Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

For our July tea party, we're getting into electronic music! We'll have stands from a selection of local organisations for you to come and find out about how electronic music is created, and have a go at making your own!

Since our tea party events are usually on Sundays, please note this event is on a Saturday, and don't get confused! Our venue is the lovely 2022NQ, which is just off Dale Street, behind Piccadilly Gardens.

As with all our tea party events, we'll be having tea and coffee as well as cakes and biscuits, and if you're feeling creative, bring along your own baked treats! Music-themed bakes especially welcome.

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

For our July tea party, we'll be visiting the amazing Collider exhibition at MOSI. We'll all go in one big group, in the afternoon, and will gather in the entrance foyer at 1pm. Tickets to the exhibition are usually £7/£5, but we'll be getting a group discount, so the more the merrier. After we're done at MOSI we'll be heading to Hey Little Cupcake, in Spinningfields, to grab our usual traditional tea and cake!

Come on a journey inside the largest scientific experiment ever constructed. Buried deep under the border between Switzerland and France, CERN's Large Hadron Collider is the work of 10,000 men and women from across the globe, united in their quest to uncover the fundamental building blocks of our universe.

This immersive exhibition blends theatre, video and sound art with real artefacts from CERN, recreating a visit to the famous particle physics laboratory.

We'll take you behind the scenes to witness the uncovering of the Higgs boson, explore the 27km collider and its cathedral-sized detector caverns, and discover how studying the subatomic world can point the way to a fuller understanding of our universe.

See history being made. Meet engineers who build the impossible. Walk the tunnels of CERN. Stand in the heart of a collision. Witness a moment of discovery. Step inside the world's greatest experiment.

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Girl Geek Tea Party #45 - Show and Tell
Sunday 28th September, 2-4pm, ThoughtWorks offices, New York St

Do you have a passion for technology? What gadget could you not live without? What wonder of science do you think the world should know about? Come to the next Manchester Girl Geek Tea Party and share your knowledge with girls (and guys) who want to know more.

We’re having another of our famous Girl Geek Show and Tell tea parties, and you’re invited to come along, learn something new and teach us about the things you find fascinating. Science, engineering, technology, maths, or anything geeky - wherever your interest lies, you’re welcome to talk for 10-15 minutes (or less if you’d rather) on a subject of your choice.

If you don’t have anything to share then just come along for the talks, a cup of tea and some cake. Feel free to bring some homemade cakes if you want to share the love, too. There’ll be a relaxed atmosphere where you can share your thoughts and ideas with like minded ladies. If you’re new and just want to learn more, then come to listen and meet some great people.

Tickets
This event is free, including tea and cakes/biscuits (although you're welcome to bring your own bakes if you're feeling inspired!).

What To Bring
A short talk/presentation (optional) plus laptop/slides if needed (remember it's only 10-15 minutes!)
Your friends, sisters, mums, cousins, daughters, colleagues, etc who might be interested in joining us! As with all our events, men and boys are also welcome.

On the day the first 15 minutes will be set aside for tea, biscuits & booking your time slot. There’ll be a list of slots available when you arrive and we’ll allocate them on a first come first serve basis. We look forward to seeing you there!

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Sunday 10th August, 2-4pm
TechHub, Lever Street, Manchester

Manchester Girl Geeks is pleased to announce that for our August tea party event, we'll be joined by physicist Dr Helen Czerski, who'll be coming to give a talk and stick around for some Q&A.

Some animals can see in the dark, some can use turbulence to navigate towards a scent and some can detect sounds that are too high-pitched for humans to hear. They’re seeing and using aspects of the physical world that humans are oblivious to. Join Helen as she talks about the physics behind some incredible adaptations within the wild kingdom.

Helen is a Physicist, oceanographer and broadcaster with a passion for science, sport, books, creativity, hot chocolate and investigating the interesting things in life. She currently works at UCL (University College London) in London, and is a science presenter for the BBC.

Join us on Sunday 10th August from 2-4pm, at the shiney new TechHub offices on Lever Street. Tickets are £3 and as always, there'll be tea and cake - bring along your animals/sensory organ themed bakes (possibly our strangest cake theme so far). All welcome!

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Girl Geek Dinner: What Has Science Done For Me?

Monday 27th October, 6pm-9pm; Tickets £5 (including dinner)
7th Floor, The Landing, Blue, MediaCityUK, M50 2ST

Manchester Girl Geeks and ScienceGrrl present an evening with some of the finest minds in science, technology, IT and engineering.

