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Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2014

Date: 10 Nov 2014

Time: -

Location: Institution of Mechanical Engineers: 1 Birdcage Walk, London, SQ1H 9JJ, United Kingdom

Organised by: Engineering Professors' Council

The annual Recruitment and Admissions Forum took place at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers on 10th November 2014 convened by EPC Recruitment and Admissions Sub Committee chair, Professor Mike Bramhall.

Colleagues from Sheffield Hallam, Imperial College, the Engineering Development Trust, FabLab, Women in SET and Primary Engineer joined delegates to share details of their activities to encourage the study of engineering.

We were then joined by Dr Paul Wakeling of the University of York who has been asked by HEFCE to evaluate the funded postgraduate pilot schemes to improve diversity and participation in master’s-level STEM education. We rounded off the day with workshop sessions on current perspectives and issues for admissions tutors and the increasing role of placements and internships in attracting students to engineering programmes.

We’re grateful to the National Centre for Universities and Business, BP, NTR, enginterns and the universities of Leeds, Coventry, Sheffield Hallam and Trinity St David for supporting those sessions.

We also provided a summary of the results of the EPC’s 2014/15 survey of the enrolment experience of member institutions.

EPC members may access a range of student enrolments, applications trends and analysis via the Data explorer.

Please see the detailed schedule for this event, below.

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Monday 10th November

10.00- 10.30

Registration and coffee

10.30-10.40

Welcome

Professor Mike Bramhall, EPC Chair of the Recruitment and Admissions Sub Committee

10.40-11.40

Recruitment: Outreach Perspectives

Fablab the Recruitment Working Group

Haydn Insley, Manager, FabLab Manchester

Primary Engineer EDT

Susan Scurlock, Chief Executive, Primary Engineer

Women in SET

Denise Eaton, Project Manager, Women in SET, Sheffield Hallam University

Outreach at SHU

Kate Jackson, Schools and Colleges Liaison Manager, Sheffield Hallam University

Outreach at ICL

Jenna Stevens-Smith, Outreach, Imperial College, London

Chair: Dr Georgina Harris, EPC Chair of the Recruitment Working Group

11.40-12.10

Recruitment: Outreach Perspectives

Small Group Discussion

12.10-12.20

Recruitment: Outreach Perspectives

Feedback

12.20-12.45

Results of 2014 EPC Early Enrolments Survey

Susan Kay, EPC Executive Director

12.45-13.30

Lunch and Networking

13.30-14.30

Choice of parallel sessions

Industrial Placements: Barriers and best practice in generating and operating them

Chair: The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng)

Current Perspectives for Admissions Tutors

Chair: Professor Mike Bramhall, EPC Recruitment and Admissions Sub Committee chair

Mark Thompson, Head of Student Recruitment (College of Business, Technology and Engineering), Sheffield Hallam University

Andrew Thorn, Admissions Tutor, Trinity St David, Swansea

Richard Morgan, Admissions Tutor, Sheffield Hallam University

Jeung Lee, Brunel University

14.30-15.30

Group Discussions with Afternoon tea

Mike Bramhall, EPC Recruitment and Admissions Sub Committee chair

15.30-15.45

Feedback and Close

Mike Bramhall, EPC Recruitment and Admissions Sub Committee chair

Susan Kay, EPC Executive Director

Haydn InsleyManager, FabLab Manchester

Susan ScurlockChief Executive, Primary Engineer

Denise EatonProject Manager, Women in SET, Sheffield Hallam University

Jenna Stevens-SmithOutreach, Imperial College, London

Kate JacksonSchools and Colleges Liaison Manager, Sheffield Hallam University

Dr Gordon MiznerChief Executive, Engineering Development Trust

Susan KayExecutive Director, Engineering Professors' Council

Dr Paul WakelingSenior Lecturer, University of York

Richard Morgan Admissions Tutor, Trinity St David, Swansea

Andrew ThornAdmissions Tutor, Sheffield Hallam University

Mark ThompsonHead of Student Recruitment (College of Business, Technology and Engineering), Sheffield Hallam University

Jeung LeeBrunel University

Professor Mike BramhallEPC Recruitment and Admissions Sub Committee chair

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