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Not everyone enters higher education at 18. Making the life-changing decision to return to education as an adult and, in particular, to study science or engineering can be daunting. Adult Returners was a short project for a consortium of south west universities to produce…
Some women, and increasingly men, take a career break and use it to their advantage to publish papers, write a book or acquire a new qualification. Others struggle. Technology gaps are not the biggest barrier to returning, it’s confidence. Employers and managers can help…
Guidance and support on managing a career break for IT professionals Research and practice shows that those who prepare for a career break make a quicker and smoother return. As part of the Equalitec project, Katalytik, on behalf BCS produced ,Taking a Break a…
Katalytik, working in collaboration with UCL Engineering, received HE STEM funding to address the differences in transition rates between male and female engineering and technology students into relevant jobs. Collaborators on this work have been Helen Duguid (Dogood Consulting) and Sean McWhinnie (Oxford Policy and…
Challenging Stereotypes A large part of our work involves changing the face of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). We are called on to: speak at UK, European and International events covering a range of topics related to challenging stereotypes join national and international…
working to engage local adults and disadvantaged groups outside of school with their local environment. Keep up to date with the Time and Tide blog that contains summaries of events and facts about the tides. The final independent evaluation report is now available to download. Time…
report to the UK Government on women in science and engineering SET Fair, Greenfield report on women in science. Katalytik principle associate Jan Peters managed the background policy work and subsequently the three working groups, the main panel and report production for this landmark…
This report, undertaken in association with Melanie Allison of Embankment Consulting, offers the first exploration of the costs of diversity initiatives for the UK construction sector to help businesses shape their own persuasive business case for diversity. Key findings include: important challenges for the…
Born from an idea by a group of black professional women from south London this study was undertaken between the Diversity Practice and Katalytik. An online survey of 300 black and Asian women was supported by face to face interviews with women leaders, roundtable…
– keeping women (and men) connected to STEM through career breaks whether for family or health reasons Keen to provide more than reading support in their children’s schools, the original Science Sisters group, based in Christchurch, Dorset set out to help their local schools…
