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Women in STEM Q4 2020
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Women at the forefront of Irish innovation
Two NUI Galway researchers share their research and experience on leading teams developing bio innovations to deliver benefits for patients and public health in Ireland. Prof Emer McGrath, based at the HRB Clinical Research Facility at NUI Galway, heads a team of researchers across three countries researching neurovascular disorders, including cognitive impairment, dementia and stroke....
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We need to encourage more girls to study computer science
Things have changed a lot over the years. Back in 1984 when I started my electronics engineering degree, I got an 8” floppy disk for all my storage needs for the four years – about enough for one minute of audio today. Looking back over 30 years of pictures of WITS since 1990, the hairstyles...
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Challenging perceptions and learning in a different way
If the world is to solve the challenges it faces, universities must look at different ways to train the graduates of the future — and ensure a diverse body of students are attracted to STEM subjects, particularly women. Professor Sylvia Draper Dean of the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Trinity College Dublin. Professor...
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How to attract more women into STEM careers
If more young women are to choose pharma careers, they need to see female role models succeeding in the industry. When I look at my own team, I see a number of women with backgrounds in, for example, biomedical science, biomedical engineering, pharmacy and pharmacology. There’s a good culture of support in the company, with...
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We urgently need to solve the innovation paradox in Ireland
A senior pharma executive talks about the challenges facing her industry — including making medicines more accessible to patients — and why it’s such a dynamic sector for women. Roisin Molloy didn’t always work as a pharmaceutical industry executive. In fact, she started her career at the sharp end of healthcare, first as a midwife...
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How to use STEM skills for distillery
The career opportunities STEM offers are vast and varied. Katherine Condon shares her experiences of how science and engineering helped her to become a distiller. As science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) careers go, the job of a distiller is probably not one that comes to mind immediately. However, brewing and distilling is a sophisticated,...
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How children’s curiosity helps STEM careers
Dr Niamh Shaw shares how an inquisitive mind and encouraging support from teachers helped her into her career in STEM. Curiosity is as innate to me as breathing. I loved science in school and then to write and perform at home. We were a family of Encyclopaedia Britannica, literature, history books, gadgets, screwdrivers, spare batteries, fuses, trad music, singing and storytelling....
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Helping children engage with STEM through play
Engagement in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) should start as early as possible in life as the benefits are immeasurable. A child’s interest in STEM happens through access to materials that encourage them to be curious, to explore with adults interacting in a playful, exploratory manner. Addressing STEM barriers There are undeniable barriers to this happening, especially for girls. One large...
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Inspiring Ireland’s future engineering talent
Engineers are uniquely placed to help the world meet critical goals, including ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring prosperity for all. At Engineers Ireland, we recognise our future engineering innovators who aspire to solve global issues may not even be in the engineering field yet. They may be just starting out their education journey in our...