Skirting Science seeks to encourage young female students to consider what science based careers have to offer. As this project spreads and SI Taunton hold their very first Skirting Science project later this month, support gathers from all directions for the need to fill the vacuum in science based skills. Today , a new fund has been unveiled by the Science Minister David Willetts investing into several large scale science projects, see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-26530729, and the CBI has called on the government to cut tuition fees in some STEM courses, http://www.cbi.org.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2014/03/cbi-demands-action-on-growing-skills-vacuum/.
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