Partners

BT are the leading business communications provider in the UK, connecting more than one million businesses and public sector organisations to their colleagues and customers. They support businesses of all sizes – whatever tech needs they may have. Their network, products and services also underpin the operations of other UK communications providers too. As a sponsor and host of our 2024 STEM Festival, BT have continually supported young people to explore STEM careers, build their networks and develop their skills and confidence. Their Customer Experience Centre, Aurora, dropped jaws at STEM Festival in 2024 and showcased just how much technology can do.

Macquarie is a global financial services group with operations in 33 countries. Its services include asset management, retail and business banking, wealth management and much more. Our partnership with Macquarie spans insight days to Industry Societies, championing diverse young people into realising their potential. We are proud to say that three of our event alumni have been awarded full-time university scholarships through the Rise To It with Macquarie Programme. We are excited to relaunch our Financial Markets & Banking Industry Society programme alongside Macquarie in 2025.

Addleshaw Goddard LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is structured as an LLP and has circa 1,400 lawyers including 325 partners in 17 offices. A partner on our Law Industry Society and insight days, Addleshaw Goddard have offered a deep dive into the world of law for young people from backgrounds under-represented in the industry. From mock trial to real court visits, our events with the firm have opened attendees' eyes to what they can achieve and empowered them to reach their goals.

E.ON are one of Europe's largest energy companies with the business areas of energy distribution grid, energy infrastructure solutions and energy sales. With their 1.6-million-kilometre-long energy distribution grid and around 47 million customers, they are playing a leading role in shaping a green, digital and decentralized energy world. A new partner for 2024, we are delighted to be working with E.ON to showcase the opportunities available for young people via an in-person insight day. Watch this space!

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company. They are focused on creating valuable solutions that make improvements to the lives of people living with neurological and autoimmune conditions now and into the future. Over the past three years of partnership, UCB have welcomed many young people from backgrounds under-represented in the industry through insight days, STEM events and work experience opportunities, broadening their knowledge of the industry and gaining valuable skills.

Pfizer strive to set the standard for delivering safe, effective medicines and vaccines that offer value to the health system and have the potential to save lives, prevent illness, improve health and enhance wellbeing. We have partnered with Pfizer since 2021 on numerous STEM events, including our former Empowered Females in STEM programme (now reworked into the Empower Me STEM Series). With ongoing support from partners like Pfizer, we continue to empower the next generation of leaders in STEM, driving positive change and innovation in the field.

bp’s purpose is reimagining energy for people and the planet. They currently work with over 46,000 global and diverse suppliers across 60 countries to help the world reach net zero and improve people’s lives. Our partnership with bp helped the organisation reach their social mobility goal of providing up to 500 work experience placements globally each year in 2023. They continued their dedication to supporting young people achieve their potential by sponsoring our 2024 International Women’s Day event, engaging with 100 young people from backgrounds under-represented in STEM. We are excited to continue our partnership this autumn with an insight day dedicated to all things apprenticeships.

Colt are the global digital infrastructure company that delivers extraordinary connections with genuine care. They bring together amazing people, intelligent networks and like-minded partners on a global scale to create solutions that put the power of the digital universe in the hands of their customers. Our partnership with Colt supports the vital work we do to get more young women into STEM careers, with a specific eye on technology.

GSK are a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. They aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. GSK sponsored our 2024 International Women’s Day celebration, engaging with 100 young people from backgrounds under-represented in STEM and offering unique opportunities to contribute to healthcare advancements.

Financial markets must be honest, competitive and fair so consumers get a fair deal. The FCA work to ensure these markets work well for individuals, for businesses, and for the growth and competitiveness of the UK economy. New for 2025, we are excited to have the FCA's support in increasing access to the Financial Services industry for young women and all those who identify with womanhood.

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. The Group is investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations – Big Data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust. In the markets of defence, aerospace and space, cyber and digital, Thales provides solutions, services and products to help its customers – companies, organisations and governments – to carry out their critical missions. A new partner for 2024, we support Thales to secure the next generation of apprentices, with an eye to helping young girls and all those who identify with womanhood to thrive in the recruitment process.

GE HealthCare is a leader in precision care, infusing innovation with patient-focused technologies to enable better care. To create a world where healthcare has no limits. Our partnership with GE HealthCare on an insight day offered over 50 young people the chance to engage with professionals from the healthcare industry. Attendees not only built employability skills and learnt about the systems and equipment GE HealthCare develops, but were able to trial the equipment too – including a live ultrasound!

Eko is an abbreviation of Engagement, Knowledge, and Opportunities. It is an initiative led by the Ministry of Defence's ‘Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE)’, which is the federation of organisations and arrangements that enables, maintains and delivers the continuous at sea deterrent (CASD) and submarine forces. Eko inspires and promotes confidence, creativity and careers in STEM fields, facilitating STEM learning whilst providing unique insights into the captivating world of nuclear technology. Like us, Eko strive to make STEM education accessible and enjoyable for young people. As a sponsor of our 2024 STEM Festival, they helped to demystify the world of the DNE and showcased that there is a place for those from under-represented backgrounds at the MOD. Eko inspires and promotes confidence, creativity and careers in STEM fields for students, parents, carers, teachers and those seeking a career change. In collaboration with partner organisations, schools, STEM ambassadors, and STEM communities, they facilitate STEM learning whilst providing unique insights into the captivating world of nuclear technology. Eko strive to make STEM education accessible and enjoyable, ensuring that individuals can explore and excel in these fields.

Barclays are a diversified bank, whose vision is to be the UK-centred leader in global finance. They boast a company culture that nurtures a supportive and amiable environment, where every individual feels like a valued member of a close-knit community. Barclays hosted their first insight day with us earlier this year, where over 50 girls and young people who identify with womanhood had a chance to explore STEM apprenticeships, connect with professionals and build skills at their Radbroke Campus. We are partnering again this October – this time taking a deeper dive into apprenticeships and how to impress from application through to interview.

AWE are a team of remarkable people achieving an extraordinary mission: keeping the nation safe and secure. The work is critical. With responsibility for delivering the next warhead for the UK's nuclear deterrent and working at the forefront of nuclear technologies that keep the nation safe. As a new partner for 2024, we welcomed AWE to our Empower Me STEM Series, where they shared all the opportunities available for young people in the defence industry.

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence and long-term thinking. Amazon strives to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, Earth’s best employer and Earth’s safest place to work. Our partnership with Amazon, a sponsor and host of our STEM events, has demystified careers and opened gateways into the industry for hundreds of young people. With a focus on girls and all those who identify with womanhood, we were delighted to continue our partnership with our 2024 STEM Apprenticeship Day hosted at Amazon’s London office.