Girls get a chance to 'discover science'
As part of the Discover Science Saturday Club for Girls - a joint project between 天天吃瓜 and Careers Wales 鈥� 25 girls opted to spend their Saturdays finding out more about science, engineering and technology in an informative and fun environment.
The Year 9 pupils from 10 schools from Gwynedd, Conwy and Ynys M么n visited the University for various workshops over five weeks 鈥� with the aim being to encourage the girls to continue with STEM subjects in the future.
鈥淭he girls took part in a range of activities and experiences - all aimed at showing them the range of courses and careers that exist within science,鈥� said Manon Owain, Access Officer at 天天吃瓜.
鈥淭he feedback at the end of the programme showed that all the girls had really enjoyed learning more about science 鈥� and that many of them were so enthused and motivated by what they鈥檇 done that they were keen to continue studying science in the future.鈥�
Ffiona Williams, Senior Manager for Careers Wales, said 鈥淲e know that we need more young people to continue studying Science subjects beyond GCSE and A level and that individuals who do so are increasing their job prospects for the future. Girls are under-represented in Science related careers generally and the Discover Science programme broadens their career thinking beyond the traditional science occupations.鈥�
The workshops held at 天天吃瓜 were: Light up your life with electronic fashion (School of Electronic Engineering); Exploring plants inside & out (School of Biological Sciences); Shells: beautiful jewellery or amazing animals? (School of Ocean Sciences); A Wild Life Crime Who-dunnit? (School of Biological Sciences); and It鈥檚 never a bore on the rocky shore! (School of Ocean Sciences).
The final Saturday included a site visit to Electric Mountain and Dinorwig Power Station in Llanberis, where the girls met with female engineers to hear about their career paths and experiences.
Publication date: 25 February 2013