Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
MATRIX panellist and Former Chairman of the Institute of Directors NI, Dr Joanne Stuart OBE, has been appointed Director of Development at NISP CONNECT. Joanne Stuart, who has over 25 years’ experience working in the IT industry including nine years with the Oracle Corporation, will be responsible for the development [...]
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has published a guide highlighting a range of jobs which are all "Careers of the Future". Based on extensive research and the latest data from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), this guide presents a list of jobs which will offer [...]
St Killian's College in Carnlough has won the ‘Best Northern Ireland School Award’ at the BT Young Scientist of the Year Awards in Dublin, for their project ‘Time compressed transport tester.’ The award, which was sponsored by MATRIX and presented by Joanne Stuart, saw St Killian's beat stiff competition from 29 [...]
Twenty eight leading employers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) sector in Northern Ireland have signed up to a new STEM Charter to demonstrate their commitment to improving gender balance in their business. The STEM Charter, which is a first for Northern Ireland, was launched in June 2014 [...]
BT today announced that 128 students from 24 schools in Northern Ireland have entered 59 projects into the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2015. And letters are winging their way to students this week to inform them if they have qualified to compete in this extraordinary event which has [...]
Following an absence of a few years, I made a return visit to this year’s Ulster University Summer Exhibition to see the work produced by our future design leaders. I was struck by the exceptional quality of the students’ digital media exhibits and the ambition of these young people to [...]
In Northern Ireland some employers, who need key science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills are facing difficulties recruiting and retaining enough staff who have the necessary levels of qualifications and skills. And this isn’t just a problem for Northern Ireland. The Social Market foundation recently estimated that there is a 40,000 shortfall each year in the number [...]
At W5 on 29 January, a number of schools who participated in the 2013 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition displayed their science and technology based projects and explained to other schools - pupils and teachers, and industry leaders their experiences of entering the national competition. Organised by MATRIX, the [...]
Oakgrove Integrated College, Londonderry was the proud recipient of the Best NI School Overall Special Award at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2013. Announced during the exhibition at the RHS, the MATRIX sponsored award was given to Oakgrove pupils for their examination of how to develop methods to [...]