Young People's Science and Career Aspirations age 14-19 ('ASPIRES2')

Lead Research Organisation: University College London
Department Name: Education, Practice & Society

Abstract

In the UK, as in virtually every developed country, it is widely accepted that we need more people studying and working at all levels in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). STEM industries are vital elements of the UK economy and are predicted to expand relative to other fields. But there is a widespread consensus that there is a STEM skills gap and that this gap is growing with fears that the predicted lack of appropriately qualified STEM graduates and workers with STEM technical skills will impact negatively on the UK economy. There is also a widely accepted case for the need to broaden the gender, ethnic and social class profile of those who study STEM post-16, particularly in the physical sciences. It is therefore a matter of urgency for research to understand the factors affecting STEM participation and the reasons why many young people choose not to study these subjects post-16.

This study ('ASPIRES2') will extend the unique dataset developed by the first ASPIRES study (RES-179-25-0008), which tracked the development of young people's science and career aspirations from age 10-14. ASPIRES1 surveyed over 9,000 children when they were in primary school (age 10/11) and then conducted further surveys when the cohort reached secondary school (surveying 5,600 students at age 12/13 and c.5000 at age 13/14). Alongside the surveys, researchers longitudinally tracked a group of children and their parents, conducting interviews with 92 young people and 78 parents in Year 6,following them up again in Year 8 and 9.

The new study aims to understand how young people develop their science and career aspirations over the next important five years of their lives (from age 14-19). It will explore changing influences of the family, school, careers education and social identities and inequalities on these young people's science and career aspirations and, crucially, will relate these to their actual subject choices and attainment in national GCSE examinations and their post-16 choices. This tracking of young people's aspirations and educational outcomes comprises the vital 'final link' in our tracking of this cohort.

To achieve this goal, the project will conduct two surveys with a nationally representative sample of c.7-10,000 students per sweep. The students will be drawn from the same age cohort as the previous ASPIRES survey, and will be conducted when students are in Year 11 (age 15/16) and Year 13 (age 17/18). This will provide us with an authoritative picture of the developing views of young people from age 10-19. Interviews will also be conducted in Year 11 and Year 13 with c.80 students and 60 of their parents, all of whom have been previously tracked by the researchers from Year 6. We will also statistically analyse national datasets for those who took part in the very first survey (Y6), to explore how early attitudes and/or factors may relate to later outcomes (e.g. GCSE attainment, post-16 choices).

The project will collaborate with two science organisations (the Institute of Physics and the Science Council) to develop ways of engaging families and young people with key project messages around STEM careers. Collaboration 1 will focus on translating project messages for parent audiences, via social and popular media formats (e.g. through a series of articles placed in the popular print media such as supermarket magazines and by using Twitter and social networking sites). Collaboration 2 will develop an 'app' (computer application software) to develop an interactive quiz that can convey key project messages to young people in an engaging, interactive format. We also hope to enlist the help of schools and science teachers to promote the use of this app among students.

ASPIRES2 addresses the urgent need for a deeper understanding of how student aspirations are shaped, offering a unique opportunity to extend existing knowledge from 10-19, through key points in students' educational careers.

Planned Impact

A range of policy makers/ intermediaries will benefit from the research through gaining a better informed basis for developing policy and practice. The research will provide more accurate, detailed and sophisticated understandings of the issues affecting participation among 14-19 year olds, which will benefit policy-makers, professional societies and other organisations concerned with science education (e.g. DfE, Royal Society, professional societies).

The Institute of Physics (IOP) and the Science Council will benefit directly from their close collaboration with the project through the two impact collaborations. The IOP will also benefit by advancing their insitutional agenda to develop family engagement (see the IOP 'Girls in Physics' and 'Ethnicity and Physics' expert groups). They will benefit from knowledge gained through the impact collaboration on how to engage families, which can inform future IOP activities. The IOP's institutional aim (to promote Physics) will also be addressed by activities undertaken within the collaboration, e.g. through the active engagement of parents from non-STEM backgrounds with messages that promote positive images of science and convey new knowledge about science careers and the value of science qualifications (including Physics).

The Science Council will benefit by advancing their instutional agenda to promote science and increase public knowledge and awareness of careers in and from Science. They will also benefit from knoweldge and understanding developed through the collaboration regarding engagement with user audiences via new technologies.

A range of science education delivery/ practice organisations will also benefit from the new knowledge and understandings developed by the research. E.g. charities and organisations that provide STEM enrichment (e.g. EDT, the Engineering Development Trust) will be able to better tailor the activities and resources they offer in order to address the factors that affect STEM engagement and participation.

