STEM - UK Widening Access Outreach

The National HE STEM Programme is an initiative funded by the Higher Education Funding Councils in England and Wales.  It supports higher education institutions in encouraging the exploration of new approaches to recruiting students and delivering programmes of study within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics disciplines. 

It also enables the transfer of best practice across the higher education STEM sector, facilitates wider adoption and encourages innovation.

Recently, it has produced the 'Good Practice Guide' (English language only) based on four key pilot programmes:

• Chemistry for our future
• London Engineering Project
• More Maths Grads, and
• Stimulating Physics.

Details can be found here .

The Centre for Widening Participation and Social Inclusion has been successful in winning four grants from the Collaborative Practice Transfer Fund :

• The Maths Challenge Competition
• Maths Fun Roadshows (Summer Term )
• Maths At Work day Nov 2011
• Physics Outreach Training 28/10/2011
• The Maths Challenge Competition 2011 
• Gwyddfan / Science Van Report

 

Quote from a parent from a STEM visit

"I want to congratulate you on an excellent event - my 14 year old daughter was absolutely buzzing afterwards and that is the best kind of feedback you can get!"