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Our STEM stories

Find out more about our STEM activities

Creating a digital mindset

Deploying digital at scale is as much about new technology as new ways of working

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TechWomen100 Award

Harriet Maxwell, senior development technologist, chosen as a winner in the 2018 TechWomen100 awards celebrating up-and-coming inspirational female technology talent

Women in engineering

Celebrating women in engineering helps to raise the profile of women in engineering careers and encourages other women to get inspired

Nursery inspires a passion for STEM learning

Acorns day nursery and preschool has been running a STEM programme for young scientists, helping them build the skills they will need for the 21st century

International Women's day

we invited 40 female students to spend the day with a group of BP’s successful and ambitious women working in our fuels and lubricants development centre in Pangbourne

School maths challenge inspires new career

Greg was a young lad of 14 when he first came across BP through a ‘Maths in the Pipeline’ challenge, and now he's delighted to be inspiring the next generation of engineers

Ultimate STEM Challenge

BP, in collaboration with our STEM partners, has rolled out a nationwide competition to help boost STEM engagement in UK schools

STEM success

Students from Surrey have completed a six-month STEM challenge developing solutions to real-life engineering projects

BP helps students get career ready

Find out how our interns got on this summer as they embarked on a life changing journey

The curious chemist

Meet Glenn Sunley, winner of the 2017 Royal Society of Chemistry Creativity in Industry Prize

Inspiring future scientists

How would you get on if you were challenged to design and build a model oil platform from just straws, plastic cups and napkins?

Keeping operators safe

Operating in below zero temperatures, we challenged local students to develop equipment that could help our teams stay safe in extreme temperatures

Sail away

At the age of 17, Andy had a unique opportunity to join a BP-sponsored two-week sailing trip that changed his career path

Trading games

Jonny Hall's first encounter with BP was playing a trading game aged 12. Find out how this led him to become a BP reservoir engineer

The ultimate STEM lesson

Last year’s winners of BP's 'Ultimate STEM Challenge' were surprised with a special lesson to help them understand the science of flight

Silverstone success

Ever wanted to design and build a single-seat, open wheeled race car and drive it around Silverstone? Find out how our team got on