As an organisation WISP aims to inspire, support and promote women in STEM in our local area – and the Young Women into STEM Careers Fair is a key way that we achieve all three of these aims. It looks to encourage young people into science, technology, engineering and maths by showcasing the fabulous opportunities available in our local area. During the evening, attendees will have the opportunity to engage with a range of STEM related organisations. They will also have the opportunity to attend a series of short talks and workshops.

It’s fantastic to have support from local companies and organisations that has allowed us to put on this event annually since 2016, and illustrates how supportive the Plymouth community is when it comes to promoting STEM careers to young women.

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We are excited to announce that in 2020, WISP will once again be partnering with Dartmoor Zoological Park to bring you the 4th annual Young Women into STEM careers fair on Monday 10th February 2020!

With 31 exciting exhibitors ready to talk about their careers and opportunities, the zoo prepping for it’s night time tours and a careers routes talk from CSW Group the event is stacking up to be an amazing evening. Last year we had a huge 216 visitors through the door, and we hope to get even more this year! If you haven’t signed up to attend yet you can still get free tickets at http://bit.ly/WISP-careers-fair-2020.

In 2018 WISP partnered with Dartmoor Zoological Park for it’s 2nd year and it was a marvellous and varied event for all!

As well as an opportunity to speak to the exhibitors, attendees also enjoyed a talk on career pathways from CSW group and an after dark tours of the zoo.

In 2017 WISP partnered with Dartmoor Zoological Park to move Young Women into STEM to its new location, and what a fantastic venue it is!

As well as an opportunity to speak to the exhibitors, attendees also enjoyed a talk on career pathways from CSW group, after dark tours of the zoo, and a Q&A panel featuring Imogen Napper, a PhD student at Plymouth University, Emma Herbert, a Civil Engineer with Arcadis, and Megan Love, a Mechanical Fitter for Babcock at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

For our inaugural careers fair in 2016 WISP partnered with Devonport High School for Girls to launch Young Women into STEM.

The event featured workshops for both young women and their parents (separately) and a Q&A with local young women in STEM who shared their experiences and got questions written on their t-shirts!