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19 January 2025
Apprenticeships, State of AI and GirlGeekDinners call
Round up for January - State of AI report for 2024, Distinguished address online access, National Apprenticeship Week 2025 with BT Group, Vodafone & Virgin Media O2 and a call out for companies to host GirlGeekDinners in 2025
AI
Apprenticeships
Women in Technology

22 December 2024
Wishing you all a Wonderful Christmas
It’s nearly here and we know that most of you have closed the laptop and hopefully have a festive break booked, whether with family friends or simply a great book or two! For those who don’t celebrate then we hope you have a nice break and catch up with friends and family over the bank […]
social

8 December 2024
Christmas party Season is here
It looks like this is the week that everyone is busy having festive fun times. We’ve rounded up some of them so that if you have any spare time you can catch up with networking and celebrating Christmas all in one.10th of DecemberSaaStock Local – Bristol (Tech) | Christmas Networking & Drinks Evening!We’re wrapping up […]
Event
Networking

18 November 2024
And that’s a wrap
A Massive thanks to everyone who turned up last week to our Tech UpSkill event. It was lovely as ever and great to see some faces that we know and lots of new ones that we didn’t. It was a great day to find out about the apprenticeship and skills bootcamps out in the region […]
Apprenticeships
Article
Bootcamps
Careers
Coding
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Event
Returners
support
Women n Tech
Workshops

27 October 2024
Want a Tech Career
There's never been a better range of options to get into tech and there's never been a greater time for companies to support people wanting to upskill into Tech.
Apprenticeships
Bootcamps
Returners
Schemes
Women in Technology
Women n Tech

23 October 2024
Join WECA at Tech UpSkill 2024 in November
Join us at Tech UpSkill 2024, held at Watershed on Friday 8 November. This is the premier event connecting ambitious women who want to either get into, or return to Tech, with the latest skills, training and companies that need them.
Training
Bootcamps
Careers
Event
Learning
Networking

19 October 2024
Guest blog – MyWorld Launch Free Virtual Production Skills Bootcamps
MyWorld is pleased to offer two Virtual Production Skills Bootcamps, completely free of charge
Bootcamps
Production
VP

16 October 2024
Is your company looking to improve their diversity?
We are hosting a recruitment and ups-killing event where your company’s presence will showcase the fact that you are keen to diversify your workspace, demonstrate you are actively supporting local grass root groups (we do literally work for free) and tap into an often overlooked talent pool.
Apprenticeships
Article
Bootcamps
Business support
Careers
Coding
Women in Technology

6 October 2024
Tech UpSkill Bristol Free one day Conference
We've long been a fan of apprenticeships and free training options, so after having a chat with UWE and WECA we have decided to put on a one day conference on the 8th of November at the Watershed to share information on them with the wider Industry in the Area.
Apprenticeships
Bootcamps
Business support
Careers
Coding
Creative
Cybersecurity
Data Analytics
Data science
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Engineering
Event
News
Returners
Robotics
SMEs
support
Training
Web Development
Women in data
women in engineering
Women in Technology
Women n Tech

4 October 2024
Guest blog – New funding scheme to support international & industrial residencies now open
A new funding scheme has just launched to support international & industrial residencies.
Funding
Residency

4 October 2024
Guest blog – Ada Lovelace Day 2024
Ada Lovelace, often hailed as the world's first computer programmer, was a visionary whose work laid the foundation for modern computing. Her contributions to the field of technology have had a profound impact on our lives today, and it's essential to recognize and celebrate her legacy.
Women in Technology
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Event

28 September 2024
GGD #99 Bristol Boom, Bristol Born, Bristol Based with Aviva
Girl Geek Dinners this month is kindly hosted by Aviva at their Lakeside Office near Parkway station - and they're recruiting!
AI
Careers
Data science
Engineering
Networking
Women in Technology

21 September 2024
Guest blog – Discover Your Path to Tech – Bristol Edition!
Are you curious about a career in tech but unsure where to start? Or perhaps you’re looking for a way to break into the industry but feel like it’s not for you? If you’re a woman based in Bristol or the South West of England, this event is for you!
Article
Bootcamps
Careers
Coding
Returners
Women in Technology