• Thinking of studying science/technology at university? They've been there and done that!
• Want to know what cutting edge research is all about? They can tell you!

Hear about the work they've been doing, what they're doing next and what it's like being a female working in science. There will be hands-on activities for you to try and you also get a tasty meal in Manchester's thriving media/creative hub, MediaCity. There'll also be a chance to find out about UTC MediaCity, a new college opening soon at MediaCity, and they're supporting our event along with Manchester Science Festival and our lovely venue hosts The Landing.

Suitable for students at high school or above (under 16s with an adult) or as a school group. People who work or have an interest in science or technology are also very welcome!

Please note: we're asking for your meal choice as part of registration, although the menu is still not completely confirmed, so it may change - let us know if you have any allergies or dietary requirements, and we'll contact you if anything changes.

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Want to get into Public Engagement?

Monday, 3rd October 2014
9.30am-1pm
Kanaris Lecture Theatre at the Manchester Museum
Free training 

Manchester Girl Geeks and ScienceGrrl, who both run workshops and events to engage people with science, are looking for early career researchers to join our team of speakers. We're running a free half-day training event on Friday 3rd October, with training from Jon Wood (jonwoodscience.com) on speaking skills, confidence, and planning and running activities. 

Following on from the training you will have a chance to volunteer and speak our next event in October. As part of Manchester Science Festival we will be holding a Girl Geek Dinner: What Has Science Done For Me? Details of this can be found at: whathassciencedoneforme.eventbrite.co.uk

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Manchester Girl Geeks and Wikimedia UK presents Wikipedia Editing Day

Spaceportx, 24-26 Lever St, Manchester
10am-4pm, Sunday 23th November
Tickets £4 (including lunch)

Manchester Girl Geeks presents an introduction to editing Wikipedia. Practically everyone uses the free encyclopaedia to find out about the world - but have you ever tried adding to it? Women are sorely underrepresented in editing and contributing to Wikipedia articles, and we aim to shift the balance.

Helpers from Wikimedia UK and Manchester Girl Geeks will show you how to take your first steps as a Wikipedia contributor, and can provide more advanced help to those who've already dabbled. Bring along your favourite sources and add to the body of knowledge together.

The editing day will include separate areas for beginners and people who already know how to edit Wikipedia - if you attended our event last year, or you already have experience of editing, there'll be a more advanced area where you can get on with editing, and have help on more advanced topics. If you're not experienced, trainers will take you through the basics of logging in and editing, as well as give you some ideas of how to contribute.

The day runs from 10am-4pm, and refreshments and lunch will be provided. Please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements.

What to bring:
- A laptop/computer, on which to edit; if you don't have one you can bring, please get in touch beforehand and we can sort something out
- Reference materials on topics you'd like to write about, such as books, papers or journals.

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

In October, Manchester Science Festival are hosting MegaMenger - an international fractal building project, involving building a funky mathematical shape from pieces of card, which is happening in over 20 locations around the world. By the end of October, over a million business cards will be used to build a giant fractal.

The Manchester build is happening at MOSI, and they've asked if we can help to pre-build some parts to go towards their main fractal. Of course we know what we're doing - we've done it before! Click here to see some photos (by the lovely Emma Farrer) from our fractal building workshop in 2011.

There'll be cards to fold, cubes to build and fractals to assemble, plus instructions to read, as well as hopefully cake to eat, tea to drink and laughs to be had. Who's in? Come along and we'll show you what to do, and you can meet some of our members and make new friends.

AGM: Before this event, from 12pm, we'll also be holding our AGM, and everyone is welcome to come along. We'll be lunching and AGMing in the cafe at MOSI. If you have any ideas about what you'd like to see us doing in the upcoming year, come along and share!

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

For our December event, we're teaming up with various Raspberry Pi organisations around Manchester to put together a Raspberry Pi-themed afternoon of fun! We'll have a range of different activities to have a go at, hopefully including:

- Basic setup tutorial
- Sonic Pi - making music using your pi
- Mathematica intro tutorial
- Raspberry Pi add-ons including PiStop, PiDie and Unicorn Hat 
- Portable Pipsta printers for Pi
- Scratch tutorials and gaming 

We're being supported by the lovely 4Tronix and Pimoroni, who will be sending along lots of fun Pi toys, which we'll also have available to buy on the day as well as having a go at playing with them.

