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Join us for the official launch of the EPC’s new Complex Systems Toolkit, supported by Quanser, on Tuesday 9th December 2025, 3pm-4.30pm GMT.

To register, and find out more about the programme and speakers, click here.

The Complex Systems Toolkit 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 with the skills 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.

A recording of the webinar will be made available afterwards. Please register to receive the link.

Find out more and register here: https://epc.ac.uk/event/complex-systems-toolkit-launch-webinar/

The EPC’s Complex Systems Toolkit, supported by Quanser, is an open-access online resource to help engineering educators build complex systems concepts directly into their teaching and prepare future engineers for tomorrow’s challenges.

We would like to ensure that all universities with Engineering departments are aware of the toolkit and able to make use of it. To this end, we’ve produced a pack of resources that can be distributed to relevant departments and staff members such as Engineering department heads, staff and administrators, as well as Vice-Chancellors, Deans, and anyone else who may find our resource useful in teaching or curriculum development.

We would be very grateful if you could share these resources, and encourage you to explore and use them in your teaching.

Our pack of resources to help you present and promote the Complex Systems Toolkit contains the following files, and can be downloaded individually below, or as a pack from here.

Information on the toolkit (PDF)

Key talking points

Media release December 2025

Sample resources (PDF)

Knowledge resource – The real world is a complex system

Teaching activity – LLM driven interactive simulation for complex sociotechnical systems

Promotional (PDF)

Poster 1

Poster 2

Quotes from participants

Images (JPG/PNG)

Complex Systems logo

Snapshot of some resources

QR code

PowerPoint slides (pptx)

Overview

Talking points (PowerPoint slides)

If you have any questions or comments about this resource, please contact Wendy Attwell.

Any views, thoughts, and opinions expressed herein are solely that of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, policies, or position of the Engineering Professors’ Council or the Toolkit sponsors and supporters.

Media release

Release date: 1^st December 2025

New toolkit helps tomorrow’s engineers understand complex systems

A new, free resource, launched today by the Engineering Professors’ Council, will provide an open-access online toolkit to help engineering educators build complex systems concepts directly into their teaching and prepare future engineers for tomorrow’s challenges.

The Complex Systems Toolkit, created by the Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC) in partnership with Quanser, helps engineers to learn to tackle an increasing range of factors that interact in unpredictable ways. This fills a critical gap in traditional engineering education, where students tended to learn subjects in controlled and isolated conditions.

The new toolkit gives educators a set of resources to teach students to understand and design systems that are not only technically sound, but also resilient, trustworthy, and ethically robust. This involves learning to analyse, model and navigate complexity, to collaborate across disciplines, and to manage complex technical and sociotechnical systems.

It is not just students who benefit. Learning how to integrate complex systems in engineering also supports educators in their own professional development, since many may themselves never have been taught the necessary knowledge, skills, and mindsets that they are now expected to teach.

The Complex Systems Toolkit solves these challenges with a suite of guidance articles, teaching materials and case studies helping to build essential competencies for future engineers, in order to ensure a safer and more equitable world.

Integrating complex systems into engineering teaching aligns with professional standards and accreditation requirements, and also complements institutional goals around interdisciplinarity, sustainability and EDI, allowing the UK to position itself as a leader in engineering education that enables people and the planet to thrive.

The development of the Toolkit was guided by a Working Group comprised of experts from academia, industry and professional bodies. They have worked to produce a toolkit, rooted in educational best practice, that is aligned with the UK Engineering Council’s Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP) criteria (the conditions for courses to receive professional accreditation) as well as addressing competencies outlined by the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).

The Toolkit features advice to educators who want to teach complex systems but are not sure where to begin, as well as ready-to-use classroom resources including case studies and activities that highlight current and emerging real-world issues and can be used and adapted by anyone.

