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ScienceGrrl are an organisation active in encouraging and supporting women within the STEM studies disciplines, with particular focus on the science discipline. They have different branches throughout the United Kingdom run by volunteers, most of whom are volunteers working within the sciences.

Background
ScienceGrrl was born in 2012 as a response to a video released on Twitter from the European Union's Science: it's a girl thing! campaign which ScienceGrrl pointed out did not feature any real science scenes. "ScienceGrrl is a not-for-profit private company limited by guarantee, company number 08602951." REFERENCE

Activism
ScienceGrrl are active on social media outlets including Twitter and Facebook and have their own Youtube channel all found under the title ScienceGrrl. ScienceGrrl also featured on BBC Breakfast in May 2014 discussing their campaign.