{"id":84437,"date":"2017-09-15T09:37:48","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T09:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=04c9122cdf37278691871d433876dbe8"},"modified":"2017-09-15T09:37:48","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T09:37:48","slug":"press-release-dstl-supports-stem-at-dsei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=84437","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Dstl supports STEM at DSEI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (<abbr title=\"Defence Science and Technology Laboratory\">Dstl<\/abbr>) actively supports and encourages young people to take up exciting and rewarding careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (<abbr title=\"Science, technology, engineering and maths\">STEM<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n<p>Today, Friday 15th September 2017, at the People and Skills day at the Defence and Security Equipment International (<abbr title=\"Defence and Security Equipment International\">DSEI<\/abbr>) event in London, <abbr title=\"Defence Science and Technology Laboratory\">Dstl<\/abbr> is encouraging those interested in a <abbr title=\"Science, technology, engineering and maths\">STEM<\/abbr> career to visit its stand and try out some hands-on experiments including a laboratory dexterity challenge and a colour vision team challenge.<\/p>\n<p><abbr title=\"Defence Science and Technology Laboratory\">Dstl<\/abbr>\u2019s <abbr title=\"Science, technology, engineering and maths\">STEM<\/abbr> Ambassadors will be available to demonstrate the science and technology behind the latest high-tech kit that supports the defence and security of the UK. They\u2019ll also be able to offer careers advice to young people who are interested in pursuing a career in a <abbr title=\"Science, technology, engineering and maths\">STEM<\/abbr> subject. <abbr title=\"Defence Science and Technology Laboratory\">Dstl<\/abbr> offers apprenticeships, student placements and graduate opportunities in a broad range of <abbr title=\"Science, technology, engineering and maths\">STEM<\/abbr> disciplines.<\/p>\n<p><abbr title=\"Defence Science and Technology Laboratory\">Dstl<\/abbr>\u2019s <abbr title=\"Science, technology, engineering and maths\">STEM<\/abbr> Outreach Manager Jaime Williamson said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">It\u2019s important that students understand the opportunities available to them if they continue to pursue their <abbr title=\"Science, technology, engineering and maths\">STEM<\/abbr> studies. At <abbr title=\"Defence Science and Technology Laboratory\">Dstl<\/abbr>, our work involves solving fascinating problems for the defence and security of the UK, often with life-saving results. We need experts in all <abbr title=\"Science, technology, engineering and maths\">STEM<\/abbr> subjects, and we hope to meet the next generation of problem-solvers at <abbr title=\"Defence and Security Equipment International\">DSEI<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Visit the <abbr title=\"Defence Science and Technology Laboratory\">Dstl<\/abbr> stand at <abbr title=\"Defence and Security Equipment International\">DSEI<\/abbr> number N3-582a.<\/p>\n<div class=\"contact \" id=\"contact_1970\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h3>\n<abbr title=\"Defence Science and Technology Laboratory\">Dstl<\/abbr> Media Enquiries<\/h3>\n<div class=\"vcard contact-inner\">\n<div class=\"email-url-number\">\n<p class=\"email\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Email<\/span><br \/>\n              <a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:press@dstl.gov.uk\">press@dstl.gov.uk<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Media enquiries<\/span><br \/>\n              01980 956845\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"tel\">\n              <span class=\"type\">Out of hours<\/span><br \/>\n              07384 210107\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Showcasing Dstl&#8217;s support for STEM careers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84437"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84437\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}