Science teachers and schools will benefit from the new knowledge and understandings produced by the project to help engage a wider range of students with science and to inform their own practice to ensure that as wide a range of students as possible can be supported to see science as 'for me'.

Careers professionals will benefit from new insights and principles for promoting STEM careers awareness for a diverse range of students.

The reasearch also plans to impove the knowledge base of parents about the range and value of careers available with STEM based qualifications. Such knowledge is vital to helping parents assist their children to make informed choices.

Students will also be directly impacted (via the STEM careers app), benefitting from research-informed knowledge about STEM careers and pathways and challenges that will better support informed educational and careers decision-making.

The project aims to produce indirect economic and social benefits to the nation, due to the changes and improvements which occur at policy/practice and personal levels, described above, arising from the research which may contribute to improved post-16 STEM participation.

Publications

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Description The ASPIRES 2 research project has generated new understandings of how and why young people come to see science as being 'for me', or not. The study identified key factors that shape young people's science aspirations and science identities during the 14-19 age period.

The study has generated a wealth of new knowledge and insights. Three key areas of new knowledge include:
• A new model of key factors shaping young people's science aspirations and identities from age 14-19 (see Figure 3 of the ASPIRES 2 final report: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10092041/15/Moote_9538%20UCL%20Aspires%202%20report%20full%20online%20version.pdf). The model identifies the interaction of three main areas in shaping young people's science identities and aspirations: (1) capital-related inequalities (particularly the role of 'science capital' - science-related resources, such as knowledge, understanding, attitudes, behaviours and social contacts); (2) educational factors and practices (particularly educational gatekeeping, careers education - documenting how provision in England is currently patchy and patterned by social inequalities - and school, teachers and curriculum); and (3) dominant constructions of science (particularly, popular associations of science with cleverness and masculinity).
• The study showed for the first time that students with high science capital are more likely to aspire and progress into post-16 and post-18 science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEM) education, with physics and engineering intentions showing a stronger relationship to science capital than maths and technology. Additionally, the study found that science capital can be used as a proxy for wider STEM capital. That is, students with high science capital were more likely to express positive views of all areas of STEM. Engineering and maths attitudes were found to have a stronger relationship to science capital than technology attitudes and aspirations.
• The research produced new insights into how inequalities of gender, ethnicity and social class combine to produce differential patterns of science aspiration and identification. For instance, the study identified the 'science debt' owed to students from black ethnic backgrounds. These students expressed high science aspirations and self-concept but were often prevented from continuing with science post-16 and/ or post-18. The study generated new insights into the 'pedagogic work' that is done by school physics which results in the exclusion of students, but particularly girls (even those with high motivation and aspiration to study the subject post-16/ post-18) and helps perpetuate the 'effortlessly clever male physicist' image.

ASPIRES 2 has produced substantial new quantitative and qualitative data sets, notably:
• New data (from ages 14-19) to augment existing data (from age 10-14) to generate a large-scale, national, cross-sectional data set that tracks the development of young people's science and career aspirations from age 10-19 (surveying over 9,000 children at age 10/11, 5,600 at age 12/13, 4,600 at age 13/14, 13,000 at age 15/16 and 7,000 at age 17/18), as well as their subject choices and attainment.
• A total of 680 longitudinal, semi-structured interviews with young people and their parents from age 14-19 (extending previous data collected with the same participants over the age 10-14 period).
Exploitation Route ASPIRES 2 has informed STEM education policy and practice nationally and internationally, across primary, secondary and informal-education sectors. Ways in which the findings can be put to use include:
• Informing STEM education policy and practice with a better understanding of what causes low and unequal patterns of participation in STEM (particularly in physics and engineering). These insights can continue to help to re/design more effective policy and practice approaches, such as informing science teaching (through initial teacher education and continuing professional development) and out-of-school science outreach programmes.
• Building capacity in the sector to support more equitable science teaching, learning and participation. ASPIRES 2 research has provided useful conceptual tools, such as science capital, that help build capacity for understanding and engaging with issues of inequality. For example, the research has led to capacity-building among physics teachers in England and a national programme of professional development for science centre and museum professionals.
• Providing new knowledge to inform and stimulate academic thinking and debate. For instance, the concept of science capital has been taken up by academics working within science education and maths education. The research has also inspired significant new research investments in other national contexts, such as the new SCOPE project in Denmark.
Sectors Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Electronics,Government, Democracy and Justice,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology

URL https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10092041/15/Moote_9538%20UCL%20Aspires%202%20report%20full%20online%20version.pdf
 
