UCL ASPIRES Research

🥳Project news! Yesterday we launched the summary report of our findings from the third phase of the ASPIRES study, examining Young People’s STEM Trajectories from age 10-22. Read the report here: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1018… 🧵below...

Last chance to sign up to our event tomorrow! Come along to: 🤩 Explore equity in makerspaces 👀Find out about our new resources and the 3 STEP approach ❓Ask questions to the team 🥅Set some goals to develop equity in your setting!

Our project team is made up of UCL researchers and partnering makerspaces from across the globe 🌎 Join us at our free webinar on the 25th July, 2-3PM BST to hear more from our partnering makerspaces AND the rest of our project team! Register here ➡️ loom.ly/rmhtCrg

Want to find out more about our new resources and how to implement the 3-STEP Approach in your setting? Join us at our online event on the 25th of July for an exciting an informative free event! Register now - eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-a-dif…

Really happy to share our research on how to support social mobility in #STEM in Empowering Voices webinar hosted by @ChemistryWorld on #SocialMobilityDay See the full @ASPIRESscience report focussing on YP's #chemistry #trajectories here discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1018…

If you can’t make it, don’t worry – our new resources on #equity in #makerspaces will be available online from June 18th! You can join our international celebration on Zoom on the 25th July at 2pm 🥳 Register here ➡️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-a-dif…

Catch us at #ECSITE2024 ⬇️ 🌟 6th June, 12:00 ‘Developing families as learning communities’ with @experimentarium, @scienceatlife + @ecsite 🌟 7th June, 14:30 ‘Learning to implement equitable youth practices in informal science spaces’ with @fin_sci, @Heurekafi + @kersikova

Is careers advice and support reaching 21-22 year olds? Our latest analyses suggest a relatively low uptake with variation by region and demographics. #careerseducation Read our latest blog post for details blogs.ucl.ac.uk/aspires/2024/0…

Why is equity and inclusion an important issue for chemistry teachers? Read Louise Archer's opinion piece in 'Education in Chemistry' @RoySocChem edu.rsc.org/opinion/why-eq…

New findings just published: #sciencecapital is good for you! Significant relationship found with positive life outcomes at age 21 including active citizenship, good health and job satisfaction. Read more here: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/aspires/2024/0…

New ASPIRES survey analyses out now - do university students feel their A levels prepared them well for degree study? Barely more than half of students felt well prepared, with notable differences between STEM subjects and by gender, ethnicity and IMD. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/aspires/

Great to hear that this paper was one of the most downloaded in @JRSTpub last year! ...On the reasons why A-Level chemistry students do/not pursue chemistry degrees, led by @ASPIRESscience, along with @BeckyFrancis7, @thescienceemma & @HHolmegaard onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Just 1 week until 2024's #UCLsociocon! We will be covering a range of fascinating topics, such as 'Nike identities', social mobility, gender, and inclusion. Which are you most interested in discussing? #UCL #sociology #UCLsociology #ASPIRES @OCR_Sociology @UCLSociology

We are excited to announce our speakers for 2024's #UCLsociocon, with Professors Louise Archer, Tak Wing Chan, Ann Phoenix, Caroline Oliver, Stephen Ball, and Dr Dylan Kneale! @OCR_Sociology is proud to sponsor this event ocr.org.uk/subjects/socio… #UCL @UCLSociology #sociology

We are excited to introduce our A Level Sociology Conference for the 13th of March! This event will inspire students about the fascinating world of sociology, and will feature prominent guest speakers and Q&A sessions! For more details, use: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-level-soci… #UCLsociocon

We are proud to present our ASPIRES3 Report and Exhibition video! Have a watch below! And for more reading, visit our blog page at blogs.ucl.ac.uk/aspires/ #WomenInSTEM #UCL #STEM

Check out our blog post published by @HEPI_news, based on our research about women's experiences with sexism in #STEM ; read for stats and first-hand accounts For more, check out our resources here: ucl.ac.uk/ioe/department…

Using @ASPIRESscience data, @EEMacLeod found that teaching is a common back-up career. To change this, she recommends: - Informal teaching experiences - Better careers information - Shifting perceptions of the profession edu.rsc.org/opinion/why-we…… #scied #teachertwitter

Male science students “ignore and belittle” female classmates: as many as half of women on #STEM degrees report being victims of sexism, with universities’ response seen as falling short. @paddywjack reports @ASPIRESscience #WomenInSTEM bit.ly/47Kv7q7

@AnnalenaKofler Hi Annalena. At the moment our subject-specific summaries are only in Chemistry, Computing, Engineering and Mathematics. But watch this space! And there's a lot about physics mentioned in the main report, as well as in our previous work - ucl.ac.uk/ioe/department…

@ASPIRESscience Do you have a physics summary as well?

🥳Project news! Yesterday we launched the summary report of our findings from the third phase of the ASPIRES study, examining Young People’s STEM Trajectories from age 10-22. Read the report here: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1018… 🧵below...

ICYMI Last week we published the main report from the 3rd phase of our study In it, we compare the (often difficult) trajectories of young people attempting to pursue STEM with those of salmon trying to swim upstream Read the report here: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1018…