Scientist Experience: Project to inspire young women to take up STEM careers. Project to inspire young women to take up STEM careers.

Overview What are the aims? What we are doing? How can we maximise the impact? How are we measuring the impact?

Aims Address the aspirations, highlight the opportunities and career choices for 16/17 year old school students. Show the career opportunities as part of international collaborative science. Challenge the perceptions of parents, teachers and the general public to the role of women in science. Show how science impacts the world we live in and is underpinned by school learning.

CERN trip PHOTO

What we are doing Competition Getting to know you evening Trip Keeping In touch Student Showcase Repeating in other locations

What we are doing Competition

What we are doing Competition Year 12 Female Physics Students. Launched in 8 schools Year of Crystallography Question” ‘What is the legacy of Dorothy Hodgkin, both on the study of structure on an atomic scale and for women in Science? “ Inspirational Role Model Why do you want to go on the trip? Selection- Judged by panel of 3, told just before Christmas- early XMaS present!

What we are doing Getting to know you evening

What we are doing Getting to know you evening Invited: Students, Teachers, Parents, Siblings. Aims: Celebration of the winners Students meeting one another Talk from Prof. Geetha Balakrishnan Parents practical information

What we are doing Trip

ESRF Synchrotron ILL- Neutron source XMaS is the X-ray beam for UK scientists located inside the ESRF.

What we are doing Trip Itinerary Monday 6th April Travel to Grenoble Tuesday 7th April Tours of the ESRF facility and visit to the XMaS beamline, Lunch with Scientists from the ESRF and XMaS team. Wednesday 8th April Tours of the ILL facility, Lunch with Scientists from ILL Thursday 9th April Travel back

What we are doing? Student Showcase

What we are doing Student Showcase 24 th April 18:30-21:00, Physics dept. Invited: Students, Teachers, Families, Scientists, VIPs, University Staff, Press. Everyone welcome. Aims: To celebrate what have the students learnt- ‘What do scientists do?’ Academic poster session Networking opportunity.

What we are doing Keeping In touch

What we are doing? Keeping In touch Lasting Impact - Maintaining relationship: Invite them to events, eg Christmas Lectures, Festival of Imagination Measuring Impact: Questionnaire Which university they go to

What we are doing? Repeating in other locations

What we are doing Repeating in other locations

How are we reaching more than the students going on the trip? Competition, Launch in Schools Getting to know you evening Student Showcase Press release Facebook Twitter Suzy- APS Meeting Baltimore

How we are measuring the impact “ For me personally, Dorothy Hodgkin is a figure I aspire to imitate. Researching her has re-enforced the idea that I can achieve great things in science if I persevere, and that I shouldn’t let perceptions and stereotypes of women in science prevent me from fulfilling my potential. Perhaps one day I will leave a legacy as great as hers”. Chloe Tomes - King Edward VI College, Nuneaton. “Overall, she was an amazing scientist, mother and woman, who defied convention and prejudice to become one of the greatest female scientists that ever lived. Not often you get to say that”. Sophie Eastabrook- Rugby High School

How we are measuring the impact “Thank you so much for offering us four places!! I have ed all the students and Olivia has already replied saying “Thank you! Christmas has actually come early:)” This really does mean so much to our students”. Kate Robinson (Teacher) - Cardinal Newman College “I would just like to say once again a thank you to you and all the team for the very informative and enjoyable meeting on Wednesday night, it was nice to meet you all and I know Anastasia is simply thrilled that she has been successful in getting on this trip and cannot wait to go”. Louise Couzens (Parent)

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