Description The ASPIRES research project originated the concept of 'Science Capital' and, through numerous publications, has explicated the multiple and intersecting factors that exclude and dissuade young people from continuing with science, but particularly those from under-represented communities. The ASPIRES findings and ideas have since been taken up and used to inform policy and practice in the UK and internationally. The concepts and findings from the ASPIRES research have been translated it into accessible, co-designed resources for STEM educators (including teacher handbooks, animations, videos and infographics) that help STEM educators to understand and adopt the principles that underpin inclusive practice. The impact of the team's work has been recognised through three prestigious awards to date: the British Educational Research Association's 2019 prize for impact; The Economic and Social Research Council's 2020 'Panel's Choice' impact award and the 2022 Royal Society Athena Prize for supporting inclusion and diversity in science. Beyond schools, a 2019 survey of STEM engagement professionals revealed that 64% of respondents strongly/agreed that the concept of science capital had informed their work. Capacity-building work with the Association of Science and Discovery Centres enabled widespread embedding of science capital approaches in the sector, with three national programmes alone widening engagement among millions of visitors. The ASPIRES work has significantly influenced the EDI and outreach work of countless policy and practice organisations, from professional societies, to charities, national and local government.
First Year Of Impact 2011
Sector Education,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections
Impact Types Societal,Policy & public services

 
Description Careers guidance in schools, colleges and universities (England) - House of Commons
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
URL https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7236/CBP-7236.pdf
 
Description DfE's Careers Strategy based largely on evidence from ASPIRES 2 findings on careers education provision
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
Impact The new careers strategy make changes to previous system, in response to our findings. Changes include: 1) Dedicated careers leaders in schools, 2) careers trials in primary schools, 3) guidance that students should have one business interaction a year, 4) 20 new careers hubs around the country.
URL https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/careers-strategy-making-the-most-of-everyones-skills-and-...
 
Description Diversity in STEM inquiry - Science and Technology Select Committee
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
 
Description Equity in STEM
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in systematic reviews
Impact Participated in an APPG enquiry on Equity in STEM Education. The report published heavily cited the ASPIRES work and was influenced by the findings of the study.
URL https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/appg
 
Description Influence on new Curriculum for Wales
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to new or Improved professional practice
Impact The new curriculum aims to give all students in wales equal opportunities to participate in post-compulsory science education
URL https://hwb.gov.wales/curriculum-for-wales/introduction/
 
Description Influenced/ inspired three projects at Education Scotland
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to new or Improved professional practice
Impact Education Scotland changed their approach to funded STEM inclusion and education initiatives influencing schools and teacher training in Scotland.
URL https://education.gov.scot/improvement/learning-resources/a-summary-of-stem-resources/
 
Description Research review series - Ofsted
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
URL https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-review-series-science/research-review-series-sci...
 
Description Science Communication Inquiry
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/science-and-technology-c...
 
Description The Report - The Hamilton Commission
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Citation in other policy documents
URL https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f29736c8982c82f61df71e0/t/60edd33a6f118478735acbbc/162619885...
 
Description Young People's Science and Career Aspirations and Outcomes age 20-23 ('ASPIRES 3')
Amount £843,856 (GBP)
Funding ID ES/S01599X/1 
Organisation Economic and Social Research Council 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2019 
End 08/2022
 
Description 1st Workshop on High Energy Theory and Gender at CERN 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact This workshop is supported by the CERN-TH Department, University of Milano-Bicocca, ERC Consolidator Grant 772408 "Deconstructing the string landscape", the Cluster of Excellence PRISMA DFG no. EXC 1098, the COST Network CA16201 PARTICLEFACE "Unraveling new physics at the LHC through the precision frontier", and CERN Diversity Office. Research Associate Julie Moote presented the project findings on gender and physics at the event. Following the comments of Professor Alessandro Strumia at the event (who claimed men in physics are discriminated against), Julie was then quoted sharing project findings in the Washington Post, The Independent and others.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/cern-scientist-suspended-sexism-alessandro-stumia-la...
 