14 September 2024
A warm welcome to flutter and Nextbase
We'd like to extend a warm welcome to the new Flutter meetup as part of our Workshop Wednesday series starting on Wednesday the 18th of September.
Uncategorised
10 September 2024
Bristol GirlGeekDinners hosted by Aviva coming up..
Coming up shortly we are returning this autumn on the 3rd of October with our next GirlGeekDinners event (managed by Women's Tech Hub). We are very pleased to be hosted by Aviva (psst .. who are currently recruiting).
Uncategorised

29 August 2024
We’re Back
Apologies for radio silence - we've been busy planning and doing other stuff. We want you to know that Workshop Wednesdays start back up next week and alongside our other stuff we are working with the Bristol Data Science and Machine Learning group for a workshop on how to get a job in the domain. We also have Aviva sponsoring a Girl Geek Dinners and a careers event with a conference around apprenticeships and Boot camps.
AI
Careers

7 July 2024
Alt’ Ctrl’ Esc’ for Summer
This is our last week for Workshop Wednesdays to allow us to take a break for the summer. It would be great to catch up with you on Wednesday if you can make our final event - its all the normal fun alongside a Girlgeekdinners talk on Responsible AI - and pizzas (why wouldn't you want to come!).
AI
Coding
Ethics
Women in Technology
Workshops

2 July 2024
#98 Responsible AI – A PhD presentation
We are going to squeeze a final talk in as Vanessa popped along to a Women's tech hub workshop and showed keeness to share her project. As its the end of term and we are about to put up our feet for summer we thought it worth inviting GGD along for the talk and we’ll get you some pizzas – plus its a really interesting subject… so apologies for the short notice and hope to see some of you!
AI
Ethics

28 June 2024
Guest blog – UK Tech Sector: The Rise of Apprenticeships
Despite the industry's rapid growth, women are still significantly underrepresented, making up only 29% of the UK tech workforce, with 4 out of 5 women stating the lack of career development opportunities has contributed to them leaving the tech industry all together.
Apprenticeships
Article

23 June 2024
Happy International women in Engineering Day
This years theme is “ENHANCED BY ENGINEERING” #INWED24International Women in Engineering Day 2024 is about celebrating the remarkable achievements of women engineers worldwide. Happy International Women in Engineering Day! We’re sharing some of the companies who have posted their support for you. INWED main siteInternational Women in Engineering Day, brought to you by Women’s Engineering […]
Engineering
women in engineering

17 June 2024
Entry to Tech Bootcamp
Coding Black Females are running another Entry to Tech bootcamp in your area! Our next Entry to Tech Skills Bootcamp for those of you who are based in Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, (or willing to work in these areas upon completion of the Skills Bootcamp), starts in June/July. Applications are open and we can’t wait to receive them from you. You can expect to learn: Programming in Java with learning outcomes including a project and GitHub Portfolio. Agile Development and Project Analysis. ….and much more! This free Skills Bootcamp is 16 weeks long and is taught online on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings (6.30pm - 9.30pm). Past learners have gone on to secure some amazing tech roles. Take that first step towards becoming a Software Engineer by applying for this brilliant Skills Bootcamp!
Bootcamps
Coding
Training
Women in Technology

4 June 2024
Guest blog – Girls in Electronics day 11th July at Bristol University
Discover Electronics on a one day course at a leading Bristol University on Thursday 11 July 2024
Careers
Engineering
Women in Technology
Workshops

2 June 2024
Bristol Data Week 2024
Join us for Bristol Data Week 2024 to hear about the exciting data science research occurring across the University. This year the event will comprise of a mix of online and in-person talks, training, workshops and free networking lunches. Providing opportunities for attendees to connect, network and learn new skills.
AI
Data Analytics
Data science
Ethics
Workshops

17 May 2024
Guest blog – AI and the Future of Society Event
In recent years, progress in AI technology has accelerated at an extraordinary rate, but how much of our lives are influenced by AI? What role will AI play in our lives in the future? And what role will it play in the future of the city of Bristol and beyond?
Data science
AI
Data Analytics
Digital Festival

