On the 21st of October 2022, InterEngineering and the Royal Academy of Engineering hosted the second LGBTQ+ in Engineering summit. The aim of the day was to analyse insights from the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Inclusive Cultures survey, the largest collation of insights into culture, inclusion and diversity for LGBTQ+ Engineers to have ever existed. The day was attended by …
What has the engineering response to COVID-19 looked like?
For the third consecutive year, InterEngineering and the Royal Academy of Engineering collaborated to celebrate #LGBTSTEMday. The last six months have been extremely challenging for the engineering community. This event will look at how our profession has responded to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as recognise the contribution of LGBTQ+ engineers in addressing these challenges. We will …
LGBT+ History Month
LGBT+ History Month provides an opportunity to celebrate and highlight lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) engineers, as well as looking at current and historic barriers to inclusion. It is a chance to present tools and resources that can help develop a more inclusive culture within engineering for LGBT+ engineers. In the UK, LGBT+ History Month is celebrated annually in February to …
Flying the flag for LGBT engineers – London Pride 2018
Rainbows, bubbles and glitter featured heavily in the joint InterEngineering, IChemE, Wood and Murphy group Pride In London march last Saturday (7 July 2018). We started off with a breakfast, provided by Wood, at the IChemE offices at One Portland Place. More than 80 engineers gathered – and enjoyed seeing the parade out of the sun – before we joined the parade …
Being an LGBT+ Student in Engineering
We are collecting data to find out the experiences of LGBT+ Student Engineers. Please share so we can find out more and effect change. This survey is confidential and aims at collecting the opinion of LGBT+ students in Engineering on the need for improvement of diversity and inclusion. Create your own user feedback survey
InterEngineering Pride 2017
This year we extended our reach and attended more prides than ever! Our aim is to be more visible each year to promote being LGBT+ in Engineering. Birmingham Pride Our Midlands Co-chairs Shaun Peacock and Charlotte Robinson and Secretary Peter Gracey marched on the 27th of May 2017 at Birmingham Pride. InterEngineering joined forces with the Alliance Network to take part in …
Bristol Pride Gender Diversity Seminar
As part of Bristol Pride Week 2017, InterEngineering, Irwin Mitchell and Bristol Pride hosted a sold out event on the intersection of Health and Gender. The event had speakers from the University of Cardiff, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors and InterEngineering. Vice Chair of InterEngineering John Bradbury opened the event and spoke about the importance of embracing all in our workplaces and …