Events
25th February 2020
Caroline Haslett and the long history of women in engineering
Join Dr. Elizabeth Bruton (Science Museum) and Prof. Graeme Gooday (University of Leeds) for a talk on WES' powerhouse Caroline Haslett at Crawley Museum 2pm. £2/£3
28th February 2020
CHAIN London 2020
CHAIN London 2020 is a free event for early-career engineers taking place in London on the 28 February 2020. First started in 2016, CHAIN is a joint initiative organised by the young member representatives of several professional engineering institutions, aiming to provide links between disciplines across the engineering industry and build a community for early-career engineers.
4th March 2020
Women In STEM Wikithon
Join us to celebrate the history of women in STEM – and make a difference!
WES, Imperial College, Wellcome Collection and the IET are joining forces to host a Women in STEM Wikithon. Join us to celebrate the women in science, technology and engineering that deserve a more prominent place in the online historical record. You’ll develop your digital skills and learn how to edit Wikipedia in order to harness the power of the web to share your knowledge.
8th March 2020
International Women's Day Celebration
Soroptimist International of Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead, Thames Valley, and High Wycombe and District Clubs
14:00 - 17.30 Maidenhead Town Hall, Maidenhead
Theme: Helping Us Achieve Our Potential
11th March 2020
Women in the Lubricants Industry Conference
Hosted by Lube magazine and UKLA (United Kingdom Lubricants Association), the first ever ‘Women in the Lubricants Industry’ conference celebrates women and their role in a sector traditionally dominated by men.
21st March 2020
WES 100 Violets Interactive Engineering Exhibition
How do we predict the weather? How is a motorway built? How can we help people who have been injured?
For one day only, seven teams of engineers from across the country will answer these questions and many more as they showcase their family-friendly interactive engineering exhibits for the WES 100 Violets Challenge.
26th March 2020
Women in STEM -How female engineers can transform the future
This event is part of the Women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) series of lectures, talks and panels organised jointly by the Lit & Phil, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Women’s Engineering Society, Palace of Science, the Institute of Physics, and the Institution of Civil Engineers. The aim of these events is to celebrate the amazing work done by women in their area of STEM.
28th March 2020
Women in Engineering - A WES Wikithon
Join the Women’s Engineering Society and Wikimedian Doug Taylor at Northumbria University to edit and add information about historical women engineers to Wikipedia. Training and historical resources (including suggested women engineers) will be provided. FREE and lunch provided.
28th March 2020
Women in STEM Careers 2020
Women in STEM Careers 2020, a new event from jobs.ac.uk, offers a full and exciting programme for women who are interested in exploring research opportunities within publicly funded organisations and charities.
Designed for final year undergraduate and postgraduate STEM students looking to kick-start their career or professionals simply wishing to progress from their current STEM position, the day will provide something for everyone. Along with unique networking opportunities with employers and peers, there will also be presentations from sector experts and a CV workshop.
1st April 2020
Happold Lecture 2020
The Happold Foundation partnering with the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) presents ‘The Future of Engineering and the Built Environment.’ We will jointly provide an evening of insight and inspiration in conversation with Yewande Akinola MBE, Dawn Bonfield MBE, Dr Ellie Cosgrave and Dr Priti Parikh.
12th May 2020
Sky’s the Limit! Women in Engineering at Wentworth Woodhouse
Explore the exciting reality of engineering in heritage regeneration at Wentworth Woodhouse - 'the UK's largest restoration project'. Meet some of the inspirational women working on the project and hear about the day to day activities their incredible jobs entail, then have a private tour around the site and rooftops. 8.45am for a 9am start. The event finishes at 12:15 FREE
11th September 2020 - 14th September 2020
ICWES18
The University of Warwick warmly invites you to the 18th International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES18). 
1st October 2020 - 31st October 2020
Caroline Haslett Lecture & Awards 2020
This WES annual event will once again celebrate the 2020 winners of the Karen Burt Memorial Award for the best female newly chartered engineer, Men as Allies Award and the