Dr. Nikita Hari, Head of the Teaching and Research Design Support Group at the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, and Working Group Co-Chair comments: “Engineering graduates of today are expected to design climate-resilient cities, ethically deploy AI, and weave circular-economy thinking into supply chains – and all this lives squarely in the messy realm of complex systems. Yet most engineering curricula still treat complexity as an afterthought or a niche elective. This is often misunderstood, misrepresented, or purely ignored, relegating complexity to a footnote.

“The Engineering Professors’ Council’s Complex Systems Toolkit is our academic response, aiming to bridge this gap: a freely accessible, peer-reviewed, resource hub where academics can find, curate and share ready-to-teach resources, assessment blueprints and real-world case studies mapped to AHEP learning outcomes.”

Paul Gilbert, CEO of Quanser, adds: “At Quanser, our mission has always been to help educators bring authentic, system-level engineering experiences to their students. Partnering with the EPC on the Complex Systems Toolkit is a unique opportunity to extend that mission in a way that truly scales. This Toolkit brings academic insight and practical, real-world systems thinking together in a way that empowers educators everywhere. I’m proud of what we’ve created together, and even more excited for how it will help shape the next generation of engineers to thrive in a world defined by complexity.”

An online launch of the Toolkit will take place on 9^th December at a free webinar, during which attendees will be given a tour of its contents. To attend, register at https://epc.ac.uk/event/complex-systems-toolkit-launch-webinar/

The Complex Systems Toolkit is an open access and free to use suite of resources, available at http://epc.ac.uk/complex-systems-toolkit

A full press pack can be downloaded from: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/cyqsu43psebige4s9ym0z/APr2oJC_8A0xGnumvCPkUX0?rlkey=e6zyq6b5ab8v6jh3423l6oj0h&st=div86irp&dl=0

Ends

Notes to editors

The Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC) is the UK’s representative body for engineering academics in higher education.

Quanser is a world leader in the design and development of cutting-edge solutions that form an interdisciplinary ecosystem for engineering education and research.

Please get in touch for further information, or enquiries about interviews, features or workshops.

Contact

Contact: Johnny Rich

Email: press@epc.ac.uk

Phone: 0781 111 4292

Website: https://epc.ac.uk/resources/toolkit/complex-systems-toolkit/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/engineering-professors’%E2%80%8B-council

Tags: #ComplexSystems #ComplexSystemsToolkit

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The EPC’s Complex Systems Toolkit is now live, providing accessible, practical resources for embedding complex systems concepts into engineering education. The Complex Systems Toolkit is supported by Quanser.

Dive into the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of complex systems with our knowledge and guidance articles, and discover our ready-to-use teaching resources, including case studies and other classroom activities. Come along to our official launch webinar on 9th December for a live demo, and to hear directly from the creators and partners who helped shape the Toolkit. Register here. If you can’t join us for the live webinar, register anyway and we’ll send you a link to the recording as soon as it’s available.

Why do we need a Complex Systems Toolkit?

Today’s engineering challenges involve an increasing range of technical and non-technical factors that interact in non-linear and unpredictable ways. This requires developing graduates who can collaborate across disciplines and navigate complexity, and manage complex systems, not just solve technical problems in isolation.

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

Integrating complex systems into engineering teaching aligns with professional standards and accreditation requirements, and also complements institutional goals around interdisciplinarity, sustainability, and EDI.

Engineering educators themselves need to continually learn and adapt their teaching in response to innovations in technology and educational practice, but they often need resources and support to guide them in doing so. The Toolkit provides an opportunity for extending the skills and practices of engineering educators.

What does the Toolkit provide?

The Toolkit provides guidance on how systems thinking is critical in an interconnected world.

The Toolkit provides accessible, practical resources for embedding complex systems into engineering education. Bridging technical excellence and real-world contexts, it prepares students for the multidisciplinary challenges they’ll face in industry.

The Complex Systems Toolkit contains resources that clarify essential terminology, outline key competencies, scaffold learning outcomes, and outline effective teaching strategies and activities that are ready for instant use in the classroom.

