STEM Outreach
We are passionate about inspiring future generations into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)
Inspiring Future Generations
Science-based expertise is at the heart of our high-technology culture, society and economy and Northrop Grumman in the UK is passionate about encouraging, inspiring and supporting future generations to engage in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and careers. The shortage of science-based talent in our workplaces and universities represents a serious challenge for our industry.
We work with partners to give young people the experiences and opportunities to inspire them in science and technology and so open the door to new future career opportunities and we support leading edge projects and research at undergraduate and graduate level.
IN4 Group
We are a strategic partner of IN4Group who inspire and create equal access for all into cyber careers. Among numerous programmes, they also deliver CyberFirst in the North West.
IN4Group has connected schools with industry leaders giving them the opportunity to access information and resources that never would have been available otherwise.
We illustrate how studies translate to careers in Cyber and the varied opportunities that STEM subjects lead to.
STAAR
Northrop Grumman in the UK funds the Royal Air Force Museum’s Summer Time Advanced Aerospace Residency programme (STAAR). Working alongside the Museum’s team we have developed an unforgettable residential programme for young people to be fully immersed in aerospace technologies and engineering.
The STAAR summer camp is hosted by the Cosford and the Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering at RAF Cosford with support and input from Northrop Grumman.
UK Space Camp
The Northrop Grumman Foundation sponsors UK students and teachers to attend a once in a life time week-long Space camp in Alabama, USA along with more than 100 other participants from around the world.
Building and launching rockets, experiencing weightlessness in an astronaut-training simulator and simulated space travel preparation are all part of the Space Camp experience for a specially selected group of students from the UK.
At the same time teachers attend the Space Academy for Educators, a programme designed to provide them with the tools and resources to enhance how they demonstrate STEM concepts in their classrooms.
We work closely with our charity partner, the Jon Egging Trust (JET), to carefully select four students to participate in Space Camp.
The Jon Egging Trust
As a platinum partner, Northrop Grumman has supported the Jon Egging Trust since 2013.
The charity uses STEM activities to engage and support vulnerable and under-confident young people.
Our organisation is truly aligned with their vision that every young person, no matter their starting point, should leave school armed with the confidence, resilience and self-belief to succeed.