17 May 2024
Guest blog – Exciting Update from mimi.coach: Live demonstration of leading-edge AI system coaching Motivational Interviewing skills
We would like anyone who is involved with Motivational Interviewing (MI) to attend this webinar to see how mimi.coach could work for you. This will be held on Wednesday 5th June at 2pm and will feature a live demonstration of mimi.coach in action. Whilst this presentation will focus on MI, the system can also be used for many other training scenarios.
AI
Article
Demonstration
Webinar

16 May 2024
Girl Geek Dinners coming your way …
Next week we will mostly be GirlGeekdinnering with MadeTech .. and the week after take a look at mimi.coach demo from our favourite chatbotter Phil D Hall
Data Analytics
AI
Careers
Networking
Women in Technology

13 May 2024
Bath Digital Festival 2024
Celebrating Bath city with a focus on three internationally impactful themes with foundations in Bath.
Space
Cities
Life Sciences
Sport

22 April 2024
Upcoming events to put in your diaries
Bristol Data Week 2024, Bristol Women in Business Charter Annual Impact Report launch, Dev.IT Community lists & Girl Geek Dinners Bristol.
Women in data
Careers
Networking
Tech for Good
Women in Business
Women n Tech

7 April 2024
New Freelancer Directory
We want to announce to you that we have decided to set up a new page to allow our women to advertise themselves as freelancers. We know there are a fair few out there and are often approached by people looking to find women that can freelance for them, so 1 + 1 makes a new page in our calculations.
Freelancers
Business support
Start-ups
Women in Business
Women in Technology

29 March 2024
Guest blog – Makers and Apple Seek Candidates for their Level 4 Software Engineering and DevOps Apprenticeships!
Are you eager to launch a career in software development or DevOps? Makers have partnered with Apple to offer an exciting opportunity for budding engineers to join their Level 4 Software Developer and DevOps Engineering Apprenticeship programmes.
Apprenticeships
Careers
Coding
Women in Technology

24 March 2024
Navigating Your Cybersecurity Journey: A Beginner’s Guide
Embarking on a journey into the world of cybersecurity can feel like stepping into a labyrinth. However, with the right resources and guidance, you can forge ahead with confidence and purpose. Whether you're a newcomer to the field or seeking to enhance your existing expertise, here's a comprehensive guide to help you get started.
Cybersecurity
Careers
Women n Tech
11 March 2024
Next Bristol Girl Geek Dinners
Yes, we have the next one set up just before Easter to allow you time to ruminate on the information that the very supportive Torchbox are going to share with us.GGD #96 Empowering Women in Tech: Strategies, Role Models & My Personal Journey27 Mar 2024, 6:30pm – 9:00pmJoin us for a compelling session with Naomi […]
Bootcamps
Careers
Networking
support
Training

4 March 2024
International Women’s Day – what’s on?
It's international women's day on Friday the 8th, while we take a day off there's lots of events you can pop into .. also our next Girl Geek Dinner event is booked so check it out and pop along (You don't have to be in tech to take an interest, we won't test you and it's a very friendly group)
Women in Technology
Women n Tech

24 February 2024
Guest blog – Automating Web Scraping using Python, Selenium and Web Drivers
This tutorial is a practical example of how you might go about automating interaction with a web browser, in situations where you really don't want to be doing this manually on a regular basis; for example, where you have lot of website options to check, or you need to carry out these checks repeatedly over time.
Training
Coding
Engineering
Women in Technology

18 February 2024
Two great events this week in Bristol
This week we will mostly be talking AI, Ethics and Safety in multiple domains, please come along and join up with both groups if you have not yet. We look forward to seeing you all there!
AI
Cybersecurity
Data science
Engineering
Ethics
Human
Machine learning
Policy
Research
Robotics
Safety

10 February 2024
System critical safety symposium Agenda
As you all know - we will be there this coming week and we are very excited - but we just want to share with you why. So here's the agenda so you know why its exciting.
AI
Cybersecurity
Engineering
Ethics
Human
Machine learning
Policy
Robotics
Safety

8 February 2024
Girl Geek Dinner talk about SCSC
We're aware that we take a break for Christmas but its time to get back to our lovely network of Women to show you what we are about. We have some great speakers showing an interest and will be looking for some sponsors who are willing to host, but this month (and we know its short notice) Women's Tech Hub is going to host (and we'll pay for pizzas).
Women n Tech
Safety

