We’re delighted that our Director, Professor Nicola Symonds, has been nominated as an Engineering Role Model as part of National Engineering Day 2024.

Nicola is tireless in her mission to inspire girls and women to pursue engineering, through activities in schools and within the University of Southampton, recruiting talented women to her team at nC², and being a visible presence on the wider stage nationally and internationally. Considering that women still make up only 15.7% of the UK engineering workforce, down from 16.5% in 2023, positive role models like Nicola are all the more important.

She says: “A heartfelt thank you to those who nominated me and to the Royal Academy of Engineering for this recognition. It’s an honour to be part of a community that inspires the future generation of engineers!”