The Tipper Group

The Tipper Group encourages more #diversity into #engineering and #science, by providing inspirational talks and support. Based at TWI Ltd. Tweets are our own.

[The Tipper Group @TheTipperGroup]

WE ARE SO PROUD!🤩@TWI_Ltd's Apprentice Corrosion Technician, Catherine Leahy has been selected in the UK's #Top50 Apprentice Women in Engineering! 👏 She will receive her award this afternoon at @RAEngNews @INWED1919 #INWED19 #WomeninEngineering

[Institute of Physics @PhysicsNews]

We can announce our new president-elect will be Prof Sheila Rowan, who takes up the post from 1 Oct and will become president in Oct 2021. Find out more about Prof Rowan and our newly appointed Council members here >>> https://t.co/zrjQfSGAUy

[Maia Portell Weinstock ✨ @20tauri]

From engineering rockets to programming code to sewing suits to inventing space food, women played many different roles in our race to the moon. As we celebrate #Apollo50th, meet some of the women of Project Apollo: [thread]

[National Structural Integrity Research Centre @NSIRC]

As the world marks #Apollo50th, we should all be aware that this incredible achievement of humankind, would not have been possible without these extraordinary Women... > https://t.co/kD7hFfTfBE @TheTipperGroup #womeninengineering

[Dawn Bonfield MBE @dawnbonfield]

Champions to raise equality, diversity and inclusion awareness across physical sciences - new initiative launched today @EPSRC @Aston_EAS
https://t.co/0fPnJqYUtw

[The Tipper Group @TheTipperGroup]

The brilliant and resilient Elizabeth Donnelly @CEOofWES inspiring us at the #NSIRC2019 conference, inspiring @NSIRC students and @TWI_Ltd staff alike, and giving advice on how to change the culture in the workplace. @WES1919

[National Structural Integrity Research Centre @NSIRC]

Today as part of #INWED19, @RBoumphrey_LRF gave a brave, honest and empowering #tippertalk, discussing her career experiences with stereotyping, and the need for proactively within corporate equity and diversity policy > @TheTipperGroup @TWI_Ltd @LR_Foundation

[The Tipper Group @TheTipperGroup]

Very successful celebration of #INWED19 at @TWI_Ltd alongside @RBoumphrey_LRF from @LR_Foundation, with a very informative yet relatable speech, which everybody enjoyed thoroughly. Here's to other great years of #Diversity and #Inclusion in #Engineering ��

[West Suffolk College 🏳️‍🌈 @WestSuffolk]

Thrilled that @TWI_Ltd's #Apprentice Corrosion Technician, Catherine Leahy has been selected in the UK's #Top50 Apprentice #WomeninEngineering! 👏 She has completed her Level 3 Engineering Technical Support #Apprenticeship @WestSuffolk and will move to university in Sept #INWED19

[The Tipper Group @TheTipperGroup]

The Tipper Group nominated TWI apprentice Catherine Leahy for Top 50 Women in Enginering (WE50) 2019, who received her award from WES after a careful process of 250 applications.

Big congratulations to Catherine from the Tipper Group and we wish her best in the future! #WE50

[CEO of WES @CEOofWES]

Want to find out how an #engineer can #TransformTheFuture ? Check out the @INWED1919 events around the world! and let's get #INWED19 #trending https://t.co/oG5qoFMANg

[The Tipper Group @TheTipperGroup]

We will celebrate #INWED19 with @RBoumphrey_LRF, Director of Research at @LR_Foundation on 27th June at @TWI_Ltd, jointly organised with @NSIRC @WeldingInst

[The Tipper Group @TheTipperGroup]

New temporary reform for hiring academics at Eindhoven University:“Under the new recruitment policy, men will only be eligible for any academic post if no suitable female candidates emerge within six months of a job becoming available” https://t.co/HpU823rhrQ #WomenInEngineering

[Dawn Bonfield MBE @dawnbonfield]

Fantastic to read about the Extraordinary Women in Materials in the May issue of Materials World in this @WES1919 centenary year. @iom3 @magnificentwom @WESCentenary

[The Tipper Group @TheTipperGroup]

Recent research showed there may still be gender discrimination against women to hold onto more senior roles in academia, compared to having children. #WomenAcademics #WomeninScience
https://t.co/45GbGXioRH

[JMurray @jacquimurray25]

When women are amongst a group of men they are more likely to have their judgment questioned (49% v 32%), to be mistaken for someone more junior (35% v 15%), and be subjected to unprofessional and demeaning remarks (24% v 14%). https://t.co/kBbyPFgNyp via @McKQuarterly

[KTunc @Tunc3K]

Kamer Tuncbilek, Chair of The Tipper Group, talked about the #Diversity and #Inclusion at the @WeldingInst Kent Branch 70th anniversary on Saturday, 18th May 2019, https://t.co/7CfhCVajYK https://t.co/6ZRrfCMvPp, @ChrisEady, @TheTipperGroup, @Marion_A_B , @TWI_Ltd

[The Tipper Group @TheTipperGroup]

Today #May17 is #InternationalDayAgainstHomophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia. It is important to recognise that LGBT+ people are still experiencing in the workplace a lack of #inclusion, discrimination, sometimes until violence. Let's change this! 🌈🏳️‍🌈 https://t.co/XLCsFTMtLB