Description 2018 ASDC (Association for Science & Discovery Centres) National Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Louise's talk: Science Capital: The latest evidence in engaging disadvantaged children
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.sciencecentres.org.uk/events/2018-asdc-national-conference/
 
Description ASE 2018 Conference: Triple Science Debate 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact PI presented at the conference for the Association of Science Education
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ASE Question Time: Triple Science: equitable or elitist? 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Event hosted by the Association of Science Education - PI was on panel. Teachers attended, and discussions were about the inequity of Triple Science (as found by the project research).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ASPIRES 2 Report Launch event 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Launch event for final report on our findings from ASPIRES 2 held at UCL Institute of Educaiton.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aspires-2-report-launch-tickets-83161473205#
 
Description ASPIRES 2: Young People's science and career aspirations age 10-19 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited to present study findings to the Education Committee at the Royal Society. The group were really engaged and receptive to the ideas discussed.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Annual Babcock Primary Science Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact PI spoke at school conference about science capital, organised by the National STEM Learning Centre.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.stem.org.uk/cpd/423391/annual-primary-science-conference
 
Description Biased Science - BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact PI on a panel. Recorded for BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2017/march/public-biased-science
 
Description Big Bang Conference 2021 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Professor Archer was invited to give the keynote speech at Big Bang Conference organised by the University of Copenhagen, for science education academics and practitioners in Denmark
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Breaking the Mould: Fostering Diversity in Innovation (NESTA) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact #NestaBTM. Louise spoke at this event.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.nesta.org.uk/event/breaking-mould-fostering-diversity-innovation/
 
Description Brenda Keogh Lecture at the Association for Science Education's 2019 Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Professor Archer spoke at the Association for Science Education's 2019 Conference, giving the Brenda Keogh Lecture on the concept of 'Science Capital'. This was followed by presentations of three teachers who use science capital in their schools: David Church from Pickhurst Academy, Hajra Sath from Uphall Primary, East london and Tracey Ellicot from East Wemyss Primary in Fife.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL http://www.ase.org.uk/annual-conference
 
Description British Library - TalkScience- Science in schools: what are the options? 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Event on - What is secondary school science education for, and how should it be taught?
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
URL http://www.bl.uk/events/talkscience-science-in-schools-what-are-the-options
 
Description British Science Festival 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact PI presented at the British Science Association's 2018 festival in Hull. Louise is section President for 2018 for the BSA's Sociology and Social Sciences section.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.britishsciencefestival.org/
 
Description CGY Conversations with Louise Archer 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Other audiences
Results and Impact Louise Archer was interviewed by the Centre for Global Youth at UCL for a youtube video.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL http://youtube.com/watch?v=7cjtPVSc_2I&feature=youtu.be
 
Description Can Anyone be an Engineer? - Institute of Mechanical Engineering 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Louise Archer was keynote speaker at this event for teachers.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Central London School for Girls 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact PI spoke to teachers and pupils at Central London School for Girls on 'Why liking science is not enough: Young people's science and career aspirations'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Changes in engineering are required to help more women participate 
Form Of Engagement Activity Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact Blog written about publication
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Copernicus Science Centre Presentation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact PI presented 'Science Capital: How do science centres and museums influence society?' at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, Poland.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Danish delegation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact PI hosted a delegation of 20 professionals from Denmark, who are looking to recreate the ASPIRES study in Denmark.

Following this, in December 2018 the 'd'ASPIRES' call for funding in Denmark opened, following this meeting in May. From Louise - "The Villum Foundation and the Novo Nordisk Fund (hereinafter: the Funds) hereby invite Department of Natural Sciences Didactics to express an interest in relation to design and implementation of a national longitudinal study of children and adolescents science capital. The study should partly give an overview of the development in Danish children's and youth's science capital and the various factors that influence This, and partly, could be used for impact assessment of concrete initiatives. The survey is expected to run over the 10-year project period and has a budget framework up to 30 million. kr. In the attached note we have described the background, purpose and application process during the investigation. "

The award is for a £3.6m project (30m krone). The funders are the Villum Foundation and Novo Nordisk Fund.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description EARLI 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Feeling the strain: Investigating changes in science attitudes and career aspirations from age 10-19 - Dr Julie Moote
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://earli.org/EARLI2019
 
Description Engaging with Scottish schools to promote STEM 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact RA Julie Moote presented a talk entitled 'ASPIRES 2: Young People's science and career aspirations age 10-14' at teh Engaging with Scottish schools to promote STEM event, organised by Education Scotland, Scotish Science Advisory Council, SSERC & SUPA held at Deans Community High School, Livingston.

