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International Women in Engineering Day 2023 – Heather

| June 20, 2025
International Women in Engineering Day 2023 – Heather

Heather Nickalls, M0HMO shares her story about a career in engineering and links to amateur radio… “Come on in ladies, the water is warm’. I can’t remember which job advert I saw this in, way back in the early ‘90s when I was just out of university and looking for my first job. I don’t […]

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International Women in Engineering Day 2023 – Megan

| June 20, 2025
International Women in Engineering Day 2023 – Megan

Megan’s stepfather, Max White, M0VNG who is Group Secretary for Gloucestershire County RAYNET, shared her story with us. “Megan graduated from the University of Salford last year with a first class honours degree (MEng) in Civil and Architectural Engineering. Despite Covid hitting her final year studies and year out in industry, she was awarded the engineering faculty […]

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International Women in Engineering Day 2023 – the STEAMettes

| June 20, 2025
International Women in Engineering Day 2023 – the STEAMettes

Kent-based group, the STEAMettes is run by John Hislop, G7OHO. John says, “For INWED this year, our younger girls will be undertaking Morse texting, as they have progressed on to the BBC Microbit. The plan is to use the Microbit to control Scratch the cat, involving interactive coding. They have already done some Morse code with […]

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International Women in Engineering Day 2023 – Daisy

| June 20, 2025
International Women in Engineering Day 2023 – Daisy

Daisy Richardson works in the space industry and is looking to develop her radio knowledge. “I’m a Junior Aerospace Engineer working at B2Space on trajectory analysis. B2Space’s main aim is to launch a rockoon, a high-altitude balloon with a rocket on board which will then be launched from the stratosphere. My main role involves looking […]

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