In order to reach out to young and budding minds with the endless opportunities within the STEM industry, BeScience STEM has partnered with Letslocalise, a platform that connects schools to localised communities, to bring STEM professionals, to share their experiences as well as opportunities and prospects within the STEM industry through the STEM Social Virtual …
“De Montfort University (DMU) announces DMUworks Enterprise Network – a new network of founders who will work with the University to inspire and motivate students, developing their entrepreneurial skills, starting brand new businesses and growing existing ones. A new founder is being announced each day via DMU socials. So far they’ve announced Jason Nestbitt (Founder …
Jessica Okoro, founder of Be Science STEM was featured on the Digital Leaders platform. Her work with the charity, BeScience STEM has helped to shape the perspectives of young people both locally and internationally. Find full article on feature here: https://digileaders.com/person/jessica-okoro/jessica-okoro/
Forward Ladies is a network of 15,000+ female professionals across various fields and industries. “Bridging the Gender Gap in STEM Survey is a comprehensive study of the experiences of women working within the STEM sector across the UK and around the world. The study is part of an annual programme to amplify the voices of …
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David Howard – Chair of Trustees at The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity – os set to be delivering a talk to students at Leicester College on Monday 23 October. The event, titled ‘Nurturing Enterprise in Young People: How your SME can influence the next generation’ will focus on the importance of SMEs supporting young …
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BeScience STEM was founded to encourage young people to pursue their dreams in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, while eliminating all forms of barriers that are related to perceptions and misconceptions on Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics. “The charity has hosted a varied range of programmes and events to cater to different age groups and interests. …
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Jessica Okoro, founder of BeScience STEM spoke at TEDx Leicester, where she shared about her experience as a student and the challenges and limitations she was confronted with.Jessica stood against the odds and defied not only her teacher’s remarks which clearly stated, that maybe Science was not for her, but also her history with dyslexia. …
After receiving her A-levels results, Jessica was devastated as her grades were not what she was expecting and knew she was going to miss out on her choice of University. It was her second year in De Montfort University after she was granted a phone interview and got in, that she founded BeScience STEM. In …
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O2 Think Big celebrates some inspirational women on International Women’s Day, 2016. Jessica Okoro was featured, with the story of how she founded BeSciemce STEM. “This is the very reason why she founded BeScience STEM; to take STEM to the community allowing everyone to learn and explore the STEM subjects creatively, with hands on activities.” …
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