After the event we received the following communication from Education Scotland: Email from Ian Menzies at Education Scotland 13.09.16: "The Aspires Report has been a very useful source of information and reference point in many of our discussions relating to STEM within Education Scotland and with Scottish Government colleagues. Julie did a presentation for us over a year and a half ago and many people still refer to it - it certainly struck home with many of the schools participating in our National STEM Project and they have pursued a number of interventions to engage parents and build STEM capital as a result." Ian also referred to the research in an article in the Scottish edition of TES.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Equitable practice in public engagement with STEM - invited speaker 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited to speak with Public Engagement team at Imperial College London about best practice for inclusive engagement with STEM.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Evidence session, APPG for Diversity and Inclusion in STEM (BSA) inquiry into Equity in STEM Education 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Spoke at event hosted by British Science Association for UK Government
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Fun moments or consequential experiences 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Contributed to an online series of education webinars organised by the Royal Academy of Engineers.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description GLA STEM Roundtable 2016 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Professor Archer spoke at this Greater London Authority (GLA) STEM Roundtable in 2016. Following this, the GLA have claimed that the project research has impacted their science education initiatives, including the Mayor of London's London Scientist programme, which aims to boost numbers of young people undertaking science projects in London - particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/london_stem_roundtable_-_event_report.pdf
 
Description Hertfordshire primary science conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact spoke about inclusive STEM teaching at primary age during teaching conference
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description How can we all help schools and school children during the pandemic? 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Interviewed for UCL Coronavirus podcast - represented the educational framework element of the podcast with two other speakers - presented by Vivienne Parry
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://soundcloud.com/uclsound/coronavirus-the-whole-story-how-can-we-all-help-schools-and-school-c...
 
Description In Conversation with Angela Saini and Louise Archer 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact PI in conversation with Angela Saini, following the publication of Saini's book 'Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong' (Saini is a British science journalist, who presents science programmes on BBC Radio 4 and the World Service. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Observer, The Times, New Scientist, Wallpaper, Vogue, New Humanist and The Economist among others. She has won a number of national and international journalism awards. She has a Masters in Engineering from Oxford University. In 2012 she was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her latest book, Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong - and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story, was recently published by Harper Collins and Beacon Press. Angela will be speaking about the themes the book explores and what they mean for women in science.)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnKUQbmxCFw
 
Description Independent Assessment Commission evidence 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact PI was invited to give evidence to A New Era's Independent Assessment Commission session. They included our research findings in their report and are working to reshape assessment in the UK.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.neweraassessment.org.uk/about
 
Description Inspiring the next generation panel 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Keynote speaker at UK Space Conference 2019, on a panel with Tim Peake.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://www.ukspace2019.co.uk/ehome/200183909/speakers/
 
Description Internal Training at the OECD 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact PI presented findings to the OECD, following an invitation by Anthony Mann (Head of OECD vocational education & training and adult learning).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://twitter.com/AnthonyMannOECD/status/1045307838749450241
 
Description International Symposium of Science Museums (ISSM) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited to Keynote at Korean International Science Museum Conference. Presented online at the conference which has a specific Science Capital strand inspired by our research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Invitation to speak on London Assembly's Education Panel by Greater London Authority (GLA) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Invited to speak on Gender Inequality in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths at the London Assembly's Education Panel which was broadcast live.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Invited keynote held at the Villum Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Keynote speaker at the event - talk title 'How can science capital support better and more equitable student engagement with science?'
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Invited presentation to the Scottish Learned Societies, Edinburgh 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact Spoke on an 'Overview of findings from the ASPIRES 2 research' at this event held at the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Invited speaker for Royal Society of Entomology 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Lead researcher, Dr Julie Moote, Spoke to Royal Society of Entomology's Outreach special interest group about science capital. The talk was recorded and resulted in an attendee reaching out for more information.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Invited talk and workshop at Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary school. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Professional development teacher for teachers and Head teacher of a school
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Invited to speak at Promoting diversity in STEM event 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dr Julie Moote invited to speak at conference event for In2scienceUK on the topic of diversifying STEM.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/promoting-diversity-in-stem-tickets-93090854251#
 
Description Liminal Space - Sector leaders workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact PI was invited to participate in a panel discussion around inclusive informal science education with science centres and museums.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description London Conference on Employer Engagement in Education and Training 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact RA Julie Moote presented 'Who is getting advice? Year 11 students' views on careers education and work experience in English secondary schools' at this conference hosted by Education and Employers. This event prompted many future collaborations with Education and Employers, including a book chapter written for a book edited by their research team, and front-page acknowledgements in a report into primary careers provision launched at the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL https://www.educationandemployers.org/research/london-conference-on-employer-engagement-in-education...
 
Description London Vet Show 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact PI invited to speak at national Veterinary conference at ExCel London. After the conference we were told that this talk and related work from our group has influenced veterinary colleges to reflect on course entry requirements and how these limit marginalized young people from accessing the courses.

