Impacting Underprivileged Communities with STEM-Robotics Innovation: The Alan Turing Institute’s Public Engagement in Wales and Malaysia

Jinyu Liu; Esyin Chew; Chow Siing Sia; Barry L. Bentley; Jiaji Yang; Catherine Tryfona; Caroline Platts

doi:10.2991/978-94-6463-589-8_9

Impacting Underprivileged Communities with STEM-Robotics Innovation: The Alan Turing Institute’s Public Engagement in Wales and Malaysia

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Abstract

The EUREKA Robotics Centre organises several programs to promote the public understanding and sustainable development of STEM disciplines by showcasing cutting-edge technologies in Robotics and Artificial intelligence. In 2022–2023, the EUREKA Robotics Centre partnered with the Alan Turing Institute to run a special series of public engagement roadshows in Wales and Malaysia, aimed at encouraging participation among traditionally underrepresented groups in STEM, specifically women, girls and minority students. Research has found that public engagement roadshow activities have a positive impact on the understanding and acceptance of STEM disciplines among underrepresented groups and directly affect the career aspirations of participants. These results support the validity of public engagement in STEM, which EUREKA will continue through the proposed PIE-GENIUS (Indonesia and UK Sustainable STEM-AI Gender Equality Network) program to guide future AI and robotics research and policies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Computer Science Research
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Computing, Engineering & Science Education (InvENT 2024)
Publisher	Atlantis Press
Pages	75-86
ISBN (Print)	9789464635898
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-589-8_9
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2024

Publication series

Name	Advances in Computer Science Research
ISSN (Print)	2948-1961
ISSN (Electronic)	2352-538X

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality

Keywords

STEM
education
healthcare
public engagement
gender equality
robotics
AI

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Liu, J., Chew, E., Sia, C. S., Bentley, B. L., Yang, J., Tryfona, C., & Platts, C. (2024). Impacting Underprivileged Communities with STEM-Robotics Innovation: The Alan Turing Institute’s Public Engagement in Wales and Malaysia. In Advances in Computer Science Research: Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Computing, Engineering & Science Education (InvENT 2024) (pp. 75-86). (Advances in Computer Science Research). Atlantis Press. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-589-8_9

Liu, Jinyu ; Chew, Esyin ; Sia, Chow Siing et al. / Impacting Underprivileged Communities with STEM-Robotics Innovation : The Alan Turing Institute’s Public Engagement in Wales and Malaysia. Advances in Computer Science Research: Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Computing, Engineering & Science Education (InvENT 2024). Atlantis Press, 2024. pp. 75-86 (Advances in Computer Science Research).

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Impacting Underprivileged Communities with STEM-Robotics Innovation: The Alan Turing Institute’s Public Engagement in Wales and Malaysia. / Liu, Jinyu ; Chew, Esyin ; Sia, Chow Siing et al.
Advances in Computer Science Research: Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Computing, Engineering & Science Education (InvENT 2024). Atlantis Press, 2024. p. 75-86 (Advances in Computer Science Research).

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Liu J , Chew E , Sia CS , Bentley BL , Yang J , Tryfona C et al. Impacting Underprivileged Communities with STEM-Robotics Innovation: The Alan Turing Institute’s Public Engagement in Wales and Malaysia. In Advances in Computer Science Research: Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Computing, Engineering & Science Education (InvENT 2024). Atlantis Press. 2024. p. 75-86. (Advances in Computer Science Research). doi: 10.2991/978-94-6463-589-8_9