News 2021

J&J WiSTEM2D 2020-21 Awards: Celebrating Success

18 Jan 2021

11 female STEM students will benefit from bursaries, mentoring and industry insights, as awardees of Johnson & Johnson's generous WiSTEM2D programme. 

These exceptional students were recognised at an online event on January 18 to celebrate their success. The WiSTEM2D programme, now in its third year at UCC, champions and promotes the increased representation of women in science and technical fields by building partnerships to open new doors, creating inspiring moments to honor women in STEM2D, and providing role models and mentoring to women throughout the fundamental stages of their lives.

Head of College, Professor Sarah Culloty, hosted the event, which was held remotely for the first time. The awardees and their families were addressed by Anna Rafferty, Director of Strategy at Johnson & Johnson Campus Ireland and WiSTEM2D University Pillar Lead Campus Ireland, followed by UCC President, Professor John O'Halloran. Guest speaker Norah Patten (pictured below) gave an inspiring speech on her journey to become — amongst other things — an Aeronautical Engineer, an award-winning STEM advocate, an author, and a Citizen Scientist-Astronaut Candidate. 

We congratulate our students and wish them well as they embark on this wonderful opportunity.

 

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