Lerined Sanchez - University of South Wales

Living in Wales is a life-changing experience that every student should live - you can expect many things when you come to live here.

I moved to the UK to further my knowledge of aviation engineering and management.

I quickly discovered that one of the best things about my experience studying here, is the exceptional level of education that has been offered to me.

It makes me very proud to see women, like the course leader of my master’s, having the opportunity to work and grow in a field that was once considered ‘only for men’.

"It wasn’t about being a woman or being a man, it was that my head worked logically."

Joanne Thomas

Lecturer in Civil Engineering

Aerospace Engineering graduate Katie Danahar stands in front of the small aircraft at the Aerospace Centre in Treforest while wearing a red engineering jumpsuit

"The thought of being a female in a male-dominated industry like aerospace was a little daunting, but I chose to follow my ambitions."

Katie Danahar

Aircraft Maintenence Engineering graduate

A close-up of Civil Engineering graduate Bethan Jones smiling at the camera

"The best thing about my job is that no two days are the same. I get to work with a variety of people on many different projects."

Bethan Jones

USW Civil Engineering graduate

"Women have such great intelligence and an eye for detail, key things that the industry requires."

Mayando Telebwe

Construction Project Management student

Student, Mercedes, sat at a desk that has a computer, tape measure and a hard hat on it. She is working and smiling at the camera.

"The construction industry is calling out for strong females, and despite a poor existing image, it is a wonderfully diverse world."

Mercedes Vaughan-Matthews

Construction Project Management graduate

MSc Aviation Engineering and Management student Lerined Sanchez stands in front of a small aircraft in the Aviation Centre at USW's Treforest Campus

"Living in Wales is a life-changing experience that every student should live - you can expect many things when you come to live here."

Lerined Sanchez

MSc Aviation Engineering and Management

"I was in my final year of school when a company came in and demonstrated a project that was on the same line as the Formula Student."

Bethany Jones

Mechanical Engineering graduate