current Workshops Inspiring Women Building and Running a Successful SET Business 10th December 2007, 12.00-2.30pm, Newcastle University Business School, Citywall, Citygate, St. James Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne Launch of the "ESRC North East of England Role Model Platform for Innovative Women". This event has been organised in partnership and collaboration with and sponsorship from: SERU / NU Business School (ESRC Impact Grants), Bridge Club Ltd, DIONE (Diversity into Networks across Europe), Service Network, One North East Women's Enterprise Ambassador Programme, and BIC, Sunderland. Role Model Platform Press Release Role Model Platform Science City Press Release
Recent WorkshopsCreative Thinking and Marketing 12th September 2007, 9.00-4.30, North East Business Innovation Centre (BIC), Enterprise Park East, Wearfield, Sunderland SR5 2TA
20th June 2007, 9.00-4.30, North East Business Innovation Centre (BIC), Enterprise Park East, Wearfield, Sunderland SR5 2TA This workshop will help you to change your attitudes from “it will never work” to “how can it work”, it will encourage creative thinking to nurture, develop and inspire creativity in people and explore the different ways of thinking, using the right side of the brain in particular to develop imagination and using techniques to choose realistic ideas for further development.
Sources of Finance: Exploring Opportunities for Business Start-ups, University Spin-outs, and Expansion 27th June 2007, 12.30-4.30, Room 2.20, Research Beehive, Old Library (Level 2), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU Sources of Finance: Exploring Opportunities for Business Start-ups, University Spin-outs, and Expansion is aimed at females working in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) and associated fields. Presentations include “Sources of Finance: How to Secure Funding for Business Start-ups and Expansion” by Willie Herdman, Specials Project Manager of the North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) and “An Introduction to NStar’s Finance and Business Initiative”. In addition there will be presentations by successful role models including; Sudipta Roy, Professor in Electrochemical Nanomaterials and founder of EnFACE, Newcastle University, and Kim Brown, Managing Director of Lipstix and Gearstix.
Exploring Opportunities for Success in Science Careers 7th June 2007, 12.30-5.00 at the Research Beehive, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne Speakers include, Jan Anderson and Dr Susan Long, authors of ‘Investigating University Science Pay, Opportunities for Success in Science’ and Professor Caroline Austin, Professor of Molecular Biology.
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