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Nominations open for our Decadal Awards
Do you know someone who deserves recognition for their work making change for LGBTQ+ people in STEM? If so, let us know! It's our 10th anniversary in April and we're marking the occasion with our Decadal Awards, celebrating people who've helped fight...
Pride in STEM Awards five Small Grants to projects supporting Queer STEM Communities
This Autumn, Pride in STEM has, for the second year, funded five Small Grants projects that work to strengthen queer community across the UK. These five projects represent exciting new engagements between queer communities and STEM topics - from advocacy for queer...
Small Grant Scheme 2025
Pride in STEM is once again funding our “Small Grants” Programme. This year’s theme is “Strengthening Queer Community in STEM”. The Small Grants fund supports projects across the UK that engage with this theme in meaningful ways within their local communities....
Statement on the Supreme Court Ruling on the Definition of Sex in the Equality Act 2010
This decision represents a significant attack against the trans community, the wider LGBTQ+ community, and women's rights in the UK. Pride in STEM stands proudly with our trans and non-binary siblings in the face of increased hostility and aggression from the...
STEM for Queer Youth – Pilot Project
STEM for Queer Youth is a project which involves LGBTQ+ scientists visiting a LGBTQ+ youth group in Wiltshire. The visits involve scientists sharing their career experiences and running an interactive hands-on activity. The pilot phase of the project was funded by the...
Pride in STEM are looking for New Trustees
Update: we have now found our new trustees, but please follow us on socials for future opportunities. Pride in STEM is looking for two new volunteer trustees to join the board of our charity. We are especially interested in recruiting one trustee with skills or...
The experiences of LGBTQIA+ people studying or working in STEM
In January 2021, I started a Twitter thread with papers and reports relevant to the experiences of LGBTQIA+ people studying or working in STEM. I didn’t add analysis or commentary, it was just a quick way to share papers as I found them. Even though journal papers and...
Pride in STEM Awards five Small Grants to projects across the UK
This Autumn, Pride in STEM are thrilled to announce that we are funding five Small Grants projects that have been submitted in our funding round. These five projects represent exciting new engagements with queer communities in and around STEM in the UK. The projects...
Is Data Bias Harming The LGBTQ+ Community?
Data is crucial to our society. It delivers benefits but as with any human tool, it can also do harm. our host Dr Craig Poku (he/they) asks: can the way that we use data causes further harm to marginalised groups such as the LGBTQ+ community? The panel consists of:Dr...
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