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Download | SoundCloud | iTunes This week’s episode was recorded at the Stemette’s Outbox Incubator. Outbox Incubator was a six week program that ran this summer for girls aged 11 to 22 from around the EU. The aim of which was allow participants to meet each other, learn more about entrepreneurship and get funding for their ideas. We are joined by three participants, or Outbox Executives, Edel Browne, Hannah Pips and Ciara Judge.   Edel, Ciara & Hannah   Links and Resources Outbox Incubator BT Young Scientist Anne-Marie Imafidon Interview   Keep in touch – Edel Edel’s Twitter Free Feet   Keep in touch – Hannah Hannah’s Twitter Hannah’s Heart Beat 4wardz   Keep in touch – Ciara Ciara’s Twitter Ciara’s Instagram Ciara’s Website Purchasemate Germinaid Project Zilkr   Intro and outro music “Odyssey” Kevin MacLeod / CC BY 3.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes In this week’s episode we are joined by Dr Leigh Brody, Director of Genomic Services at Desktop Genetics. She talks about her work with CRISPR/Cas9, nanoparticles and taking responsibility for your own learning.   Links and Resources Broad Institute Stemettes’ Incubator   Keep in touch Twitter   Intro and outro music “Odyssey” Kevin MacLeod / CC BY 3.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes This week we are joined by Dr Keri Collins, the COaST Post Doctoral Researcher at Plymouth University. She talks about the human-powered submarine project, wave energy and sniffer bees.   Keri Collins   Links and Resources Human-powered submarine project   Intro and outro music “Odyssey” Kevin MacLeod / CC BY 3.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes This week’s guest is Sakthy Selvakumaran, a civil engineer. She talks about making the most of opportunities, not knowing what you want to be when you grow up and the challenges that we as a society face globally.   Sakthy Selvakumaran   Links and Resources Engineers Without Borders Institute of Civil Engineers Scholarships   Keep in touch Her Huffington Post blog @sakthys   Intro and outro music “Odyssey” Kevin MacLeod / CC BY 3.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes This week we are joined by Caroline Series, a mathematician. In this episode she discusses the culture shock of studying in the US, the need for persistence in maths and the power of computing.   Caroline Series   Keep in touch Her webpage   Intro and outro music “Odyssey” Kevin MacLeod / CC BY 3.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes In this episode we are joined by Yasmin Ali, a Chemical Engineer that works in Oil and Gas. She talks about engineering’s reputation, floorball and additive manufacturing.   Yasmin Ali   Links and Resources Why not ChemEng Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards I’m an Engineer, Get me out of here! British Science Association   Keep in touch @EngineerYasmin   Intro and outro music “Odyssey” Kevin MacLeod / CC BY 3.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes This week we are joined by Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at The Open University. She talks about rocks from space, her secret ambition and the Philae lander.   Keep in touch @MonicaGrady TheConversation.com   Intro and outro music “Odyssey” Kevin MacLeod / CC BY 3.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes In this episode we are joined by Robyn Exton, the founder of HER. She gives us some excellent advice about starting a business, and also talks about the main differences between the tech and non-tech industries.   Keep in touch Robyn’s Twitter Download the app! Facebook Twitter Instagram   Intro and outro music “Odyssey” Kevin MacLeod / CC BY 3.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes Interested in studying Biomedical Engineering? This week we’re joined by Mohima and Nicola, two Biomedical Engineering students. They give us some great advice about school, studying and balance.   Mohima   Links/Resources Apps for Good Elekta NHS Clinical Engineering Cardiac Risk in the Young   Keep in touch @TheMohima95 Mohima’s Facebook Nicola’s Facebook   Intro and outro music “Odyssey” Kevin MacLeod / CC BY 3.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes Thinking about starting your own charity? This week’s guest Claire Gott a Design Package Manager did – all whilst she was at university!   Claire Gott   Links/Resources Green Construction Board Institution of Civil Engineers   Keep in touch @ClaireLGott Cameroon Catalyst   Intro and outro music Step On (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0  

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes This week we are joined by Tilly Blyth the lead curator of the information age. We talk about technology, the future and women at the Science Museum.   Tilly Blyth, credit Science Museum   Links/Resources Information Age   Keep in touch Science Museum @tillyblyth   Intro and outro music Step On (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes In this episode we are joined by Katrina Owen, a software developer.   Katrina Owen   Links/Resources   Keep in touch exercism.io kytrinyx.com   Intro and outro music Step On (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0  

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes Can/could you afford to buy your own home at 20? This week’s guest, Samantha Thomspson, a project engineer at Doosan Babcock could. Listen to this episode for more information.   Samantha Thompson   Links/Resources Doosan Babcock Apprenticeships More about Apprenticeships Not Going To Uni Apprenticeships   Keep in touch samantha.thompson@doosan.com   Intro and outro music Step On (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes Chief Happiness Officer? Listen to this episode with Miriam Keshani to find out more about her job title at Sparrho. We also talk about moving from academia to start-ups, and GAP years.   Miriam Keshani   Links/Resources Nuffield Science Bursary Scheme UCL Make Space Sparrho Stemettes   Keep in touch miriam@sparrho.com @MimiKeshani   Intro and outro music Step On (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0  

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes In this episode we are joined by Carmen Torres-Sánchez a Senior Lecturer and Mechanical Engineer. We talk about the power of positive thinking, biomimicry and the importance of multidisciplinary engineering.   Carmen Torres-Sánchez   Keep in touch @carmentorres carmentorressanchez.wordpress.com   Intro and outro music Step On (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes This week we are joined by Sheree Atcheson a software engineer and founder of Women Who Code UK. We talk about work placements, balancing and Women Who Code.   Keep in touch sheree@womenwhocode.com @nirushika   Intro and outro music Step On (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes We are joined by Naomi Ladizinsky, the Creative Director and Chief Creative Officer at Nix Hydra. We talk about gaming, Jurassic Park and how she got her first job off of Craigslist?   Intro and outro music Step On (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes In this episode we are joined by Professor Fiona Watt, a cell biologist. We talk about university, the smell of the chemistry lab and the impostor syndrome.   Fiona Watt   Intro and outro music Step On (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes In this episode we are joined by Dr Helen Mason, a solar scientist. We talk about her OBE, Italy and solar space physics.   Helen Mason   Keep in touch Sun|trek   Intro and outro music Step On (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Download | SoundCloud | iTunes What is it like to work in Germany, Sweden and Scotland? Listen to this episode with Eleanor Campbell, a Chemical Physicist, for the answer.   Eleanor Campbell   Keep in touch Webpage   Intro and outro music Step On (Jahzzar) / CC BY-SA 4.0