Report

Regional STEM Skills Inequity

In Autumn 2021, the APPG put out a ‘Call for Ideas’ to invite submissions for future investigations into diversity & inclusion in STEM. The final idea – regional STEM skills inequity – was evolved from an initial submission by Engineering UK.

The report used publicly available data to create a picture of STEM skills by constituency across the UK. The British Science Association (BSA), who provides the secretariat for the APPG, commissioned economics research firm, London Economics, to conduct the research and initial analysis.

The research looked at the demographic make-up of constituencies against the provision of STEM skills, as well as the presence of STEM graduates, higher education and further education institutions, and STEM industry.

The final report was published 17 July 2023.