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International Women's Day 2022
Happy International Women's Day! IWD is an important celebration of women and a reminder of the discrimination that is still faced by many. Here at WESBath we wanted to celebrate with you by spotlighting some of the work of female...
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WESBath Networking event - What You Haven’t Heard About My Journey
"Fantastic event, really felt the energy in the room and great to see it so well supported." – Jules Handy, Atkins To celebrate International Women’s Day, we wanted to share an update on the networking event we held earlier in...
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BP Women in Engineering Award - Trip to Zambia
This summer I was part of a 6-man team of civil engineering students from the University of Bath (ACE2ZAMBIA) who travelled to Lusaka, Zambia to volunteer for Sport in Action. Sport in Action is a charity focused on developing local...
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Entrepreneur Journey: Deloitte sponsored Business Plan Competition 2018
There are several challenges associated with solid waste management currently and as a chemical engineer, I have always wanted to tackle the problem to the best of my ability. It was during my undergraduate days that I first started thinking...
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Presenting in Seoul - WESBath Caterpillar Award
I have recently attended the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA) congress. ISTA was established in 1988 and is dedicated to advancing the art and science of technology in joint replacement by connecting the leading clinicians, engineers, researchers and...
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BP Women in Engineering Award - The GREEN Programme experience
I was granted the BP Women in Engineering Award by BP and WESBath in 2017 for my participation in The GREEN Program organised in Iceland over 10 days. The flagship course in Iceland focuses on renewable energy and sustainability and is...
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BP Women in Engineering Award - ACE to Zambia
As a group of 6 civil engineering students, we spent 6 weeks working with the organisation Sport in Action in Lusaka, Zambia. Sport in Action aid the development of young people through sport. We were heavily involved with two main...
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Mehrnaz Tajmir awarded the Moog International Women in Engineering Prize
Mehrnaz Tajmir, a student in Mechanical Engineering who graduated in June 2016, was the recipient of the Moog International Women in Engineering Prize. She is now studying for a PhD. Mehranz was a founding members of WESBath and took the...
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Opportunities can sometimes arise when you least expect them…
While at the Bath WES end of year meal, kindly hosted by our sponsors Roger and Sue Whorrod, Roger asked if I would like to have a summer placement at his and his son’s company, Investx. Investx is a parent...
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National Women's Engineering Day 2016
June 23rd 2016, important not only for a defining referendum, but also National Women in Engineering Day (NWED). NWED is an international campaign aiming to raise the profile of women in engineering and showcase career opportunities available to girls in...