SCHOLARSHIP: Mathematical Sciences student Caoimhe Doyle, from Killarney, received a scholarship from global healthcare company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) as part of its WiSTEM2D Programme. Photo: Clare Keogh

A Killarney girl has been awarded a scholarship as part of the Women in STEM²D (WiSTEM²D) Award Programme.

Caoimhe Doyle, who is studying Mathematical Sciences, was one of five UCC students presented with the scholarship in University College Cork (UCC).

The acronym WiSTEM²D refers to Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Manufacturing and Design. The WiSTEM²D programme underlines J&J’s commitment to developing and implementing high-impact strategies to support female students undertaking STEM²D degree courses at UCC and in universities around the world.

The WiSTEM²D programme is unique in terms of offering young women studying STEM²D courses the opportunity to engage with women working in those careers. First-hand experience of site tours, mentoring, project and career workshops enable students to visualise exactly what it is like to have a career in STEM²D.

“At J&J, we fundamentally believe in the idea that an equal world is an enabled world,” Liz Dooley, Head of Biologics, Clinical Supply Chain at Janssen Sciences Ireland Unlimited Company, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, said.

“We understand that we have a responsibility to support these young women who will become future leaders, and we take great pride in our involvement with UCC in supporting the next generation of STEM²D students.”