💡INSIDER INSIGHT 💡 Get the inside scoop on how to make the most of your university journey from placements and internships to year abroad opportunities and even funded master’s programmes! Come along to hear real experiences, ask questions, and get practical advice! ✨

Welfare Session #1: Phone Charm Workshop Get creative and design your own personalised phone charm a fun, relaxing way to add a touch of you to something you carry every day No experience needed we’ve got all the materials ready. Just come along, unwind, and have some fun! 🤭

Women of the Week: Marie Maynard Daly The first Black woman in the U.S. to earn a PhD in chemistry, Marie Maynard Daly broke barriers and reshaped science. Her groundbreaking research linked cholesterol to heart disease and paved the way for future discoveries in biochemistry.

✨FRESHERS RECAP ✨ Huge thank you to everyone who joined us during Freshers Week! It was so lovely meeting you all and getting to know some amazing new faces 💕

💌 You’re officially invited to our Girls Night In! 💌 Hey girlies! 💕 Come unwind with us for an evening filled with laughter, music, games, and sweet treats 🍰 It’s the perfect way to relax, recharge, and spend time with amazing company ✨

🌟 Women of the Week: Shirley Ann Jackson🌟 Shirley Ann Jackson is a distinguished physicist, educator, and leader whose influence reaches far beyond the laboratory. In 1973, she became the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in physics from MIT!

🎃 HALLOWEEN IS HERE!! 🎃 Let’s get together for some Halloween pre-fun before you go party the night away! ALERT: Best Dressed wins so come spooky, fancy, or fabulously creepy for a chance to grab a prize! We’ve also got our week-long Murder Mystery happening right now!

October was amazing thanks to all of YOU! 🧡 Check out our November lineup and get ready for another month of WiSTEM fun! More info about each event will drop closer to the date, so keep an eye out 👀✨ #wistem #wistemessex #social

Women of the Week: Marie Curie Marie Curie was a brilliant physicist and chemist whose discoveries transformed science forever. She became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and remains the only person ever to earn Nobel Prizes in two different sciences physics and chemistry

Women of the week: Tu Youyou Tu Youyou Is a renowned Chinese pharmaceutical chemist whose discovery has saved millions of lives.

Elevate your professional profile! Join us for our LinkedIn & CV Workshop, featuring guest speakers Joe Holmes and Wezi Mulenga. Agenda: 6:00–6:40 pm → LinkedIn Session 6:50–7:30 pm → CV Session 7:30–8:00 pm → Headshots, CV Reviews & Networking

Feeling stressed? Come join us for our WiSTEM Welfare Social where our furry little friends will help you take your mind off things and relax 🐾 📅 Monday, 17th Nov 🕛 12–2 PM 📍 Silberrad Centre We can’t wait to see you there 🫶

Ready to get more involved with WiSTEM? 🤎✨ We’re now recruiting WiSTEM Essex Ambassadors for 2025–26! 📅 Apply by: 22 November 2025 📝 Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… (or type (forms.gle/8npSQ1BdLCphto…) straight into your browser) We can’t wait to see your application!

This week we celebrate Dr. Aprille Joy Ericsson, an aerospace engineer whose work at NASA has helped shape some of our most important space and Earth-science missions.

Ready to level up your uni productivity? Join us for our Notion for Uni Workshop a fun, practical session designed to help you stay organised, take better notes, and make the most of your studies. 🖤

Olga Taussky-Todd was a pioneering mathematician whose work in matrix theory and linear algebra influenced generations of researchers and engineers. She broke barriers in a male-dominated field and dedicated her life to advancing mathematics and mentoring future scientists.

Join the Women in STEM Society on 5th December for a special screening of Big Hero 6 to raise money for CARE International UK, supporting women and girls worldwide.🎥🍿 Tickets: •£5 – Students (members & non-members) •£6.50 – Non-students

Women of the week: Rosalind Franklin She was an extraordinary chemist and crystallographer whose work transformed our understanding of life at the molecular level.

November was amazing thanks to all of YOU! ❤️ Check out our December lineup and get ready for another month of WiSTEM fun! More info about each event will drop closer to the date, so keep an eye out out!! #wistem #wistemessex #social

🎄 Hey everyone! 🎄 Come join us for our Gingerbread Social – we’ll be making gingerbread houses and decorating cookies! 🍪🏠 🎟️ Get your tickets here: essexstudent.com/events/17850/3…