6 February 2024
We’re going to be at the SCSC Symposium!
The 32nd Safety Critical Safety Symposium (run by the Safety-Critical Systems Club) is really the place to be if you have ANY interest in Safety (I personally work in Safety so I would say that). This year its coming to the beautiful and great city of Bristol of all places, so if you are attending and want to pop over and say hi - please do. If you are not attending and are interested in all things Safety and AI then I don't know why you wouldn't be coming!
AI
Ethics
Human
Networking
Robotics
Tech for Good
Women in Technology
Women n Tech

4 February 2024
Short Courses and bootcamps
As its a new year we are looking around at some of the training resources coming up that may suit any of you wanting to change career. There are a lot - we will also be running some free intro workshops at our workshop Wednesdays moving forward so keep an eye out for these. You won't need any knowledge or experience for them, just pop along and bring a laptop.
Coding
Apprenticeships
Bootcamps
Careers
Workshops

21 January 2024
Yes – we can be bought by Pizza!
Girl geek dinners call out for pizza (and hosts) and a safe space scheme wanting some support for an app.
Article

6 January 2024
Challenging Bias in AI
This ground-breaking event brings together some of Bristol’s experts to explore the pressing issue of bias in Artificial Intelligence and the crucial role that diversity, equity, and inclusion play in STEM.
AI
Business support
Women in Business
Women in Technology

24 December 2023
Wishing you Merry Christmas
Sorry couldn't resist the cheeky cheesy dog picture - anyway, wishing you all a lovely festive break from whatever you need a break from! We hope it doesn't turn into a single handed week of chores but gives you time for some feet up time (and switch off social media!!)
Networking
News

10 December 2023
Lets Accelerate!
Natwest accelerator program next cohort announced and other Female friendly business accelerators that may be worth a look
Business support
Women tech founders

20 November 2023
GGD #94 Remove the Barriers to a Career in Cybersecurity with Immersive Labs
Join us to learn why proof of skill and having the right attitude, aptitude, and ability has never been more important as the industry searches for new talent.
Cybersecurity
Careers

12 November 2023
GirlGeekDinners career in Cyber and Codehub code review
Learn new skills or change career with CodeHub "The Art of Code Review and the Looney Tunes Vulnerability" and GirlGeekDinners Bristol "Proof of Skill vs. Academic Pedigree: Remove the Barriers to a Career in Cybersecurity"
Careers
Cybersecurity

29 October 2023
The Futures bright
For AI enthusiasts and the not-so-enthusiastic of you out there here's a big report all about AI, where it is currently, and where it's heading.
AI
Progress
Research
Tech for Good

13 October 2023
GGD #93 Human – AI Interaction with Data Bristol sponsored by AMDARIS
This month GirlGeekDinners & Women's Tech Hub are partnering up with Data Bristol and being sponsored by Amdaris. We have 2 great Speakers - Tamsin Huggins will discuss "Human-AI collaboration on creative tasks" and Debs Adegbulugbe will be discussing "Combining Generative AI and Human Ingenuity for Content Marketing Success"
AI
Creative
Human
Marketing

8 October 2023
Happy ADA Lovelace Day
Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It aims to increase the profile of women in STEM and, in doing so, create new role models who will encourage more girls into STEM careers and support women already working in STEM.
Women in Technology

24 September 2023
Tech Apprenticeships
We've shared with you the free or cheap online resources and the government backed bootcamps in previous posts. Now we thought we should share with you something with slightly more commitment but a great gateway into the tech industry.
Apprenticeships
Learning
Training

20 September 2023
Guest blog – Empowering Women in Business: Join Us at the Women’s Business Conference & Awards 2023
In a world where women continue to shatter glass ceilings and redefine the business landscape, the Women's Business Conference & Awards is back, bigger and better than ever. Scheduled to take place at the prestigious Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh on 9th October and Cheltenham Racecourse on October 11th, 2023. One event in two locations! This event promises to be a pivotal moment for women in the business world.
Women tech founders