Talk title: Engaging meaningfully with issues of diversity and inclusion - moving beyond the question of why boys don't choose veterinary science
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://london.vetshow.com/conference-programme-2020/tbc-session-7?&filters.LOCATION=43578%2C41463%2...
 
Description Maltese Directorate for Science Curriculum 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact PI invited to Malta for the 'Raising the Bar: Shaping Students Science & Career Aspirations' conference, to train teachers on science capital. Organised by the Maltese directorate for science curriculum - funded under their Scientix funding, took place in St Nicholas College Dingli Secondary School, Malta.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Memeber of Wellcome Science Tracker panel 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact Profession Louise Archer and Dr Julie Moote participated in Wellcome Science Tracker panel. This panel assembled advisors to feedback on findings and advise on maximising policy impact and uptake.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019,2020
 
Description Museum seminar - Norwegian Museums 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Shared research on science capital with museums in Norway.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description NARST 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact ST16:AS-Viewing Collective Activism Through the Lenses of Critical Science Education Research
ST6:RP-New frameworks for studying equity in informal STEM settings: Cross-cultural perspectives - Exploring what underserved youth in two UK cities derive from participation in informal STEM learning settings
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
URL https://narst.org/conferences/2019-annual-conference
 
Description NARST 2022 international conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Contributing to Cultural, Social, and Gender Issues strand, Symposium-Analytic Approaches to Studying Identity Work Longitudinally, of NARST 2022.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://narst.org/sites/default/files/2022-02/Program_Draft_v3.pdf
 
Description OECD - Widening access and attracting students to fields with high labour market demand 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited to contribute to OECD session on STEM labour market reaching participants form 21 countries.

Talk title: Innovative science didactics and effective ways to provide labour market and study information to learners to raise their interest in STEM subjects
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.wpz-research.com/lmro-partnership-initiative/
 
Description Open Schooling, IIR, and Participatory Science - teacher webinars 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited to talk to teachers in Barcelona about research findings relating to STEM education.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Open Science Schooling Network - invited speaker 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Spoke to European Network of Children's Universities about science capital and research relating to in/formal science learning. Our research has influence science engagement practice at the Vienna University Children's Office and other organisations in the network.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Opening Doors 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact PI presented 'A sociological perspective on gender and science participation' at this Institute of Physics conference. The IOP have gone on to use this research to inform many of their initiatives aimed at increasing the number of women in physics;

The Head of Education at the IOP has said "it is no exaggeration to say that ASPIRES has led to a major shift in the way we think about our widening participation activities we moved from trying to persuade the girls into physics, as if it were their fault that they did not choose the subject, to addressing the societal and psychological barriers that they face as well as engaging them directly in overcoming those barriers."

Examples of this impact are:
- The IOP's 'Improving Gender Balance' project's 'improving girls' confidence and resilience' strand (with one group of schools achieving a threefold increase in the number of girls choosing physics at 16) and IOP Stimulating Physics Network Gender Balance Officers are now trained to support young women to address the barriers they face in physics, rather than trying to persuade them into physics, resulting in network schools recording double the national rate of girls' participation in post-16 physics.
- Improving Gender Balance Projects. In 2014, the IOP embarked on a pilot project in England to improve gender balance in physics. This was after many years of campaigns and ideas-based interventions from our own and other organisations that had little effect. The new intervention had three strands: working with physics teachers, working with 13 year-old girls and working across the whole school (with all the staff). There were a number of aspects to each strand. However, running through the planning and implementation were the ideas of developing science capital and helping girls to build an identity of themselves that included science. The work included activities with the girls in and outside school (including a visit to their own primary schools as ambassadors), helping their physics teachers to use approaches that built their science capital and working with whole school staff to ensure that there were no unconscious messages reaching any student in the school about who was (and who was not) likely to be good at or have a future in physics. One group of pilot schools saw a threefold increase in the number of girls choosing physics at 16, and this project is now being rolled out across the UK.
- Improving Gender Balance (Scotland) was an extension of the English pilot. It is a partnership between Education Scotland (a government department), Skills Development Scotland and the Institute of Physics. In this case, we worked with primary school students as well as secondary. The project was implemented by two project offices. And, as part of their induction, they were trained on the findings of ASPIRES. As one of them remarked: - "ASPIRES is a great piece of work, and we refer to it often when speaking to teachers wanting to look at gender and STEM. The fact that there is a long running piece of research going on in this area is really valuable, and I know I'm grateful for it! We currently work with teachers all over Scotland, careers information and guidance staff, inspectorate teams, and many other education professionals and are looking to expand the reach of the project further." This pilot project was funded for three years and has now been adopted by Education Scotland (the Scottish education department) in its education strategy and is being rolled out across all schools.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
URL http://www.iop.org/news/15/oct/page_66449.html
 
