SmartSTEMs exists to provide equity of opportunity for young people in STEM fields and address the gender gap. It connects industry, schools, and tertiary education through hub events and outreach programs, delivering STEM activities locally and ongoing. In its first year, SmartSTEMs engaged over 5,000 girls in STEM, growing from 500 in 2015 to 3,000 in 2016 and 5,000 in 2017. It aims to scale its model of collaboration across Scotland.

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Networking
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SmartSTEMs Scholars
Aspirations
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5. Title TextSmartSTEMs is the glue between Tertiary Education, Industry and
Schools. We exist to provide equity of opportunity to young people
into STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) with
particular focus on the gender gap.
Our model is SCALABLE and REPLICABLE and DELIVERED through
our intertwined initiatives of HUB events and OUTREACH
HUB Events are held in tertiary education establishments, by
territory, where we convene industry and schools to apply the
SmartSTEMs glue and get the good people of Scotland connected
and collaborating to best effect.
OUTREACH is delivered in Schools & Clubs
affording STEM activities locally & ongoing

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@SmartSTEMs #SmartSTEMs

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21. Title Text• Design for Scale – Make it, iterate and get our the way
• Design for low cost – money is always available
sometimes!
• Collaboration is the Key – #CollaborationTheKey
became a focus #hashtag for us
• Strong branding – Sounds silly but very important
• Reduced Ego – it is a collaboration not Company or
University or College or School X
• User Centred Design - Centre your program around the
person being engaged
• Never convene without purpose – tell people why they
are together it isn’t a day out
• Never convene without learning – always have a
washup feedback and iterate

22. Title Text• Say Thank-you – it’s what mum said
• Create a munificent culture - Remind kids people
are volunteering, it has an impact
• Ban CV boosters – they hinder, not help
• Don’t wait for permission – forgiveness is wired
into our culture
• Work only with passionate people – It’s
volunteering, IT HAS TO BE ENJOYABLE
• Be the Agent of Change – Don’t wait for other to
fix it.

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30. Title TextSmartSTEMs Pledge

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SmartSTEMs Scholarship

32. Title TextSmartSTEMs for SCALE

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Putting all this
to work

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We need
your help