17 September 2023
Guest blog – Careers Week at Coding Black Females
We are coming towards the end of the year and we continue our journey of supporting Black women to develop and be empowered in the tech industry.
Careers

10 September 2023
Skill up with Bootcamps
Part of our remit as a group is to help our members get into the tech industry, so in this post we want to discuss the Coding bootcamp root.
Bootcamps
Funding
Learning
Training
Women in Technology

5 September 2023
Guest blog – Spaces are running out on innovative Bristol tech scholarship
Applications have been extended until 30th September for the innovative Bristol tech scholarship from Access Creative College, Condense and LocalGlobe
Business support
Scholarship

3 September 2023
Guest Blog – Power BI Service
🤔 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞? Publish reports from the Desktop to the Service means moving reports from local to shared networking, others can also utilise our work.
Women in data
Data science

30 August 2023
The Power of Networking
As we come to the end of the school break and head back to real life we thought it might be good to talk about networking and what it's all about. First, we'll talk about our networking - because we love our group and hope you do too!
Workshops
Networking

23 August 2023
Guest Blog – Power BI Fundamentals
🤔 Why do we need Power BI? Because we need to tell stories to end users. Power BI can hold datasets and visualise them, showing massive information simultaneously on several pages.
Women in data
Data science

20 August 2023
Bristol Women in Business Series: Recruiting for difference in 2024
Join us at the first of our new series of events focused on deepening the knowledge for HR professionals. Lets embark on this journey together to make Bristol a more equal city for all women and celebrates uniqueness and fosters inclusivity.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Business support

13 August 2023
STEM Returners
We have a lot of members who are looking to come back into the industry after taking a break, most commonly while producing the next generation of (hopefully) great engineers and techies. The best place to find out about returner programs is with StemReturners, and we have had great feedback from members who have used them so thought we'd take a look and share some of their current programmes with you.
Returners

8 August 2023
Guest Blog – SQL Framework
😁 Following my last post, I want to continue to have a more detailed framework for the query language branch.
Women in data
Data science

31 July 2023
Guest Blog – Building an SQL Framework
Ivy Li is one of our Women's Tech Hub members and has agreed to share some of her learnings with other members, which we love.
Data science
Data Analytics
Learning
Women in data

26 July 2023
Guest blog – Innovative Bristol technology scholarship
Access Creative College, Condense and LocalGlobe are proud to launch the second round of their funded scholarship focusing on bringing live events to virtual spaces, starting 30th October 2023 and running until mid-February 2024. The scholarship was created to respond to the growing diversity problem within the tech sector and in metaverse development, relating to a lack of women and people from minority ethnic groups.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Scholarship
Women in Technology

23 July 2023
How to survive: Conferences
Have you ever been to a large tech conference and felt 'othered' - we know that it is common for our members and thought we'd talk through some of the issues and some possible solutions.
Article

17 July 2023
Scholarships for MSc Data Science
Eligible for new applicants onto the MSc Data Science course from underrepresented groups.
Scholarship
Women in data

10 July 2023
Bath Digital Festival
The five-day-long festival brings people and technology together to explore the thriving digital scene in Bath. Bath Digital Festival provides the local community with a platform that enables them to grow and develop their skills and build connections with local and national organisations.
Digital Festival

5 July 2023
Guest blog – Do you have a business idea but not sure how to make it reality?
Always wanted your own tech startup? START is here to make that a reality START is a free initiative designed to take you from tech-based business idea to starting and scaling your own company.
Women tech founders

3 July 2023
Free UWE IT/Business consultancy – invitation for expressions of interest 23/24
UWE Bristol has been offering organisations in the community, voluntary, and social enterprise sectors the opportunity to receive free consultancy on information management, business planning/strategy, training, IT, systems analysis, websites, social media, or other ICT-related matters, in exchange for hosting a final year UG student project team from UWE Bristol.
support
Women tech founders

2 July 2023
Pop along for Data Pipeline talks at our “end of summer term” Workshop Wednesday
For the next session, the BDSML group will be discussing the "Best tools and practices for setting up data pipelines for data science and machine learning".
Data science
Machine learning
Study group
Women in data
Workshops

