Episode 025 - Dr Nike Folayan MBE

Dr Nike Folayan MBE is a Chartered Engineer and gained a PhD in electronics engineering from the University of Sheffield. Nike is a Technical Director at leading Engineering and Consultancy firm WSP, but is more widely known as the co-founder of AFBE-UK (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers). AFBE-UK was founded by Nike and her brother Dr Ollie Folayan in 2007 and through it there has been tremendous growth in the inclusion of Black and Minority Ethnic people in Engineering. Nike is one of the leading voices and advocates for more representation of BME engineers in industry and works relentlessly through AFBE-UK to support under-represented individuals. AFBE-UK has actively supported over 20,000 individuals seeking work in engineering and engineering related subjects whilst also engaging a mix of communities across the UK ranging from companies to engineering institutions and schools, to develop and showcase the engineering talent available within the BME community thereby contributing to the wider engineering talent pool. Nike has been awarded an MBE for her contribution to Diversity in Engineering.

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Engineering Success is a podcast dedicated to help promote the engineering industry and careers in STEM related fields. Creating greater awareness about the amazing opportunities engineering can offer, we interview influential leaders, inspiring engineers, and STEM professionals who are changing the perception of engineering. Discussing their routes into the engineering, and other STEM related industries, we explore their engineering journey, talking about the challenges we face as engineers, how engineering needs to embrace change, and how engineering shapes the future of all our lives.