Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day 2026, we spoke to some of the inspirational women working at UKAEA to find out about their stories, who inspires them, what advice they have for young women aspiring to become engineers and what Engineering Intelligence means.

🗨️Join the conversation: What or who inspires YOU to pursue engineering?

📌Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:18 What drew you to engineering?
0:37 Why fusion Energy?
0:58 Who is your biggest inspiration?
1:15 What do you love most about your role?
1:41 What advice do you have for aspiring engineers?
1:50 What are you most proud of?
2:10 What do you think people misunderstand most about engineering?
2:26 Rhiannon shares what it’s like working with Women’s Engineering Society
2:41 What does Engineering Intelligence mean to you?


Resources:
🔗Learn more about the UK’s fusion programme: ukaea.org
👩🏼‍🔬Find out more about Women’s Engineering Society: wes.org.uk
👩🏼‍🔬Discover more about International Women in Engineering Day: inwed.org.uk

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