30 June 2023
Bristol Equality Network
For those of you not yet a member of the Bristol Equality Network meeting we'll give a quick summary of the census data from their last meeting. For more details on how to solve some of the DEI issues or join the group take a look at their page here.
Policy
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

28 June 2023
True Crime | Women | TV Casting
True Crime | Women | TV Casting · Do you have a passion for true crime mysteries? · Can you solve some of the U.K.’s unsolved cold cases? The documentary filmmakers behind “Expert Witness”, “Cops on the Rock”, and “The Case I Can’t Forget” are searching the U.K. for female sleuths to star in a new detective series. Their mission will be to solve unsolved murders and disappearances from the last decade. TO APPLY, GO TO: www.rare-tv.com/casting For more information ask Charlie at @CharlieCasting
News
women in tv

25 June 2023
Want to Learn Robotics?
We spotted a free robotics academy called "The open online robotics education resource" this week.
Training
Robotics
Workshops

22 June 2023
Women in Engineering Day
International Women in Engineering Day is celebrated on June 23 every year around the world, to honor women in the field of engineering. It focuses on raising the profile of women who are changing the field of engineering one degree at a time. It has been recognized by UNESCO and is a befitting tribute for the anniversary of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), which was established on June 23, 1919.
Women n Tech
Engineering

20 June 2023
Ethics in a world with AI
However you want to cut it – ethical thinking, human-centered design, due diligence, safety; the possibility of mass scale and speed predictive technologies is changing how we and the world lives.
AI
Data Analytics
Ethics

18 June 2023
End of summer term social
Girl Geek Dinners has had a cancellation for this month so we thought it would still be nice to catch up and have an end-of-term social. It will be down by the harbourside, as the weather is good so we are going to the apple in Welshback as it’s always got plenty of outdoor space, […]
social

13 June 2023
This weeks Workshop Wednesday’s Offerings
All levels are welcome to come along and use the opportunity to study We're partnered with the lovely Codehub lot so feel free to pop along and have a chat with like-minded attendees.
Workshops
Coding
Data Analytics
Data science
Machine learning
Study group
Training
Web Development
Women in data
Women n Tech

11 June 2023
Online Training resources
For our members wishing to dip their toes into the tech world but who are not sure where to go and whether or not it’s a career for them then we would suggest looking at MooCs and other online resources.
Training
Women n Tech

7 June 2023
AI Assurance Techniques
The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has launched the Portfolio of AI Assurance Techniques.
AI
Policies

2 June 2023
Data skills
If you love Data (and who doesn’t? .. or are we just geeks!) take a look at some of the training courses below. This is only a teaser list there are plenty of more specialist groups out there who you can speak to if you are looking to transfer into this area.
Training
Coding
Data Analytics
Data science
Women in data
Women n Tech

30 May 2023
Great Research Admin job and Workshop Wednesday is back with GO(lang)!
There's a great opportunity that's come in that we know some of you may be interested in as it's pretty open, you can do a masters alongside it and it's tech for good!
Data science
Coding
Research
Women in data
Women n Tech
Workshops

20 May 2023
Introduction to Robotics
Final opportunity to attend this ERDF-funded, free-of-charge robotics workshop!
Business support
SMEs
Start-ups
Training
Workshops

14 May 2023
Training and Bootcamps: Electronics & web design/development
We'll put together a series of these for you to dive into and research the industry starting with how best to skill up. This week we have Electronics and web design/Development resources.
Web Development
Coding
Training

8 May 2023
Welcome to the new website
We've been talking and planning this for what seems like forever - and yes it has been a few years. It's finally here and we're welcoming you all to use it and feedback with any suggestions. While we don't promise to implement them all it's good to know what you would like to see as this is a site to serve our members.
News

14 March 2023
The Rose Review Progress Report
Since the first Rose Review was launched in 2019, female founders have proven to be extremely resilient, despite operating in exceptionally volatile and difficult circumstances including a global pandemic and cost of living crisis.Despite these barriers, the report shows that in 2022 more women-led companies were founded than ever before.Some other highlights include:Read the report: https://lnkd.in/enT4p6DM
Progress
12 March 2023
Digital Dexterity
A pretty recent term that we picked up from MIT and read up on a piece from the Harvard Business review – its essentially how companies pivoted due to Covid, but well worth a read up to see if your company will cope with the next pandemic/armageddon etc.
Digital business transformation

