Celebrating IWD 2025
This month, we came together as a team to celebrate International Women’s Day, recognising the incredible contributions of the women in our organisation and beyond.
A huge thank you to our dedicated staff who make The Faraday Centre what it is. Your hard work, expertise, and passion inspire us every day. We are proud to foster an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can thrive.
Thank you Hannah Thomas, Stacey Gill, Farzana Hossin, Angela Addison, Tracey Nee, Vicky Guest, Jennifer Millard, Remi Ogidan-Amoo, Wiktoria Mielcarek and everyone else at The Faraday Centre Ltd.
Here’s to championing and empowering each other – today and always! Let’s meet Farzana Hossin.
Meeting Farzana Hossin
Farzana is our Assistant Engineer (Research & Development) and is an integral part of our team, ensuring course development runs smoothly.
We greatly value her contributions to The Faraday Centre.
Getting to know Farzana
In the spirit of International Women’s Day, we asked Farzana to share some of her experiences with us.
Career Beginnings: “Could you share what initially sparked your interest in engineering and how you made your way into the industry?”
Since childhood, my curious mind has always been eager to know what is inside of any electronic device. I started to open and re-install these. Following that, I started to repair household stuff that did not work. I began to attend different science and technology activities to improve my logic and technique.
After graduating in Electric and Electronic Engineering, I entered the engineering industry, which was not an easy journey.
After doing five years of jobs in different engineering backgrounds, I decided to pursue higher education abroad to enrich my knowledge & think out of the box. Only my mum had supported me at that time.
This was a big turning point in my career and a big challenge in my life. I had to restart everything from scratch.
To sum it up, I have always wanted to be an engineer, mostly because I was and still am curious about the world around me.
Early Influences: “Were there any particular experiences or mentors that helped shape your decision to pursue a career in engineering?”
I love learning and moving through challenging problems. My mum and teachers have helped me shape my career path. I won some school competitions, one of them was for making a flying helicopter with a small motor. Different creative artwork, problem-solving activities, and especially positive people around me & their appreciation encouraged me to be a technical personality.
Industry Evolution: “Over the course of your career, what positive changes have you seen in the engineering industry, especially regarding gender inclusivity?”
Early in my career, I always heard that the engineering profession is only suitable for men.
Ten years ago, I chose a challenging career path that has never let me down so far.
These days, I am delighted by the progress in reform and equality.
Worldwide, many women are choosing engineering as a career. They are doing a remarkable job in different sectors. There has been a progression in closing the gender gap.
At The Faraday Centre: “What drew you to join The Faraday Centre, and how does the organisation’s mission align with your personal and professional values?”
As a postgraduate intern, I had the privilege to get the opportunity to work with a technical team of Faraday Centre. Their training facilities and reputation in the power industry sector inspired me to join the Faraday team. After getting my job offer, I found a place of fortune that turned over my life. Professionally, I have been trained in different HV switching courses and protection courses, which added a new dimension to my engineering knowledge. When I get new projects, I need to deal with the challenges, so every day is a learning day for me.
Personally, I receive full support as a working Mum. Fortunately, we have a wonderful female company director, she handles every woman’s situation very sensibly and personally.
Also, all my colleagues at Faraday are so hospitable that I never feel I am too far from my home country.
Work Culture: “Can you describe the culture at The Faraday Centre and how it supports not only innovation but also diversity in the workplace?”
It’s a multicultural training organization. All ethnic and religious people are welcome here. It is an organisation that helps their employees by offering different on-site and off-site training sessions to upgrade with new technologies. Every year, they assist international students by arranging a paid internship and offering a skilled worker job opportunity for a potential candidate. Flexible working shift hours support working women to balance their personal lives. They offer and celebrate many cultural activities to ensure employees’ physical and emotional well-being. In a word, you will get a family-friendly, world-class working environment.
Notable Projects: “Is there a particular project or experience at The Faraday Centre that stands out as a defining moment in your career?”
I am fortunate to work with several leading renewable companies on projects such as GE Renewable, National Grid, RWE, EDF, Siemens Energy, Correll Group, etc.
This helped me to know their safe working procedure and technical aspects, as well as exposure to newly launched technologies.
Advice for Future Generations: “What advice would you offer to young women who are just starting to consider a career in engineering or technology?”
Listen to your heart and stick with it. Believe in yourself, there is nothing that you can’t do. There is no shortcut instead of hard work. There will be a thousand obstacles, but your dedication will take you to success.
We thank Farzana for sharing her experiences with us.
