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Royal London Present: Glasgow Industry Roundtable

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24 September 2026City of Glasgow College The industry roundtable events have become a firm fixture of the Ada Scotland Festival.  In this session, festival partner Royal London led discussion around the question:  As AI becomes increasingly influential in shaping business and society, how do we ensure women are helping to shape the technology, rather than simply adapting to it? Opening Remarks & Context Seatbelts were designed for average size males, and this design bias means females are at higher risk of injury in traffic accidents.  When just 14% of tech leaders working in AI are female, the technology is designed … Continue reading Royal London Present: Glasgow Industry Roundtable

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How is AI impacting Gender Equality in Tech: Progress or a New Divide?

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Postcode Lottery Presents: Edinburgh Industry Roundtable Breakfast 23 September 2026 The industry roundtable events have become a firm fixture of the Ada Scotland Festival and our partner the Postcode Lottery hosted a dynamic discussion bringing together a broad range of views, concerns, and advocacy over the ascendancy of AI. To open the discussion, statistics were presented framing the ongoing concern that—before we even consider gendered implications of AI—the number of girls taking computing at school remains low, creating an impact that cascades across further and higher education and into the workforce. Does AI compound already unfavourable statistics for women in … Continue reading How is AI impacting Gender Equality in Tech: Progress or a New Divide?

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Ada Scotland Inspiring Educator Award 2026

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Do you know a teacher, tutor, or lecturer in Scotland who has gone the extra mile to encourage girls to get into computing? Perhaps someone who’s supported or inspired their female students, organised computing-related events for girls, or simply had some extra words of encouragement for a female student with an interest in computers? Nominate them for the Ada Scotland Inspiring Educator Award now! Nomination form Feel free to nominate educators from any sector: college and university lecturers, tutors, and, of course, teachers at both primary and secondary level, can all be nominated. Thanks to our sponsors, we are delighted … Continue reading Ada Scotland Inspiring Educator Award 2026

Students, Teachers

Ada Scotland Inspiring Educator Award 2025

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Do you know a teacher, tutor, or lecturer in Scotland who has gone the extra mile to encourage girls to get into computing? Updated: The nominations are in! This year’s shortlist was as follows: And the winner of the Ada Scotland Inspiring Educator Award 2025 is Dr Lynn Love from Abertay University! As the quotation below illustrates, Lynn has a long track record of supporting her female students and colleagues. Lynn has been an invaluable asset in encouraging gender diversity in the industry and academia alike and providing guidance and support both to students and professionals. And not only that, … Continue reading Ada Scotland Inspiring Educator Award 2025

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Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2024

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UPDATE: The results are in! Nominations have now closed on the Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2024, and we are pleased to announce the shortlist: And we are delighted to announce the winner, Carrie Lumsden! Mrs Lumsden has worked tirelessly to improve and open opportunities to pupils in the Computing Science Sector. Has run a successful Lego Programming club, trained staff, Google certified. Runs a school Media Club, Mentors the Senior Digital Ambassadors. Constantly striving to improve the gender imbalance within Computing Science. Do you know a teacher in Scotland who has gone the extra mile to encourage girls to … Continue reading Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2024

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Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2023

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Update: The results are in! The teachers nominated for this year’s award were as follows: And the winner is… Fiona Sabba from Barrhead High School! A hamper and trophy will be making their way to Fiona shortly… Do you know a teacher in Scotland who has gone the extra mile to encourage girls to get into computing? Perhaps someone who’s inspired their female pupils in class, run a coding club for girls, or simply had some extra words of encouragement for a female pupil with an interest in computers? Nominate your inspiring teacher using the form below or click here! … Continue reading Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2023

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Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2022

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Do you know a teacher in Scotland who has gone the extra mile to encourage girls to get into computing?

Perhaps someone who’s inspired their female pupils in class, run a coding club for girls, or simply had some extra words of encouragement for a female pupil with an interest in computers?

If so, please nominate them for the Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2022! Continue reading Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2022

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Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2021

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Update: The nominations are in! The shortlist of nominated teachers is as follows… Jacqueline Campbell – Linlithgow Academy Graeme Colley – Arbroath Academy Ms Craig – St. Thomas Aquinas RC Secondary School Mr Gibson – Shawlands Academy Fraser Christie – St Paul’s RC Academy Maggie Tuohy – Douglas Academy Mrs Mitchell – Mearns Primary School And the winner of the Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2021 is… Jacqueline Campbell at Linlithgow Academy Congratulations Ms Campbell! A hamper of ethically-sourced goodies is on its way to you now, courtesy of our sponsors, VeryConnect, Morgan Stanley, and Autorek. Here’s a flavour of … Continue reading Ada Scotland Inspiring Teacher Award 2021

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Barclays

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Barclays remains focussed on improving gender diversity through a workplace environment and culture that supports and empowers women and men across the organisation to attract and retain women at all levels. From hiring the UK’s first ever female bank manager … Continue reading Barclays

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J.P. Morgan

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The J.P. Morgan Tech for Social Good team lifts up communities around the world through the power of people and technology. Running a variety of different innovative programs, J.P. Morgan is directly addressing the lack of young women choosing technology as an academic career choice. Continue reading J.P. Morgan