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Boeing Graduate Scheme – 3 Months In
I’m back at Boeing!! After the hectic time that was my final year of university and a lovely long summer I am now in full time employment! I loved my internship with Boeing ever so much so as soon as that ended I knew I wanted to come back to Boeing as a graduate engineer.…
Working from home – 1 year on
Hi! It’s Lily here and I’m back again with a few thoughts on how I have found the past year working from home. I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since I picked my monitor up off my desk and left the office for the last time! In some ways it feels like a…
‘But you don’t look like a physicist!’
Hi, Lily here! For this week’s post I am going to be talking about the reactions I have faced when talking to people about the fact I did a physics degree. My thoughts on the conversations I have had, how the responses have and continue to affect me and ultimately why I think working to…
2 Years On From Finishing Uni
I really cannot believe (for one tiny second) that I graduated from university 2 years ago today! It was Friday 13th July 2018, which does have an air of unluckiness to it! But – thank goodness – it turned out to be a brilliantly lucky day for me! I had made it through my Physics…
My Engineering Internship Experience
Hi, Maisie here! A couple of weeks ago I finished my year long internship at Boeing Defence UK as an ILS (Integrated Logistical Support) Engineer. I thought now would be a great opportunity for me to reflect back on it. A chance for me to share my experience, talk about my motivation and look back…
7 STEM Careers You Might Not Have Heard Of
Hi, Lily here! Today I am going to be talking about STEM careers you might not have heard of before. It can be really difficult to know what career you might be interested in or what kind of job you think you would like to do. Once I had decided on studying Physics at university…
Adapting To Working From Home
Whether you are at school, university or in the wonderful world of work, over the past few weeks you have most likely experienced some serious upheaval! One possible consequence of the difficult situation we are currently in is that you might now be working from home. To all the extraordinary key workers out there who…
How We Became 2 Sisters Working In STEM
So how did we become 2 Sisters In STEM? What paths did we take to get where we are today? We thought a good way to kick off our blog would be to do a proper introduction and tell you a bit about ourselves. The journeys we have followed from school, through A Levels, to…
Welcome to 2 Sisters In STEM!
Hi! We are Lily and Maisie, two sisters who have managed to muddle our way to start careers in STEM. There have been ups and downs, brilliant achievements and difficult challenges but all those experiences have led us to where we are today, and we hope sharing our stories will make it all seem a…
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