Guide

Creating Opportunities. Building Futures.

Breaking barriers and empowering Black students in STEM through mentoring, outreach, and real-world experience.

"I really enjoyed the interactivity of the Q&A session. It was engaging and provided direct answers, which helped me feel more informed about pursuing a career in engineering."

"The event opened up engineering as a new career possibility for me, which I hadn't considered before."

"There were initially certain things I was very confused (about STEM and engineering), for example what it looks like in the industry was very hazy for me. Being able to get a general idea of what it's like (through the mentorship programme) was very helpful."

"I'm the first in my family to go (to university), and I didn't have like a lot of connections with people like in STEM. The best thing that I got, that didn't expect to have, was a role model."

"Just navigating life as a Black woman in STEM, there's not a lot of blueprints. I don't come from a background with lots of opportunities where we can see ourselves in these sorts of spaces. I was excited and also a bit nervous, but overall it was really insightful."

"We talked a lot about soft skills that you should develop when you want to go into like the field of employment after you graduate, and those kinds of discussions were very valuable."

“I enjoyed hearing from and speaking to industry professionals. I was particularly happy to see the work Ansys does and learning how I can improve my skills and stand out in a positive way.”

"It would have been an enjoyable experience and because we have mentors, we can also trickle down the knowledge that they've given us sort of downward. So, everyone is drinking from the same fountain and pour into each other's cups."

Outreach & Tutoring

Mentoring & Community

Research & Career Experience

Impact & Change

With support from the Royal Academy of Engineering, King’s College London (KCL) has produced a How-To Guide to the Success for Black Students programme to capture the key insights and enable other departments and institutions to implement the programme.

The Guide aims to address long-standing gaps in representation and awarding by offering a scalable model that can be adapted to other institutional contexts. Drawing on the experiences of students and staff at KCL, the guide suggests practical steps for developing inclusive, sustainable interventions that support Black students in STEM across school and university settings.

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