If you own a Raspberry Pi, we'd love for you to bring it along and use it for the different activities. If you don't, we have a limited number of places available for people to borrow a Pi to use on the day, if they can't bring one. If you were thinking of getting one, here's your excuse! If you're coming along with a friend, you'll only need as many 'borrow a pi' tickets as you'll want computers - so if you're happy to share, only book one 'borrow a pi' place between you.

We'll also be holding a 'Show & Tell' for people who've done something cool with their Pi - maybe you'd like to show us something awesome you've made in Minecraft or Scratch, or your cool Raspberry Pi case mod, or a project you're working on that's Pi-based. Please let us know if you think you'd like to show something off - it doesn't have to be very good! It's all about sharing our experience, and you may be able to get some pointers as to where to take it next.

As usual, we'll have tea, coffee, squash and baked goods - if you feel inspired to create an R-Pi themed cake, biscuit or other delicious treat, we'd love to see it! Although let's be honest, we'd really love to eat it.

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Wednesday 10th December
Thoughtworks Offices, City Tower, Piccadilly Gardens

It's the end of the year, and time to celebrate! We'll be getting together with our lovely friends ScienceGrrl, hosted by our amazing pals ThoughtWorks, to celebrate all the great things that have happened in 2014, and generally have a knees-up.

Things which may or may not (but probably will) happen include:
- Bring-a-dish (like last year) buffet of delicious goodies
- Nice freebies left over from our events through the year - possibly in the form of pass-the-parcel?
- Music and dancing etc
- Computer games to be played
- Maybe a quiz again?

We'd love for you to join us! If you have any ideas about how we can make the party awesome and would like to help do so, please get in touch. Otherwise, we'll see you there!

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

We're very pleased to announce that for our February Girl Geek Tea Party, and to celebrate the upcoming solar eclipse, we have a space-themed event:

COMEDY IN SPACE!

Confirmed space geek Chella Quint hosts an afternoon celebrating the funny women of space in this touring show. This line up of award-winning comedians, poets, actors and scientists will be cosmic, intergalactic and out of this world. Expect laughter and astrophysics in equal measure, plus all the flying saucers you can eat!

Chella Quint, our compere, is a Sheffield-based comedian, education researcher, designer and science communicator who is originally from Brooklyn, New York. She started up Comedy in Space! to showcase women being funny and promoting STEM all at the same time. She regularly performs at Science Showoff and she hosted a comedy show live from CERN for their 60th anniversary celebrations! Chella moonlights as an amateur astronomer and her favourite nebula is the Horse Head Nebula, and her favorite exoplanet is Keplar 22B. She owns a space onesie and is not afraid to wear it in public. (@chellaquint)

Steph Kerr is an environmental chemist and science communicator. She enjoys making science-themed playlists and previously hosted the Science Brainwaves radio show. She currently hosts SciCommPi(e) meet ups, is a Sheffield ScienceGrrl, and was a finalist in the Sheffield Famelab heats.  Her favourite constellation is Orion and she really wants to see the Aurora Borealis. (@stephkerr)

Sarah Thomasin is a comic performance poet living in Sheffield who has been published in Now Then Magazine and in two English PEN collections, and has been commissioned to write science and sex education poems in three different countries. She is the Off the Shelf Festival Poetry Slam Winner 2010.  Every year between 14 March and 21 June she writes 100 poems. Her favourite topics to write about are science fiction, science fact, and current events. (@wordgeeksarah)

Kate McCabe is an American comic and improviser. She works with ComedySportz Manchester (helping to bring fun to all the families) and also runs a comedy showcase for nerds called Sidekick Comedy in Manchester's village. Her favourite non-powered superhero is Batman. Her favourite powered superhero is Nightcrawler. Her favourite space-based superhero is Groot. She likes looking at stars and finds the concept of outer space generally overwhelming. (@katemccabesays)

Carly Tarett is an actor, a writer / performer and improviser with ComedySportz Manchester. She loves space, but used to get told off in English class for staring into its mysterious depths. She has performed her work from Canada to the West End with her three shows to date: Princess Dee, Sinful, and Life. Catch her newest show 'Time' on the 11th March at the Oldham Coliseum as part of their 'First Break' new writing festival. (@carlytarett)

Katie Steckles is a mathematician who got a book about space for Christmas. She works as a maths communicator, telling people about maths in schools, theatres, comedy clubs and at science festivals, as well as through various blogs, podcasts and maths toy shops. She enjoys mucking about with computers and knitting mathematical objects. (@stecks)

We'll also have our usual tea/coffee and cake on the side - plus flying saucer sweets - so if you feel like baking something spacey to bring along please do (please make a note of any earth-based allergens)! Deely boppers with planets on the end optional.