Description Oral evidence presented at Select Committee 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Following written evidence submitted to the Inquiry on Economy Careers education, information, advice and guidance, PI Prof Archer presented oral evidence to the Business, Innovation and Skills and Education Committees Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy Careers education, information, advice and guidance. Following this evidence the research went to on influence, and be quoted in, the DfE's 2016 Careers Strategy.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmese/205/205.pdf
 
Description Oral evidence presented at Select Committee 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Following written evidence submitted to the Science Communication Inquiry, PI Prof Archer gave oral evidence to the Science Communication Inquiry of the Science and Technology Committee, held at the Natural History Museum.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/science-and-technol...
 
Description Policy LunchBox 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact PI presented findings on the topic of science capital. Policy Lunchbox is a joint initiative between the Biochemical Society, the British Ecological Society, the Royal Society of Biology, Society for Applied Microbiology, Society of Experimental Biology and the Microbiology Society.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://blog.rsb.org.uk/engaging-young-people-with-science-a-science-capital-approach/
 
Description Presentation to Cyprus delegation 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Event organised by UCL Knowledge Lab. Interested from Cyprian delegates about the use of science capital in schools.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Press release from BSA picked up by Nature - Diversity in science workforce an 'economic imperative' 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Nature picked up British Science Associations press release regarding their APPG on diversity in the STEM workforce. Archer provided a quote for the press release which was included in the article
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02399-5
 
Description Primary Science Quality Mark Hub Leaders Conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Professor Archer presented at this conference. The PSQM (Primary Science Quality Mark) now includes science capital as a marker on their scheme: 'L3 There is a commitment to developing all children's science capital'.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://www.psqm.org.uk/
 
Description Professional development workshop for the Greater London Authority (GLA) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Opening keynote (Engaging students with science), delivered at the event held at the Institute of Physics.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description RI Unconference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact RA Julie Moote spoke at this 'Unconference' held by the Royal Institution targeted at 16-18 year olds attending as part of a school group.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
URL http://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2015/october/education-2015-unconference
 
Description Reading Agency gives STEM-themes book bags to low-income families 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Science capital is a key concept included in a new science literacy campaign. The project launch was covered by The Bookseller and cited our work.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.thebookseller.com/news/reading-agency-launches-stem-themed-book-bags-low-income-families...
 
Description Royal Society ACME Mathematics Education Policy Conference 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact PI presented at Royal Society ACME Mathematics Education Policy Conference 2018, sharing project findings relating to maths education. Attendees reported that this is a lack of research into maths attitudes and aspirations, and greatly welcomed this research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2018/07/acme-conference-2018/
 
Description Royal Society of Biology Connect conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited to speak at the Royal Society of Biology's conference for public engagement professionals and those involved in public engagement with biology.

Talk title: How to support inclusive and equitable engagement using our understanding of science capital
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://connect2021.rsb.org.uk/programme.html
 
Description Science Alliance Cymru 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Third sector organisations
Results and Impact RA Julie Moote spoke at this event, held at Techniquest Centre, Cardiff, Wales. In 2018 the Techniquest Centre announced that they have received funding for a new £5 million exhibition extension, which will be called 'The Science Capital', after the concept coined by this project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
 
Description Science Capital & Equity compass: Supporting inclusive, equitable engagement 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Contributed an article to Roots journal for botanic gardens - a publication aimed at those working in and running botanic gardens. We were approached and asked to write an article on practices to be adopted by the sector for more equitable engagement and programmes based on our research findings
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DCfVHNMLzYAy8YZRrlv_a5tyPakm8O1m/view
 
Description Science Capital Teacher Training 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Given multiple talks to STEM practitioners, both in school education and informal science learning, about changing daily practices to include more equitable approaches to STEM participation. These sessions use findings from ASPIRES 2 and continue to lead to new partnerships and wider dissemination of the ASPIRES research.

