<p>Spend an evening with Dawn Bonfield MBE, who will present her case on Inclusive Engineering making inclusivity unavoidable. This approach ensures diversity will follow and is sustained. The steps include embedding Inclusive Engineering into university curriculums, changing our engineering processes and practices and adopting ‘bias interrupters’. Dawn is a materials engineer by profession having studied [&hellip;]</p>

<p>&#8220;Mentoring is to support and encourage people to manage their own learning in order that they may maximise their potential, develop their skills, improve their performance and become the person they want to be.&#8221;  The Oxford School of Coaching &amp; Mentoring. On 7th March, women from different walks of life sat around to discuss how [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We got together to work on top tips on being confident. First, we considered what situations we might particularly need a confidence boost in and choose the following ones to brainstorm tips for : • Getting your opinion heard (for example in meetings) • In a new role • After a knock to your confidence, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Book now and share! Kate Atkin will be talking about the imposter syndrome the 26th of April. Download the poster here. Learn more here The Workshop will be held in the Reception Room at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. Wednesday 26th April. 8-10pm Booking is now closed </p>

<p>Confidence: the ultimate career ingredient Book now for the 4th WiSE UP workshop. Confidence: the ultimate career ingredient facilitated by Tennie Videler. Last places remaining! The Workshop will be held in the Woodlegh Room at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. Tuesday 28th March. 8-10pm  Book now closed.</p>

<p>Setting sail from Argentina, 76 women from 16 countries capped off 2016 with a 20-day voyage to Antarctica. This made the BBC news front page story; “Largest all-women expedition heads to Antarctica”. Homeward Bound, an Australian programme, is the brainchild of Dr Jessica Melbourne-Thomas and Ms Fabian Dattner. It aims to place women, with a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>An informative and inspiring talk exploring courage, confidence and the imposter by Kate Atkin, MSc. Do you experience a nagging doubt that you could be ‘found out’ or put their/your success down to luck or timing? Have you noticed a need to be perfect and avoid making mistakes because it ‘proves’ you are not up [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Book now for both WiSE UP 2017 Workshops at a reduced rate. March 7th -How to get the best from mentoring as a mentor and a mentee One workshop: Members £12 / non-members £18 28th March &#8211; Confidence: the ultimate career ingredient One workshop: Members £12 / non-members £18 Book now closed!</p>

<p>Book now for the 4th WiSE UP workshop. Confidence: the ultimate career ingredient facilitated by Tennie Videler. Confidence is key to achieve your career goals. A lack of confidence in our self-value is like a glass ceiling, doesn&#8217;t allow us to grow. Join us in the last WiSE UP 2017 series workshop and learn how to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The booking for the 3rd Wise-up workshop is now open. Learn how to get the best from mentoring: as a mentor and mentee. Mentoring is a rewarding experience which allows the sharing of knowledge and skills to help individuals gain confidence, develop ideas, fine tune value propositions, get funding or secure a pilot. Natacha is [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Our first event of the year was a social one at the Wine merchants. We enjoyed a wine tasting focused in women winemakers. Alice Archer proved to be an expert and entertaining host. We learned about how women have made a difference in vineyards and wineries worldwide. From well-known champagne houses as Veuve Clicquot (widow [&hellip;]</p>

<p>  Talk starts at 20:00. A short AGM will follow. Download the poster here Book now closed.</p>

<p>An adventure involving 75 international scientists with an agenda to change the world. Deborah Pardo, a Research Associate at Lucy Cavendish College, was part of the first Homeward Bound expedition, a groundbreaking leadership, strategic and science initiative for women, set against the backdrop of Antarctica. The inaugural voyage took place last December. The initiative, turned [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Don&#8217;t forget to book for our first event of the year: wine tasting. The theme will be women winemakers. It is a great opportunity to chat with and enjoy the company of other women who work in STEM and related areas. The evening includes the tasting of several good quality wines, and some food (usually [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Speed networking, stories of real-life professional women and mince pies. That could be a recap of the 2016 winter networking, but it was so much more. During the speed networking, the room was filled with energy as attendees changed partner every five minutes. This allowed everybody to make more contacts and to hone their networking [&hellip;]</p>

<p>If you missed this workshop or love it and want to attend to an improved version book now for the Relaunch your career event. Read more here &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- By Ruchi Chauhan “I

<p>The Homeward Bound Project is an extraordinary leadership and strategic initiative. It aims to enhance the influence and impact of women in science to ensure the sustainability of our beautiful planet. This year-long state of the art program will see 77 women scientists from around the globe develop their leadership, strategic and scientific capabilities with [&hellip;]</p>

<p>CamAWiSE Winter networking 2016 Networking is an amazing tool for helping you progress in your career. So why not join us for a fun and relaxed evening of networking &#8211; a splendid opportunity to make new connections and build beneficial relationships. For part of the evening, we will hear about the inspirational professional experiences of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Don&#8217;t miss the second event of the WiSE UP workshops. &#8216;Getting noticed on LinkedIn&#8217; facilitated by Cathy Sorbara will be held November 15th at Lucy Cavendish. LinkedIn has over 332 million users, 17 million in the UK alone. 94% of recruiters use LinkedIn to vet candidates. Keeping your LinkedIn profile up-to-date makes you 18 times [&hellip;]</p>