Press release issued 25 January 2012 A student-led organisation
that aims to increase the number of young women studying
engineering, science and technology at university will come
together this weekend for an international conference. Robogals
aims to increase female participation in engineering, science
and technology through fun and educational initiatives aimed at
girls in primary and secondary school. The organisation has
chapters at twelve universities across the world in Australia,
New Zealand, UK and Ireland. Over 40 members will attend this
weekend’s conference. The conference will focus on training for
new executive committee members to ensure consistency and
excellence across all Robogals chapters, setting goals and
planning for the year ahead, sharing knowledge and experience
and socialising with fellow Robogals to ensure a strong
community is maintained. In keeping with the Robogals mission of
encouraging schoolgirls into engineering and science, Robogals-
Bristol last term worked with 30 year six