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Complex Systems Toolkit: Launch webinar

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Date: 9 Dec 2025

Time: 15:00 - 16:30

Location: Online via Zoom

Organised by: EPC Executive

Join us for the official launch of the EPC’s new Complex Systems Toolkit, supported by Quanser.

The Complex Systems Toolkit – launching in late November – is a suite of teaching resources intended to help educators integrate complex systems concepts into any engineering module or course.

It addresses critical gaps in engineering education by equipping students to design systems that are not only technically sound but also resilient, trustworthy, and ethically robust. These are essential competencies for future engineers.

The Toolkit’s ready-to-use classroom resources will be suitable for those who are new to teaching complex systems, as well as those who are more experienced. These will include a scaffolded framework of learning objectives, lesson plans, guidance, case studies, project ideas, and assessment models.

During this event, you’ll experience a live demonstration of the EPC’s new Complex Systems Toolkit, offering a first-hand look at the resources and activities designed to help engineering educators integrate complex systems concepts into any engineering module or course. We’ll walk through the Toolkit’s design, showcase the new resources, and share insights from the partners who helped shape it.

This is a great opportunity to explore practical tools, connect with like-minded professionals, learn more and ask questions.

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Dr. Sarah Jayne Hitt SFHEAProject Manager, EPC Toolkits

Sarah Jayne Hitt, Ph.D. SFHEA specialises in the integration of the arts, humanities and social sciences within engineering education, especially focussing on ethics and communication. She has served as project manager for the EPC’s Ethics, Sustainability, and Complex Systems Toolkit initiatives, is Transferable Skills Lead for the Centre for Advanced Timber Technology at NMITE and is Visiting Professor in the School of Computing, Engineering, and the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University. She has led national and international workshops on interdisciplinary learning and teaching and worked with academic and industry partners on various engineering education initiatives. She has recent publications in the International Journal of Engineering Education and The Journal of Problem-Based Learning in Higher Education.

Dr. Nikita Hari, University of Oxford Co-chair, Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group

Dr. Nikita Hari is the Head of the Teaching and Research Design Support Group at the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, where she oversees practical engineering education for the department. A multi-award-winning engineer, she was inducted into the UK Young Academy in 2024, listed in Engineers Making a Difference book by Imperial College London, recognised among the Top 50 Women in Engineering (WES UK, 2017), and named a Clinton Global Changemaker (2018). She holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cambridge and the Faculty for Future Postdoctoral Fellowship at Oxford. As co-chair of the Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group, Dr. Hari brings her experience in systems thinking and interdisciplinary research to advance educational strategies that address complex, socio-technical engineering challenges. She has co-founded two Edtech companies and served in key leadership roles, including CTO and COO, to drive innovation and inclusivity at the intersection of engineering, education, and entrepreneurship. A TEDx speaker and STEM advocate, Dr. Hari is dedicated to uplifting marginalised voices, especially women in STEM, and inspiring future change-makers to engineer a sustainable future.

Johnny Rich Chief Executive, Engineering Professors’ Council

As well as his role with the EPC, Johnny Rich is well known across the higher education sector as a high-profile commentator on policy issues as well as the chief executive of student advice and outreach organisation Push, as a consultant working in education and careers, and as an author. Before joining the EPC, Johnny has already worked on many issues of concern to our members. Over the past 25 years, he led Push’s research – such as on drop-out rates and student debt – which has had direct impacts on policy. Johnny’s thought leadership, such as his papers for a graduate levy and a national access fund (2018) and on employability (2015) for the Higher Education Policy Institute, have been influential throughout the sector. Policy issues are also a significant part of his consultancy work, along with communications. His clients have included the European Commission, HEFCE, U-Multirank, as well as many universities, recruiters and charities. He’s a regular speaker at conferences, awards and in schools. In 2013, his novel A Human Script was published.

TBC

More speakers coming soon.

A Zoom invitation link will be sent to you prior to the event. Please ensure you check your junk/spam mail if you can’t locate the email in your inbox.

The event will be held on Zoom and you will be able to join up to five minutes before the scheduled start time.

If you have any issues, please contact Wendy and she will send another link.

Please note: If you are a speaker or panellist you must join via the link in your personal Zoom invitation.

A recording will be available here after the event.

Find out more about the Toolkit here: https://epc.ac.uk/resources/toolkit/complex-systems-toolkit

Learn how you can get involved here: https://epc.ac.uk/resources/toolkit/complex-systems-toolkit/complex-systems-toolkit-get-involved/

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