How was the Toolkit developed?

Developed through global collaboration from an interdisciplinary team, the Complex Systems Toolkit reflects expertise across academia and industry and is shaped to evolve through community input and feedback.

Engineering educators will find the toolkit accessible and easy to use regardless of their level of experience teaching complex systems concepts.

The toolkit currently includes the following, but it is a growing resource and we will be adding further content soon.

Knowledge resources: Content that users can access to improve their knowledge or find more information. These resources are intended to provide theoretical and practical background on complex systems concepts and tools such as modelling or decision-making approaches. While guidance articles focus on “how”, knowledge articles focus on “what”.

Guidance resources:Content that users can access to learn how to do something. These resources are intended to provide practical advice on subjects such as how to explain complex systems to students, or how to assess for skills and competencies in complex systems. While knowledge articles focus on “what”, guidance articles focus on “how”.

Teaching resources: Content that users can access to help them know what to integrate and implement. This can include case studies, which provide examples of complex systems which can be directly utilised in teaching with the suggested tools, as well as other classroom activities such as coursework, project briefs, lesson plans, demonstration simulations, or other exercises.

Resource library: Signposting users to additional research and resources that may be useful in their learning and teaching.

Our contributors: Biographies of our Working group members, content contributors, and reviewers. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to making the Toolkit such a useful and vital resource.

Our supporters: We would like to thank Quanser for supporting the Complex Systems Toolkit since its inception.

Get involved: Are you an expert from academia or industry? Find out how you can get involved with the Complex Systems Toolkit.

Our supporters

These resources have been produced by the Engineering Professors’ Council in partnership with Quanser.

Licensing

To ensure that everyone can use and adapt the toolkit in a way that best fits their teaching or purpose, most of this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Under this licence you are free to share and adapt this material, under terms that you must give appropriate credit and attribution to the original material and indicate if any changes are made.

More to come

We are already working on expanding this Toolkit with further Knowledge, Guidance and Teaching resources. Additionally, we are looking to create ‘enhanced’ versions of each case study, including specific teaching materials such as lesson plans, presentations and worksheets. For more information, please contact Wendy Attwell.

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With over 22,000 views to date (as of September 2025), it’s not surprising that awareness of the Sustainability Toolkit is growing. This has also been boosted by academics and advocates including the Toolkit in their events and talks.

In the last few months, the Sustainability Toolkit has been featured at recent events both home and abroad:

November 2025: Dr. Manoj Ravi (University of Leeds) spoke virtually at a seminar for engineering students at Universidad de Magallanes in Chile, reflecting on the importance of equipping current and future engineers with a holistic skillset needed to tackle issues of sustainable development, and highlighting the Sustainability Toolkit as a valuable resource.

June 2025: The Sustainability Toolkit was promoted at a stand at the EAN Annual Congress and was very popular, with lots of academics talking to Toolkits project manager Dr. Sarah Jayne Hitt about how they can get involved, and lots of Sustainability business cards being handed out!

June 2025: Several Sustainability Toolkits contributors and Steering Group members will be sharing transformational and innovative ideas at the Twelfth International Conference on Engineering Education for Sustainable Development to be held at King’s College London in June 2025. These include papers by Rhythima Shinde (Sustainability Toolkit Content Review Coordinator), Goudarz Poursharif, Emanuela Tilley, and Panos Doss (Sustainability Toolkit Steering Group members), Rehan Shah, Laura Fogg-Rogers, Valentina Rossi, Cindy Anderson, and Manoj Ravi (Sustainability Toolkit contributors), and Diana Martin (Sustainability Toolkit contributor). In addition, Rehan Shah will be presenting a workshop on promoting equity through community-based learning, Dawn Bonfield and Madeline Polmear will be presenting a workshop on game-based learning for sustainability, and Goudarz Poursharif and Panos Doss will be presenting a workshop on embedding multidisciplinary sustainability challenges in curricula. The Sustainability Toolkit will be promoted in workshops conducted by Sarah Hitt and Cindy Anderson that focus on navigating transformational change and co-creating sustainable engineering curricula. Sarah Hitt (Toolkits Project Manager) and Emma Crichton (Ethics Toolkit Steering Group member) will also deliver a keynote address.

