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WMG pledges support to STEM for Britain
WMG was delighted to support 2020 earlier this week for the fourth consecutive year.
STEM for Britain is a poster competition with five categories including Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematical Sciences and Physics. It took place at the Houses of Parliament bringing together early career researchers and MPs from across the UK.
This prestigious annual event is an important date in the parliamentary calendar because it gives MPs an opportunity to speak directly to some of the UK鈥檚 brightest young researchers.
Professor David Mullins, WMG Head of Department (interim) said: 鈥淭his is the only event in the year that brings together really creative, really intelligent and passionate, young PhD and early career research students.
鈥淲e are delighted and honoured that WMG was able to sponsor the engineering element along with the Royal Academy of Engineering.鈥�
He added: 鈥淔or MPs it鈥檚 a really inspiring event. They get the chance to see the work coming out and how issues including climate change and healthy aging are being addressed. These young people are our future.鈥�
Stephen Metcalfe MP and Chairman - Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, said: 鈥淭hese early career engineers, mathematicians and scientists are the architects of our future and STEM for BRITAIN is politicians鈥� best opportunity to meet them and understand their work.鈥�
Greg Clark MP, Chair of Science and Technology Select Committee, explained: 鈥淚t is a growing field that will have a huge impact on millions of people. STEM research will change the lives of our generation and of generations to come.鈥�
Four 91影视破解版 students Jake Brooks (School of Engineering), Fabienne Bachtiger (Computational Chemistry), Robert Richardson (School of Chemistry) and Jonathan Harrison (Mathematics Institute) presented posters at the event.