This event is usually run as an adult comedy evening, but we've asked the performers to make it suitable for an audience aged 12+, since it's during the day. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Gender diversity still poses a major challenge in the IT industry, with women making up less than 20 per cent of the IT workforce and the number in senior positions remaining stubbornly low [1].

How can we #MakeITHappen for women?

How can we get more women into senior positions? How can we encourage talented women and girls to consider IT as a serious career option alongside Medicine or Law?

The number of women in key roles in the technology industry has remained roughly unchanged for 10 years, according to a recent Gartner report. Will it remain the same for the next 10 years? How can we make IT happen for women?

Come along and join the discussion. Be inspired!

We have three amazing speakers:

Gillian Arnold, Chair of British Computer Society’s Women’s Network and Director of IT Services and Recruitment Company Tectre Ltd. Winner of the 2012 Everywoman Inspiration of the year award in 2012, GEM Tech Award for BCSWomen in 2014 and co-author of Women in IT: Inspiring the Next Generation.

Louise Nickson, Senior Manager, Consulting, Deloitte MCS Ltd, member of the Deloitte Women in Technology Network

Rana Tassabehji, Senior Lecturer, Bradford School of Management and leading researcher on the project ‘Technology and Tiaras’, a cross country investigation into what facilitates women working in the technology sector and how gender influences technology innovation.

In the tradition of Manchester Girl Geeks, this event will be fun and highly interactive including debate, flash talks and panel sessions.

Autotrader is hosting the event in their fabulous 6th floor conference suite at Number One First Street, Manchester.

[1] Women in IT: Inspiring the Next Generation 

More information: International Women's Day: Making IT Happen for Women

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Do you have a passion for technology? What gadget could you not live without? What wonder of science do you think the world should know about? Come to the next Manchester Girl Geeks Tea Party and share your knowledge with girls (and guys) who want to know more. We’re having a Girl Geek “Show and Tell” and you’re invited to come along, learn something new and teach us about the things you find fascinating.

Science, Engineering or Technology - wherever your interest lies, you’re welcome to talk for 10-20mins (or less if you’d rather) on a subject of your choice. If you don’t have anything to share then just come along for the technology, a cup of tea and some cake. Feel free to bring some homemade cakes if you want to share the love, too.

Since Manchester Science Festival is hosting us, we're making use of their exciting ball pool room - we'll be showing and telling in a ball pool! (Don't worry if you don't want to actually get in the ball pool - it'll be fine to watch and give talks from outside the actual ballpool itself).

Since the ball pool is a designated adults only venue, this event is only for 18+. The venue is wheelchair accessible, and if you have any other access needs, please get in touch.

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Following on from our Music Technology themed tea party, we'll be continuing with our annual Christmas Party. We'll be getting together with our lovely friends from ScienceGrrl.

The festive fun will include:

- Food and drink - you are welcome to bring cake and alcoholic/non alcoholic beverages
- Music and dancing
- Wii games, board games and probably party games to be played

We'd love for you to join us! If you have any ideas about how we can make the party awesome and would like to help do so, please get in touch. Otherwise, we'll see you there!

The Christmas Party will be on the ground floor of Madlab, which is wheelchair accessible. The event will be suitable for adults and families. If you have any other questions or access needs, please get in touch. 

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

We're having a musical tea party, with four awesome talks on music and tech.

Marieke Navin from the Museum of Science and Industry will be talking about the Hooked on Music project, and how they've used catchy pop songs to give an insight into music and memory.

Local electronic musician and studio recording engineer Caro C will be talking about how effects such as compression and EQ are used on vocals, whether this is a good thing, and how some female artists like Bjork and Kelly Clarkson are taking more control over the way their voices are recorded and mixed. Warning: you may not listen to (pop) music in the same way again!

 Jasmine Cox and Charlotte Hoare will be demoing a music visualisation app aimed to get teenagers interested in digital media. They will talk about how they came up with the inital idea and how it ended up on the BBC website. They will also explain some of the web technology behind it.

Rachael Moat was named Tech4Good's IT Volunteer of the Year for developing low-cost customised music technology. She'll be showing us how to make music with spaghetti hoops and custard.

As with all our Tea Parties, you are all very welcome to bring cake. If you can make it music-themed, that would be brilliant. 