22nd April 2025: The EPC’s Sustainability Toolkit was featured in a global virtual event to celebrate Earth Day on Tuesday 22nd April. Hosted by the Sustainability Special Interest Group of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), over 100 people from around the world registered for “Sustainability Engineering Education for One Earth”. Besides the Sustainability Toolkit, the event highlighted the Engineering for One Planet Framework, the Siemens Immersive Design Challenge, and other efforts from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Airbus designed to engage engineering students in sustainability issues.

21st November 2024: Education and Skills for Climate Adaptation in Engineering
Lydia Amarquaye, IMechE’s Education & Skills Policy Lead, has written a hard-hitting blog on the changes needed to ensure engineering supports a more sustainable world. She makes three policy recommendations for government and commends the EPC’s Sustainability Toolkit.

On 13th November 2024, Toolkit Project Manager, Professor Sarah Jayne Hitt, promoted the Toolkit in a webinar that she co-presented for the European Federation of Chemical Engineers on “How to teach sustainability”. This is available to watch on YouTube.

At the SEFI Annual Conference, held at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland on the 2^nd-5^th September 2024, Professor and Toolkit project manager Sarah Jayne Hitt co-facilitated a workshop on the Toolkit and other curriculum resources developed by Engineering for One Planet and Engineers Without Borders UK.

At the SEFI Annual Conference, held at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland on the 2^nd-5^th September 2024, UCL Lecturer Vivek Ramachandran advocated for using both the Sustainability and Ethics Toolkits in his paper on “Integrating Responsible Innovation into Engineering Education: Insights from Scenario Leads at UCL’s Integrated Engineering Programme.”

Dr Lampros Litos, Sustainability Toolkit Contributor and Lecturer in Sustainability Manufacturing Operations at Cranfield, promoted the Toolkit at the EPSRC Early Career Forum in Manufacturing Research 2024.

At the ICL-IGIP Conference, held at TalTech in Tallinn, Estonia, the 24^th-27^th September 2024, Prof. Hitt presented a paper co-written with Emma Crichton and Dr Jonathan Truslove of EWB UK on how the Sustainability Toolkit, Systems Change Lab, and Reimagined Degree Map can help foster a culture of changemaking in engineering education.

We want to know about where you’re talking about the Sustainability Toolkit! Have you featured a resource in a conference presentation or meeting? Tell us about how the resources have helped you over the past year – we’d love to feature your story.

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We’ll keep you updated on the latest events associated with the Complex Systems Toolkit.

2025

Launch Webinar: 9th December 2025 – REGISTER NOW!

Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group Meeting – 23rd October 2025

Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Launch & Engagement sub-group meeting – 24th July2025

Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Launch & Engagement sub-group meeting – 27th May 2025

Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Review & Curation sub-group meeting – 28th April 2025

Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Curriculum Pedagogy Content sub-group meeting – 17th April 2025

Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Technical and Simulation sub-group meeting – 15th April 2025

Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group Meeting – 24th March 2025

Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group Meeting – 27th February 2025

Two weeks ago, we hosted an inspiring webinar to launch our Inclusive Employability Toolkit and DEI Community of Special Interest, bringing together educators, researchers, policy experts, and professionals committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in engineering. Here are five highlights:

1. Launch of the EPC’s DEI Community of Special Interest

Led by Dr Irina Lazar and Dr Chika Nweke, the EPC’s DEI Community of Special Interest is a professional community of Engineering Educators, Engineering Researchers, Engineering Education Researchers, Engineers, and Engineering Policy-related fields.
Our DEI Community is an open professional group for individuals and organisations interested in promoting, developing, and sharing best practice regarding the embedding of DEI in teaching, learning, research, organisational / institutional systems, processes, cultures, and communities.
Dr Irina Lazar and Dr Chika Nweke shared updates on upcoming events, next steps, and ongoing work. You can learn more about our DEI Community here.
Get involved: Read this article to learn how you can register your interest in joining our DEI Community.

