In this update on the work of outreach charity In2scienceUK, their Development Officer Luke McKelvey tells us about the IP sector sponsors who have been getting involved.
In2scienceUK was one of our “featured charities” during Careers in Ideas Week 2020; you can read more about them here. We are delighted that through IP Inclusive and Careers in Ideas, the charity has been able to introduce more young people to careers in the IP professions, helping to diversify our pipeline of recruits.
Luke writes:
The In2scienceUK programme 2021
In2scienceUK gives young people from low income backgrounds the opportunity to achieve their potential and progress to degrees, apprenticeships and careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
After a challenging year, In2scienceUK is thrilled to announce a record-breaking number of young people will participate in the In2scienceUK programme this summer. Furthermore, we are proud recipients of the 2021 Queen’s Award for Enterprise for promoting Opportunity through Social Mobility. The Queen’s Awards recognise those who play a role in creating an inclusive and compassionate society by supporting socially disadvantaged individuals to develop their skills and chances of progressing to stable careers. We are delighted to have received the award and will wear the badge with pride for the next five years.
11th-06-2021
This is good news and hopefully it will encourage more support for diversity of young people choosing stem-based careers. The title of this article could better reflect the diversity of support thus far, though: IP Profession, rather than IP Firms. GSK and the IPFederation are entirely industry (in-house) organisations and IPReg regulates the full range.
Julie Barrett