APPG on Diversity & Inclusion in STEM

The Knowledge: Educational barriers to our STEM ambitions A new parliamentary report reveals that our economic ambitions require changes to our school sector

Writing for @schoolsweek.bsky.social, our Officer, Dr @laurensullivanmp.bsky.social, discusses persistent educational barriers limiting the UK's #STEM potential, including STEM teacher shortages and inequitable access to triple science at GCSE >>

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We'll be publishing a short report summarising the roundtable discussion and submitted evidence later this summer.

And, of course, to all our participants at the event!

We want to hear from you too.

If you'd like to share your ideas and examples of good data collection for diversity and inclusion in STEM, email: appg@britishscienceassociation.org by Friday 14 July.

A selfie photo taken by Samantha Niblett with Samantha (and an electric fan, given the hot weather this week!) in foreground and a group of around 20 people, incl Prof Fenton and BSA CEO Hannah Russell smiling around a large wooden table.

As part of our project on #EDI strategies in #STEM, yesterday we held an excellent roundtable discussion on data collection, insight & analysis for diversity & inclusion in STEM. Thank you to our host @samanthaniblett.bsky.social and to @profkevinfenton.bsky.social for chairing the discussion.

Read our blog about our Neurodiversity project. Leah Milner has created some amazing resources and we will ensure that the work continues to ensure actions are embedded @johninnescentre.bsky.social

Leah - an experienced Neurodiversity trainer, coach and consultant - joined JIC in 2024 to deliver the Understanding, Valuing and Celebrating #Neurodiversity Project conceived by Head of Science Coordination and Research Culture @cemstevenson.bsky.social, funded by BBSRC’s Connecting Culture fund.

From Awareness to Action: Creating Authentic Neurodiversity Support in STEM Workplaces For this blog - part of a series on EDI strategies hosted by the APPG on Diversity & Inclusion in STEM - we asked Leah Milner-Campbell from the John Innes Centre to share insights on how research inst...

For the latest blog in our 'EDI strategies in STEM' series, we asked Leah Milner-Campbell from @johninnescentre.bsky.social to share insights on moving beyond awareness, to create meaningful change for #Neurodivergent staff and students:

www.britishscienceassociation.org/blog/from-aw...

Baroness Brown appointed 2025-26 President of the British Science Association The British Science Association has appointed engineer and Crossbench Member of the House of Lords, Julia Elizabeth King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge DBE FREng FRS FMedSci, as its President for 2025/2...

We're delighted to welcome engineer and Crossbench Member of the House of Lords, Julia Elizabeth King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, as our 2025-26 President!

Baroness Brown joins us in September and will make her Presidential Address at #BSF25:

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British Science Association Trustee awarded MBE British Science Association Trustee and university equalities practitioner, Kevin Coutinho, has been awarded an MBE in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours.

Congratulations to British Science Association Trustee, and university equalities practitioner, Kevin Coutinho - Kevin has been named an MBE in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours for his work in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion #EDI

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BSA Honorary Fellow and former Chair of the @stemdandiappg.bsky.social, Chi Onwurah MP, has been made a Dame for her work in Political and Public Service. And former BSA President Prof Jocelyn Bell Burnell was named Companion of Honour (CH) for services to Astronomy and Physics and to Diversity.

Important research by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry on engaging with Gen Z and cultivating a diverse talent pipeline >>

UK STEM skills pipeline Science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) are important for the UK’s economic future. How can the routes through education and into STEM be improved?

STEM skills shortages are costing the UK economy an estimated £1.5 billion a year. Why are there shortages? And how can the skills 'pipeline' be improved?

This new report from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology is a must-read:

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Briefing on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategies in STEM makes business case for growth New research published by the British Science Association on behalf of the APPG on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM explores the most effective approaches to progressing Equality, Diversity and Inclusi...

The report - 'Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) strategies in STEM' - can be downloaded in full from the @britsciassoc.bsky.social website. Read more and get the PDF here:

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Report backs diversity for business growth in STEM Research from the British Science Association explores approaches for equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

Thank you @iom3.bsky.social for sharing a summary of our new report on approaches to equality, diversity and inclusion #EDI in #STEM.

Published last month, our briefing highlights challenges and offers recommendations for improvement:

www.iom3.org/resource/rep...

📢 New Report Alert!

Exploring advancing #Equality, #Diversity, and #Inclusion (EDI) in the #STEM workforce. It highlights diversity gaps and skills shortages, based on interviews with EDI leads and HR departments at 14 universities and STEM organisations.

EDI makes science better for society by every metric - very proud of the work that @britsciassoc.bsky.social is doing to push this in Parliament and beyond! Follow them and @stemdandiappg.bsky.social for updates 📝

Incredibly important new report out today, from @britsciassoc.bsky.social and @stemdandiappg.bsky.social on EDI Strategies in STEM.…

And finally: the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM is new to BlueSky! The BSA acts as the APPG's secretariat.

Follow the APPG on @stemdandiappg.bsky.social for briefings, blogs, EDI in STEM news and more.

Also now on LinkedIn:

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In the current challenging climate for introducing or developing EDI strategies, it's vital that evidence on the benefits to EVERYONE – employees, employers, and wider society – continues to be heard, and discussion on challenges and plans to overcome these are had.

Read our new briefing below:

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