The challenge of recruiting talent into STEM fields has become a widely recognised issue, in this column alone we see regular launches of various initiatives aimed at inspiring the next generations (with an emphasis on the ‘s’).

The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) Group of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), the world’s only Royal Chartered professional body for public relations practitioners, has appointed Neil Fullbrook, MCIPR, as its chair.