Edinburgh Impact explores how the University community is making its mark upon the world through its research, innovation, ideas and actions. We were featured in August 2022. This summer, Nick Barnes, Deputy Head of Publications, Communications and Marketing at the University of Edinburgh interviewed our President, Secretary, and Treasurer. This article explores the founding of our society, and how we aim to tackle the recruitment gap in STEM fields.

Facing a huge shortage of talent to fill jobs in STEM roles, the UK needs to engage children at an early age to show them that STEM is for them. Your typical caricature of a scientist as an old man in a lab coat could not be further from the truth. STEM is all around us – from the technology that powers this website to the work leading the way to Net Zero.

It has been observed in many areas that diverse teams make better decisions; without a diversity of ideas and backgrounds STEM subjects will be significantly worse off. It’s our goal as STEM students to work with kids who feel that STEM isn’t for them, regardless of their background, and to engage with them through our outreach work in Edinburgh and the Lothians to show them that STEM is for them!

If you’d like to know more about our work, feel free to reach out to us. Or if you’re a student at the University of Edinburgh join us!

Here’s where you can find the original Edinburgh Impact article.