Skip to main content

Women's Whole Energy Systems Research and Industry Network (WERIN)

Werin provides a platform to showcase the positive impact that women bring to the Energy Sector.

Project leader

Laura Brown

Dates

June 2018 to December 2019

Project staff

Dr Sara Walker

Sponsors

EPSRC

Partners

Durham University, Heriot-Watt University, University of Sussex, University of Edinburgh

Description

Werin was launched at the Low Carbon Energy Networks conference (LCNI) in October 2018. It provides networking opportunities and professional support to women in the sector. We are planning a collaborative program of interdisciplinary cross-sector networking and showcase opportunities.

We plan to open up membership to the whole female community within the sector.

We will host virtual and physical, inclusive network building events throughout the UK. These will provide an opportunity for members to showcase expertise. They will also enable members to identify new collaborators and research partners.

The events will provide a chance to survey the attendees to gauge the state of sectors and the support and development the members feel is needed.

We will build an online, accessible network membership platform. The platform will be searchable, user-friendly, and free-to-use. It will highlight the skills and research interests of each of the members.

We will showcase the sectors and research fields that have successfully achieved progress in gender parity. We will learn from their best practice

We will provide ideas to help areas of the sector that still have an opportunity for improvement in female representation.

Join the network