2. Neurodiversity: All in for Engineering

Addressing inequality and exclusion in engineering for those who think differently requires momentum for a movement, not just a research project.
The EPC’s leadership and experience empower the Neurodiversity: All in for Engineering campaign, amplifying the knowledge and skills of the Engineering Academics Network.
We’re co-designing the Neuro-Inclusion Maturity Framework with and for the neurodivergent community, using working groups, a Delphi panel, and champion-led campaigns to map existing resources and sector needs.
Over 100 contributors, supported by Stella Fowler, collaborate in communities of practice to maintain engagement; a recent workshop in Scotland confirmed the community’s commitment to providing shared resources alongside the framework.
Coming soon: the launch of the framework – join this community-driven initiative by contacting Stella Fowler and be part of shaping a truly neuro-inclusive engineering sector.
Learn more about our Neurodiversity: All in for Engineering campaign here.

3. The Inclusive Employability Toolkit

Co-led by Dr Anne Nortcliffe and Crystal Nwagboso, the Inclusive Employability Toolkit is a resource designed to help engineering educators integrate EDI principles and practices in engineering, computing, design and technology – across education, employer engagement, career preparation, and progression into the workplace.
Supported by Canterbury Christ Church University, Equal Engineers, The Royal Academy of Engineering, and Wrexham University.
Features 13 interactive resources, including activities A–L (including a game!) and a University Career Services Library with links to 96 EPC-affiliated universities.
Coming soon: a practical How-To Guide / Case study to help integrate the activities with ease, and offering real-world examples of how the toolkit has been used by academics and students.
Have you used the Inclusive Employability Toolkit yet? Please let us know by contacting us!

4. Updates from the The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Diversity Impact Programme (DIP)

Aim: To inspire change in university engineering departments so all students succeed and engineers from diverse backgrounds continue to enhance the profession.
Achievements to date: 22 large-scale projects, 2.7k+ student beneficiaries, grants of up to £100k, 9 How-To guide awardees, and an active community of practice.
Next steps: 9 How-To guides coming this month, a new EDI Education Toolkit in development with EPC, and upcoming Changemaker projects – call for proposals soon.

5. What’s Next for the DEI Community?

Plans for upcoming events in 2026 and collaborative opportunities were shared, with invitations for individuals and organisations to get involved. See here for more details.
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us. Together, we can build a more inclusive future for engineering.

What’s your key takeaway from the webinar? Share your thoughts in the comments section below and continue the conversation on our Discussions page.

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We are seeking academics and other engineering professionals to review resources that are submitted to us for publication within the our educational Toolkits.

Currently we are specifically keen to find reviewers for our Sustainability Toolkit and Complex Systems Toolkit, although you are welcome to sign up to review for multiple toolkits.

What you can expect as an EPC Toolkits content reviewer:

That we will treat you as the professional and subject matter expert that you are.
That we will not ask you to review an unreasonable amount of content (our expectation is that this will not exceed two or three pieces of content per year).
That we will be clear about your assignments and deadlines.
That, once you have completed your first review assignment, we will recognise your academic citizenship by adding your bio and photo to our website.

What we expect from you:

That you will act professionally within this role and bring your expertise to the table when reviewing content.
That you will follow the applicable reviewer guidance document(s).
That you will ask us for support if you feel that the content of the review assignment exceeds your expertise.
That you will abide by any applicable rules, regulations or laws, including those regarding privacy and data protection.
That you will maintain confidentiality about the content of the review assignment until it is published.
That you will work to agreed deadlines once you have accepted a review assignment.

