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The DoC hosted a Hackathon for 50 girls aged 15 funded by the RAEng and organised by DoP Dr Jess Wade
'Engineer Our Future' set-up an engineering hackathon for girls, championed by our Women in Physics, Computing, Imperial Outreach and the STEMettes
With a calendar full of fringe events, festivals and pop-up activities; Imperial leads the way when it comes to public engagement. But young people, and specifically young women, still don’t think engineering is for them.
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