12 March 2023
Women in Data – Sandra Machon
Sandra Machon has a series of posts on medium about life as a data scientist with some great resources and we like that she’s sharing her ideas on where and what to look for to support other women (and men if they read her obviously!). As she’s building up other women in the industry we thought […]
Data science
Women in data

31 January 2023
Positive news for you (and us)
We subscribe to a magazine called positive news as we feel the world needs more of it. For those of you that don’t get it or feel positively exhausted by all the bad news we want to share some of their highlights from this month. We feel its worth it!Positive tipping points could ‘unlock a […]
Tech for Good

29 January 2023
Self-driving buses
CavForth and MultiCAV project trialsWe’d be lying if we said we don’t have an interest in this as one of us works for Fusion Processing who are delivering the tech for the projects. It’s a Bristol-based company so we thought we’d share the latest good news!Driverless bus takes passengers across Forth Road Bridge in UK […]
News
2 January 2023
State of the industry for women in tech
We’ve had a look around to see what the summary is on the state of the industry for including women and decided it was best for you to take a look yourselves. We know its a great industry and its worth understanding a bit about the issues it faces as it tries to fix its […]
Women n Tech

2 January 2023
Happy new year
Welcome to the new year and here's hoping it will be a year filled with great people, friends and enjoyable jobs.
News
18 December 2022
Green the UK – not quite tech but sustainable so we’re giving them a callout
Green the UKThis company have things like planting a tree for each train journey and sponsoring options for lots of company stuff – they’re looking for an electric car partner or looking at kelp health in the ocean. If you want to have a nice warm corporate glow, you could do worse!We help organisations to […]
Tech for Good
18 December 2022
The Studio Innovation Fund 2023 – Call for applicants
The aim of the fund is to support freelancers, micro-businesses, social enterprises and third sector organisations, based in Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES), to progress their creative technology project ideas.
Funding
13 December 2022
Makers apprenticeships
Makers are Europe’s longest-running coding Bootcamp and are now an established career building platform offering multi-training and employment routes into tech.Interestingly they are taking an inclusive and interesting front-ended approach to apprenticeships and will be running these with companies in the city. They’ve agreed to sponsor a workshop with us and to present their offerings, […]
Apprenticeships

29 November 2022
Help To Grow scheme
The scheme offers SMEs free and impartial advice on how technology can help their business. An online platform helps them to:The scheme also offers eligible SMEs a grant token worth up to £5,000 to cover up to half of the costs of pre-approved, digital technology solutions.The Help to Grow: Digital scheme launched in January 2022. It will […]
Funding
Grants
Schemes
SMEs
9 October 2022
The rise and rise of Female Software Engineers in the age of Digital Transformation
Female software engineers have never been in more demand as digital transformation projects, new technologies and unparalleled innovation reshapes the world of tech. As a leader in the digital transformation space, Kainos’ leading women in technology join us for a lively discussion looking at:Sadly we noticed that this will be the final year:ALD founder @Suw spoke to […]
Digital transformation
9 October 2022
Online coding resources
WE had loads of fun with Makers.Tech last week and there was a LOT of interest in their offerings so here is more info for those whe weren’t able to make it.Makers are excited to support the Women’s Tech Hub members to find a job in tech. We offer a range of different training opportunities via […]
Training
Coding
2 October 2022
Information for aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses
If you have a business idea you would like to put into action, Launch Space can help you do just that. We’ll give you free business support and expert advice for up to 12 months so you can focus on achieving great things. We also have a small number of bursaries available for eligible entrepreneurs.Applications […]
Business support
Funding
1 September 2022
Bristol Data Science and Machine Learning Study Group
From September 2022, we will do hands- on projects, mainly a selection from Kaggle. You are welcome to suggest a project too!This will be on top of our usual “bring your own topic” for discussion!When: Every other Wednesdays, 18:30-20:30Where: Ground Floor, DeskLodge House, 2 Redcliffe Way, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6NLWho: Anyone interested in Data Science Machine Learning, from people who […]
Data science
Machine learning
SMEs
Start-ups
Study group