The Women’s Engineering Society (WES) proudly revealed the recipients of its prestigious 2024 awards during the annual Caroline Haslett Lecture on December 11, 2024. Held at the Geological Society in London, the event celebrated exceptional contributions to the engineering sector…

WES is excited to announce that we have joined Women on Boards as a Partner.  Women on Boards supports diversity in executive and non-executive leadership. They are an open, inclusive network of thousands of women — and some men —…

On the 26th October 2024, we held our Annual General Meeting. Thank you to all those who attended and thank you to everyone who shared their feedback with us as we want this to be an inclusive, useful and enjoyable…

We are delighted to announce that Susan Robson MBE has taken up the role of Interim CEO for WES. Having previously served as a WES Trustee and recently been awarded an MBE for services to gender equity, diversity and inclusion…

After a six-year tenure as the Chief Executive Officer of the Women’s Engineering Society, Elizabeth Donnelly is moving on to pursue new challenges. During her time in office, Elizabeth dedicated herself to the promotion and advocacy of women engineers and…

Company partners and members of WES are invited to participate in the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Graduate Engineering Engagement Programme (GEEP). RAEng are looking for both company partners, as well as individual mentors to participate in the 2024-2025 cohort. Find…

Too often, parents feel they must choose between an ambitious career and enjoying their young children. Leaders Plus exists to change this. Leaders Plus is a social enterprise focused on supporting working parents with career development that doesn’t come at…

The closing date for applications is 12:00 on Monday 7th October. Council for Science and Technology is the government’s highest-level advisory body on science and technology providing independent advice directly to the Prime Minister and Cabinet. It is jointly chaired by…