Kate Bellingham
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Kate Bellingham is currently filming for a new series entitled 'Museum of Life for BBC2, about the work that goes on behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum. The first programme is due for transmission at 8pm on Thursday 18th March.
She did not set out to become a TV presenter. Kate was spotted whilst working for the BBC as an electronics engineer and invited to audition for a Schools TV programme, 'Techno'. Having embarked on a career in 'show biz, her engineering background, along with a degree in physics from Oxford University and experience as a computer programmer, came in useful during her four years as a presenter on the flagship science and technology programme 'Tomorrow's World'.
Kate went on to present her own weekly programme on Radio 5 Live, 'The Big Bang' on Children's ITV and other programmes for the Open University, BBC Schools and Channel 5. Subsequent broadcasts included a seven-part science series for the Open University, an engineering series for BBC2's 'Learning Zone', 'Testing Times', a series for Radio 4 about the challenges faced on major engineering projects and a series on maths for BBC Schools Radio.
Among Kate's other current projects is her work as the National STEM Careers Coordinator, supporting the Department for Children, Schools and Families' (DCSF) STEM campaign. She is also Education Ambassador for the 3 year Bloodhound Engineering Adventure- Richard Noble's latest World Land Speed Record attempt aiming for 1000mph by 2011.
Kate also regularly hosts conferences and seminars for major companies and is very much involved in projects promoting science, engineering and technology to the general public. She is President of Young Engineers, the national network of engineering clubs in schools and colleges, and sits on the Knowledge Management Board for the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), and is a Patron of WISE - Women into Science, Engineering and Construction.
In 1997 Kate was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Technology by Staffordshire University in recognition of her work. In 2003 she obtained an MSc in Electronics with distinction at the University of Hertfordshire. Kate was awarded the 'Public Promotion of Engineering' Medal by the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2004, and between 2006 and 2008 Kate qualified and worked as a secondary maths teacher.
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"On behalf of everyone at the Design and Technology Association I would like to thank you for the fantastic job of compering our Awards ceremony earlier this month. The evening was a huge success and thoroughly enjoyed by all those who attended and your contribution was undoubtedly a major factor in this. Due to your ability to manage the presentations so smoothly we were able to read more of the citations than we had expected and finish ahead of time. You were also able to communicate the importance of the subject to everyone present and you even had a big fan amongst our award winners!
Thank you once again for your support of design and technology education and of the Design and Technology Association - we very much look forward to working with you again both in your STEM role and at events such as this."
The Design and Technology Association Annual Excellence Awards March 2009
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