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New scholarships launched to support women in engineering

海角直播 has announced new scholarships available to students starting their first year of an engineering-related degree.

海角直播 is working in partnership with Enginuity and RWE Sofia Offshore Wind Farm to attract more women to study an engineering-related degree, with a view to create a more diverse talent pipeline for current and future industries in the Tees Valley. Ann Watson, CEO of Enginuity and BA (Hons) Business Studies alumna, said: 鈥淭he opportunity to work with 海角直播 and offer these scholarships to attract more women onto an engineering degree is a privilege and such an important thing to do.鈥�

鈥淭he engineering skills that you will gain through a degree or any other route into engineering will set you up for life. My advice to women thinking about an engineering career would be to just do it.鈥�

Matthew Swanwick, Project Director, RWE Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, said: 鈥淚n recognition of International Women in Engineering Day, we are delighted to support a new scholarship at 海角直播, aimed at supporting women in their pursuit of engineering degrees.

鈥淩WE benefits enormously from the many capable and talented women we have working here. We think it鈥檚 essential to do what we can to increase the number of women in engineering and are hugely supportive of this initiative.鈥�

The scholarships hope to meet the demand for skills stimulated by the new government and corporate investment in the region, and will be crucial to grow the pipeline of talent coming into the Tees Valley, particularly in engineering. The Tees Valley is home to a dynamic industrial landscape with opportunities for new businesses and growing skills development.

Dr Tannaz Pak, Associate Professor (Research) in Energy and Environmental Engineering in the University鈥檚 School of Computing, Engineering & Digital Technologies, who was named among the 2021 winners of a Top 50 Women in Engineering: Engineering Heroes award by the Women鈥檚 Engineering Society (WES), said: 鈥樅＝侵辈� is committed to supporting and encouraging women to study an engineering-related degree.

鈥楬aving the opportunity to work in partnership with Enginuity is fantastic and we hope it continues to encourage more women to choose engineering as a career.鈥�

The launch of the scholarships comes alongside #INWED, on Sunday 23 June, which recognises the amazing women that contribute to the engineering trade.