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15 Dec 2015

The Rosalind Franklin Appathon for Women in STEMM

There is still time to apply for the Rosalind Franklin Appathon- a national app competition to empower and recognise women as leaders in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine).

Apply now at http://www.rfappathon.org before 4th January 2016 for a chance to make a difference through innovative and inspiring apps. Shortlisted applicants will have a chance to pitch to a panel of high profile judges, including Baroness Martha Lane Fox (Founder of lastminute.com and doteveryone.org), Andrew Eland (Director of Social Impact Engineering, Google) and Professor Dame Athene Donald (Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Cambridge), at a final Pitch and Prize Tech Day on 23rd February 2016, and winners will be awarded prizes and funding towards app development through the UCL Mobile Academy.  

The competition has two different challenges:
 
Challenge 1: To develop new mobile phone apps to empower women in STEMM. The competition is open to both women and men. Whether you’re a complete novice with a good idea, a wannabe coder or a seasoned app developer, they want to hear from you! We welcome early stage ideas so don’t worry if you don’t have any coding experience- we are here to make sure great ideas become a reality. Through UCL Enterprise, we will be offering mentoring and support to help develop your ideas into apps that make a difference.
 
Challenge 2: To recognise leading women in STEMM who have pioneered new apps for research and societal good. Help them identify and support the female role models who are making a difference by submitting a 200-word nomination statement.

Today, there are more mobile phones than people on the planet and over 100 billion app downloads a year. We invite teams and individuals from all backgrounds to take advantage of this digital revolution to reach out to a global audience through apps, empower and recognise a new generation of women leaders and change public perceptions of women in the digital space.

This national app competition is funded by the Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award, won by UCL Professor Rachel McKendry, and organised by UCL, i-sense, UCL Enterprise and the London Centre for Nanotechnology. Find out more and apply at rfappathon.org. If you have any queries or need further support with your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

Help us take a positive leap forward to improve gender equality and make the UK more creative, competitive and prosperous for future generations.

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