WISE Awards 2014

2014 WISE Awards in association with Bloomberg

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Thursday 13 November 2014
Southbank Centre and Grange Hotel Tower Bridge, London

The annual WISE Awards celebrate female talent in science, technology and engineering - from classroom to boardroom.

The black tie dinner and awards ceremony was held at the Grange Hotel Tower Bridge London. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal was invited to present the Awards as patron of the WISE campaign.

The WISE Awards categories reflect the two strategic areas of our campaign. The first group of awards is for individual women and girls who are ideal role models to inspire the next generation of girls. The second group recognises teachers, careers advisers and women in leadership for growing the talent pipeline.

The Awards ceremony was presented by Alice Bhandhukravi, Reporter/Presenter, BBC London TV News.

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What is your #WISEpledge to get 1 million more Women in STEM?As part of the evening, attendees made their pledges on Twitter to get 1 million more women in to STEM. See the pledges at #WISEpledge

Watch the Video of the Conference and Awards Ceremony

The Winners, Highly commended nominees and Shortlist

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MAKING THE CASE

Awards in this group will inspire girls and women to study and work in science, technology and engineering by showing how they too can make a difference.

WISE Girl Award

SPONSORED BY INTEL

Recognises and celebrates a girl/young woman under the age of 18 with a passion for science, technology, engineering or mathematics, whose outstanding achievements have already inspired other girls.

WINNER: Charlotte Kerr, Student, Grantown Grammar School

Shortlisted: Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin, Student, Chetham's School of Music

Shortlisted: Rebecca Wang, Student, Chesham Grammar School

Shortlisted: Sara Zaidi, Student, Kingsbury High School

WISE Apprentice Award

SPONSORED BY INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (ICE)

This award celebrates the achievements of a female apprentice in science, engineering, technology or manufacturing, to inspire more women to choose an apprenticeship as a route into a career in STEM.

WINNER: Anna Shaw, Laboratory Analyst Apprentice, GlaxoSmithKline

Shortlisted: Christina Dines, Technical Apprentice in Electronic Engineering, BAE Systems

Shortlisted: Samantha McRae, Mechanical Maintenance Apprentice, AWE

WISE Hero Award

SPONSORED BY BABCOCK

Recognising a woman's contribution to health, well being and safety or improving people's lives through science, engineering or technology, whose story will inspire others to see the opportunities to make a difference through science.

WINNER: Professor Tara Moore, Vision Science Research Group Leader, Associate Director of Biomedical Science Research Institute, University of Ulster

Shortlisted: Dr Renata Gomes, Heart Scientist, King's College London

Shortlisted: Dr Ceri Lewis, Lecturer in Marine Biology, University of Exeter

WISE Research Award

SPONSORED BY THE IET & THE WELLCOME TRUST

For groundbreaking scientific research by a female-led team which has advanced knowledge and will make a difference to people's lives.

WINNER: Dr Sarah Bohndiek, Group Leader, Department of Physics and Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge

Shortlisted: Professor Deborah Greaves, Professor of Ocean Engineering and Director of COAST Laboratory, Plymouth University

Shortlisted: Professor Aline F. Miller, Professor of Biomolecular Engineering, University of Manchester

WISE Lifetime Achievement Award

SPONSORED BY HALLIBURTON

This award celebrates the achievements of a woman who has had a truly outstanding career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics and has inspired and supported other women to follow in her footsteps.

WINNER: Professor Dame Kay Davies CBE, Dr Lee's Professor of Anatomy, University of Oxford and Deputy Chair of the Wellcome Trust

Highly Commended: Professor Jean Manson OBE, Head of Neurobiology, The Roslin Institute

Shortlisted:  Loraine Martins MBE, Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Network Rail

BUILDING AND SUSTAINING THE PIPELINE

Nominations in this group need to demonstrate how their actions have increased the recruitment, retention and progression of women in STEM organisations or sectors where women are currently under-represented.

WISE Advisor Award

SPONSORED BY ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING

For a careers advisor, teacher, lecturer or mentor (male or female) who has increased the number of girls and women who pursue further study and/or find work in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or related sectors and supports them to achieve their potential. 

WINNER: Tony Thompson, Construction Skills Training Manager, Incommunities Group Ltd

Shortlisted: Dr Ismini Vasileiou, Lecturer in Information Systems, School of Computing and Mathematics, Plymouth University

WISE Employer Award

SPONSORED BY ATKINS

Recognising an employer who can demonstrate an increase in the retention and progression of women in scientific, technology, engineering or mathematical roles as a result of actions they have taken to enable women to achieve their potential.

WINNER: Shell UK

Shortlisted: Arup

Shortlisted: The Roslin Institute

WISE Leadership Award

SPONSORED BY AWE

For an organisation which has made a difference to the participation of girls and/or women in STEM to improve diversity and inclusion within their sector. Nominations are invited from STEM organisations, professional bodies, sector skills councils, trade unions, companies or educational institutions which can demonstrate that they have used their influence to drive change. 

WINNER: Daphne Jackson Trust

Highly Commended: Prospect

Shortlisted: Girls Engineering the Future

WISE Champion Award

SPONSORED BY RESEARCH COUNCILS UK (RCUK)

For an individual champion who has used their position to influence others to take positive action to promote female talent in STEM, within their own organisation or beyond.

WINNER: Sue Cooper, Non-Executive Director, Skills 4 Ltd

Highly Commended: Professor Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, Professor of Enterprise and Engineering Education, The University of Sheffield

Shortlisted:Professor Jane Clarke, Professor of Molecular Biophysics, University of Cambridge

Shortlisted: Sue Ferns, Director of Communications and Research, Prospect