After this, we'll be continuing the merriment with our annual Christmas Party, which you're welcome to join us for. To give us an idea of numbers, if you're staying please book a (free) ticket for the party, Manchester Girl Geeks + Science Grrl Xmas Party, which is also where you'll find more information about the party.

Children under 16 are very welcome to come to the Tea Party and the Christmas Party, if accompanied by an adult. The content of the talks will vary, but children under 12 may find some content difficult to follow. The talks will be around 20 minutes each, and there will be a break halfway through the Tea Party for refreshments. 

Both the Tea Party and the Christmas Party will be on the ground floor of Madlab, which is wheelchair accessible. if you have any other access needs, please get in touch.

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Following on from our Music Technology themed tea party, we'll be continuing with our annual Christmas Party. We'll be getting together with our lovely friends from ScienceGrrl, and this year we're joining up with other tech organisations from around Manchester to have a giant party knees-up festivity-based do. We're at MadLab, who are kindly hosting us for the event.

The festive fun will include:

• Food and drink - our wonderful hosts MadLab have offered to provide food and some drink, although you are welcome to bring home-baked cake and any other alcoholic/non alcoholic beverages you'd like
• Music and dancing, in the conventional party style
• Wii games, board games and probably party games (maybe werewolf later on?) - if you're happy to lend them out, please bring along your favourite games
• Swag table - we have some leftover stuff from #BraCamp, and if you'd like to donate anything for the swag table, or put out info about your organisation or events, please do

We'd love for you to join us! We'll be updating this page with a full list of partner organisations joining us for the party as we have more info. If you have any ideas about how we can make the party awesome and would like to help do so, please get in touch. Otherwise, we'll see you there!

As for our previous party event, we're offering tshirt tickets, so you can pay for a Girl Geeks lovely grey tshirt in advance, and collect it on the day, to save you bringing cash.

The Christmas Party will be on the ground floor of Madlab, which is wheelchair accessible. The event will be suitable for adults and families, and under-16s must be accompanied by an adult. If you have any other questions or access needs, please get in touch.

Other organisations joining us for the party:

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

We'll be joining our friends at Fab Lab for a hands-on crafty workshop in February, since we haven't done one for a while - we've got a collection of ideas to make your own geeky jewellery, from binary bracelets to graphene keyrings, accessories from electrical components, and laser cut pendants - you can learn the basics of laser cutting with the team at Fab Lab, and all the materials are included in the ticket cost, so you can take home what you make.

We'll put more final details here as we have them, but we'll also have our usual tea, cake and geekiness, as well as a chance to meet the team and make some new friends (and badges, bracelets and keyrings).

The workshop should be suitable for ages 10+, although under-16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Blogs offer a great platform to get your voice heard - this can be through sharing  your ideas or expertise, debating issues you're interested in or raising your profile.

Resident Manchester Girl Geek, @ZoeEBreen will host this afternoon of talks from some top blogging talent. You'll get tips on getting started and hear some great stories from our guest speakers.

After breaking for tea and cake the speakers will make-up a panel eager to answer all your blogging queries.

The line-up will be as follows:

Starting out blogging

Gillian Kiernan @GillKiernan started her blog The Curious Quill Blog September 2015 - writes about geeky shows and events she attended.

Natalie-C Liberty (@natcliberty) started her blog ‘Engineer With Unique Style’ where she reflects on her academic and personal achievements. She set up her blog in December 2014.

Raising awareness

Scientific Beauty (Sophie @sciencebeaut) looks at the science behind cosmetics in The Scientific Beauty.

Claire (@kitation)- has written and spoken on the theme 'Ask About Gender', find out more on  the kitation blog. 

Career blogs

Rosie Campbell (@RosieCampbell) - Research Technologist at BBC Research & Development - writes on various BBC blogs as well as other platforms.

Clare Sudbery (@ClareSudbery)- Software Engineer, Late Rooms - writes on both Medium and LateRooms blog.

The event will be on the ground floor of Madlab, which is wheelchair accessible. if you have any other access needs, please get in touch.

Manchester Girl Geeks is a not-for-profit group which organises networking events, talks and hands-on workshops for women and girls with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

While our events are aimed at girls and women of all ages, we are happy to welcome boys and men - though it would be great if you could bring a girl geek along! Please note that children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Join Manchester Girl Geeks and guests from the University of Manchester's Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, for a walking tour of Manchester's city centre featuring stories of Manchester's scientific women. For International Women's Day, learn about the contributions women have made to science in Manchester and around the world, and hear the stories of well-known (and less well-known) science heroes from Manchester.