Impact ranges from workshops for UK practitioners to internationally, in delivering workshops online/ in person and creating hub and spoke model dissemination networks.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019,2020
 
Description Science Capital and Subject Capital: Informing Outreach Evaluation (NERUPI) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact PI gave a keynote 'Science Capital and Patterns in Science Participation' at this event for widening participation professionals for universities, whose framework is based on science capital. #NERUPIsciencecapital
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL http://nerupi.co.uk/events/science-capital-and-stem-outreach
 
Description Science Capital: Exploring Potentials and Challenges for Science Museums to Foster Equity and Justice 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Speakers included: Beth Hawkins and Karen from the Science museum group (who said something like "science capital is the oil that makes all the cogs of the organisation work")
Sigfrid Falla (Columbia, Maloka museum) - mentioned two programmes, one of which builds science capital and has reached 10,000 girls in colombia (chicas e ciencia?) - reframing of way science museum engages, also an online programme during COVID.
Jakob Thorek Jensen (Danish Museum of Science and Technology) talking about changes in the museum - now trying to be more relevant for more diverse citizens - Science Capital is the framework and inspiration for their transformation. Trying this out through experimental practice and programmes - testing ideas out, trying to get "beyond institutional frames". e.g. pop up museum in the airport, plus an educational programme with vocational students from under-represented communities. rethinking what exhibitions are and how they work and questioning how inclusive they are - focus on changing their practice (in line with Science Capital work and finsings)
Monique Horth (Ingenium, Canada: ingenium comprises 3 canadian museums) - thanks us for our important and pivotal research. Using a framework inspired by science capital , in partnership with diverse community stakeholders. foregrounding issues of equity and social justice. Strong message on changing practice and being participatory (lots of focus on working with indigenous communities) Says the term 'STEM equity' resonates more with their audiences than 'stem capital' so they are using this language now although they see as the same thing.
Discussion - a question from colleagues in Brazil about whether the tools have been applied to disability - interest in some case studies etc. (one for making spaces to work on with adaptive design in the next years)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Science Council Event at King's College London 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Talk titled 'Gender and Science Aspirations: evidence from the ASPIRES Project'
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2012
 
Description Science capital and young people's aspirations - INAF (National Institute for Astrophysics) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact PI was interviewed by (Italian) INAF (National Institute for Astrophysics) covering the findigns and outputs of ASPIRES for Italian speaking audiences.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
URL https://edu.inaf.it/in-english/universe-world/louise-archer-science-capital-young-peoples/
 
Description Setting the Stage for a National Vision for STEAM Education in Jamaica 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Conference organised by British Council and National STEAM Forum. Invited to speak on science capital to educators and policy makers in Jamaica.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dDtkp31RTymX9fPn9OBzFA
 
Description Social Justice And Inequalities In STEM Education: How Can We Support More Inclusive And Engaging STEM Education? 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact PI was interviewed for an online article for Phereclos covering (and lining to) the ASPIRES 2 end of project report.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.phereclos.eu/2021/10/27/social-justice-and-inequalities-in-stem-education-how-can-we-sup...
 
Description TEDx Talk 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact PI gave talk at KCL TEDx event entitled 'Should we stop trying to make science more 'fun'?'. As of 2019 submission period, this has over 3,000 view on YouTube.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8D3fr-0aJ0
 
Description Talk titled Supporting Equity and Inclusion in Physics for Physics for all conference 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk given as part of Physics for All conference held in Birmingham in June 2022.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description TeachFirst trainee secondary science teachers talk 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Talk given to trainee secondary science teachers about our research by Dr Julie Moote.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Teaching for the MA programme (Foundation of Science Education) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited to share ASPIRES research findings with IOE postgraduate students. Majority of cohort are school teachers and have changed practice as a result of the lecture.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description This is Engineering Engagement 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Louise spoke about the project's findings on gender and engineering at this event, jointly organised by the Royal Academy of Engineering, I'm an Engineer and the Engineer Magazine. #EngEngagement.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
URL https://www.raeng.org.uk/events/events-programme/2018/november/this-is-engineering-engagement?invID=...
 
Description Understanding and supporting engagement in science: a science capital approach 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Invited to speak to Welsh primary and secondary school teachers about inclusive teaching practices
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Understanding participation: a focus on supporting equity and inclusion in physics for PhD students at Imperial 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Julie Moote gave a talk at Imperial College London for a group of PhD students for BUSSTEPP (British University Summer School for Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics) 2022 about equity in physics education. The group were really interested in the research and asked for more talks.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Video with Education and Employers 
Form Of Engagement Activity A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact PI Prof Archer gave key findings of the ASPIRES 2 Project Spotlight on careers education provision.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
URL https://www.educationandemployers.org/research/what-13000-year-11-students-think-about-careers-educa...
 
Description Welsh government/ National Science Academy STEM enrichment stakeholder workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact PI presented on 'Gender, science aspirations and career choice: insights from ASPIRES/ ASPIRES2' at this event hosted by the Welsh government. A later outcome was the use of science capital throughout all schools in Wales.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015