The UKRC (UK Resource Centre) is a UK organisation for the provision of advice, services and policy consultation regarding the under-representation of women in science, engineering, technology and the built environment (SET).
It is funded by the
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) was a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It was created by the Gordon Brown premiership on 5 June 2009 by the merger of the Department for Innovation, Uni ...
and was launched in 2004.
The central base is located in
Bradford
Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...
in the North of England but there are also centres in South East England, South Yorkshire, Scotland and Wales.
The UKRC works to promote gender equality in SET with employers and professional bodies; education institutions; women's organisations and networks; policy institutes; sector skills councils; the government and many others.
This includes implementing the
Athena SWAN
Athena SWAN (Scientific Women's Academic Network) is an equality charter mark framework and accreditation scheme established and managed by the UK Equality Challenge Unit (now part of Advance HE) in 2005 that recognises and celebrates good pra ...
Charter.
In 2011 it took over the leadership of the
WISE Campaign
The WISE Campaign (Women into Science and Engineering) is a United Kingdom-based organization that encourages women and girls to value and pursue science, technology, engineering and maths-related courses in school or college and to move on into ...
and became UKRC-WISE. In late 2012 it took on the WISE name.
See also
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Women of Outstanding Achievement Photographic Exhibition
Sources
External links
The WISE official websiteThe Athena SWAN official website
2004 establishments in the United Kingdom
Gender studies organizations
Scientific organisations based in the United Kingdom
Scientific organizations established in 2004
Organisations based in Bradford
Organizations for women in science and technology
Science and technology in West Yorkshire
Women's organisations based in the United Kingdom
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