Our Impact

Impact

At In2scienceUK, we place a strong emphasis on measuring the impact that our STEM placement programmes have on our students. We are enormously proud to continue delivering outcomes that transform the lives of talented young people from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Photograph of In2scienceUK participant, with text saying In2scienceUK Impact Report 2025 to the right

Read our latest interactive impact report, where you can browse data and stories from each of our programmes using the buttons in the document by downloading it below:

System-level evaluation

As well as the impact evaluation of the In2research programme on individual participants, Brilliant Consulting were also commissioned by our partner UCL to develop a framework for system-level impact evaluation. We are proud that our programme is contributing to a more robust evaluation of cultural transformation within the research space. Read the report in full here:

Browse our impact from previous years

Read the stories and statistics from our 2024 programmes by clicking to download here:

You can also view our in-depth data reporting here:

Read our 2023 story for an overview of our impact and work

External evaluations

ZK Analytics showed the programme had a statistically significant and positive impact on our young people which include:

  • Young people after the programme feeling that scientists and engineers are like them.
  • Significantly more confidence in speaking and networking with STEM professionals and academics.
  • Knowing significantly more STEM professionals who can give them advice.
  • An increase in their knowledge of the diverse careers and routes into science and engineering careers.
  • A significant increase in the ability to write a high-quality personal statement.