Anne-Marie Imafidon facts for kids
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Anne-Marie Imafidon
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Imafidon in 2018
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Anne-Marie Osawemwenze Ore-Ofe Imafidon
27 July 1990 |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (MMathCompSci) |
| Known for | Stemettes |
| Awards | Suffrage Science award (2020) |
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| Institutions | Stemettes Hewlett-Packard Deutsche Bank |
Anne-Marie Imafidon (born July 27, 1990) is a British-Nigerian computer scientist and social entrepreneur. She is known for helping young women get involved in science and technology.
In 2013, Anne-Marie started an organization called Stemettes. This group helps and inspires girls and young women to get involved in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) careers. She has also worked for big companies like Hewlett-Packard and Deutsche Bank.
Anne-Marie has given talks at many important events around the world. From 2022 to 2023, she was the President of the British Science Association. As of 2024, she is the Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University. This means she is the official head of the university.
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Early Life and Education
Anne-Marie Imafidon was born in the UK in 1990. She grew up in Walthamstow, which is in east London. She is the oldest of five children.
She showed amazing talent in computing from a young age. When she was just 11 years old, she passed her A-level computing exam. This is an exam usually taken by much older students. She was the youngest girl to achieve this at the time.
Anne-Marie continued her studies at the University of Oxford. By the time she was 20, she had earned her master's degree. Her degree was in mathematics and computer science.
Stemettes: Inspiring Girls in STEM
Anne-Marie Imafidon is the co-founder of Stemettes. This is a social project that encourages and inspires women and non-binary people in STEM. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths.
She started Stemettes in 2013. She realized that not enough women and non-binary people were working in STEM fields. She believes it is important to have many different kinds of people in all jobs, especially in STEM.
The main goal of Stemettes is to connect young women and non-binary people with STEM. They want to inform them about STEM careers and get them excited about these fields. Stemettes values being welcoming to everyone and focuses on what young people need.
Since it began, Stemettes has helped over 60,000 young people. In 2022, Anne-Marie also released a guidebook for women in STEM. It is called She's in CTRL.
Other Important Work
Anne-Marie Imafidon does many other things to support technology and education.
In 2019, she hosted a podcast called Women Tech Charge for The Evening Standard. On this podcast, she interviewed many famous people from the tech world and other areas.
She is also a trustee for the Institute for the Future of Work. This group studies how to make work better for everyone. She is also part of the council at the Royal College of Art. She is also on the advisory council for the British Library.
Anne-Marie has appeared on TV shows too. In 2021, she was a guest on Channel 4's Countdown. She helped with the numbers part of the game. She later filled in for Rachel Riley on 60 episodes of the show. She has also appeared on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
In December 2022, she was a guest editor for BBC Radio 4's Today programme. In June 2023, she was interviewed on the podcast The Life Scientific. She talked about making science more diverse and equal.
In January 2024, Anne-Marie was a contestant on the BBC Two game show Richard Osman's House of Games. She finished in second place.
Awards and Recognition
Anne-Marie Imafidon has received many awards for her work.
In 2017, she became an Honorary Fellow at Keble College, Oxford. She also received an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire). This award was given to her for being an inspiration to young women around the world in STEM.
In 2020, she received the Suffrage Science Award. In 2023, she was given an Honorary Doctorate by Royal Holloway, University of London. She also received an honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Bath.
See also
In Spanish: Anne-Marie Imafidon para niños