We are also seeking Content Review Coordinators for several of our toolkits. The Content Review Coordinator manages the admin and review process for new contributions to their assigned toolkits, ensuring quality control prior to publication.

To become a volunteer Reviewer or Content Review Coordinator for one of our Toolkits, please complete this application form.

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Join us for the official launch of two of our key EDI-focused initiatives: the Inclusive Employability Toolkit and the EPC’s DEI Community of Special Interest on Wednesday 3 September 2025, 13:00 – 14:30.

To register, and find out more about the programme and speakers, click here.

This event will showcase how these initiatives support inclusive practices in engineering, computing, design and technology – across education, employer engagement, career preparation, and progression into the workplace.

During the event, you’ll experience a live demonstration of the EPC’s new Inclusive Employability Toolkit, offering a first-hand look at the resources and activities designed to help engineering educators integrate EDI principles and practices in engineering, computing, design and technology – across education, employer engagement, career preparation, and progression into the workplace. Additionally, we’ll walk through the toolkit’s design, showcase the new resources, and share insights from students and partners who helped shape it. It’s a great opportunity to learn more and ask questions.

We’ll also introduce the DEI Community of Special Interest – a professional network committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching, research, institutional systems, and engineering culture. You’ll hear more about its aims, upcoming events, and how to get involved in shaping a more inclusive future in engineering and beyond.

In addition to these two initiatives, you will receive a comprehensive overview of the neuro-inclusion work we have been diligently advancing through our Neurodiversity: All in for Engineering campaign.

You’ll also hear from one of our valued supporters, the Royal Academy of Engineering, who will be sharing information about their impactful Diversity Impact Programme (DIP).
This is a great opportunity to explore practical tools, connect with like-minded professionals, and learn how you can contribute to DEI efforts within your institution or organisation.

Find out more and register here: https://epc.ac.uk/event/webinar-introducing-the-inclusive-employability-toolkit-and-launching-the-epcs-dei-community-of-special-interest/

With over 60,000 views to date (as of April 2025), it’s not surprising that awareness of the Ethics Toolkit is growing. This has also been boosted by academics and advocates including the Toolkit in their events and talks.

In the last few months, the Ethics Toolkit has been featured at recent events both home and abroad:

July 2025

The Engineering Ethics Toolkit was promoted at the Faculty of Architecture and Physical Planning of the University of Eduardo Mondlane, in Maputo, Mozambique, on July 29th 2025, by Dr Manuela Rosa, Professor at the University of Algarve, in her presentation “Sustainable and Resilient Cities”.

June 2025

The Ethics Toolkit was promoted at a stand at the EAN Annual Congress and was very popular, with lots of academics talking to Toolkits project manager Dr. Sarah Jayne Hitt about how they can get involved, and lots of Ethics business cards being handed out!
The Ethics Toolkit will be featured in a workshop at the Twelfth International Conference on Engineering Education for Sustainable Development to be held at King’s College London in June 2025. The workshop will be conducted by Elizabeth Robertson (Ethics Toolkit contributor) about how ethics is essential to the next generation of engineering changemakers. Sarah Hitt (Toolkits Project Manager) will also deliver a keynote address.

December 2024

At the 2^nd International Congress on Public Administration in 2024, held at Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul in Campo Grande, Brazil, the 13th-16th November, Dr Manuela Rosa, Professor at University of Algarve and EPC Ethics Ambassador, promoted the Sustainability Toolkit in her presentation “Resilience and Territorial Sustainability”.

November 2024

Ethics Toolkit project manager Dr. Sarah Jayne Hitt promoted the Ethics Toolkit in her keynote speech at INCOSE UK’s ASEC2024 conference, held in Edinburgh, 5 – 6th November 2024.
Ethics Toolkit project manager Dr. Sarah Jayne Hitt chaired a panel on ‘Ethical Practice – What, Why and How?’ at the Hazards Forum in Manchester on 4th November, and promoted the Engineering Ethics Toolkit to audience members from academia and industry.

October 2024

At the 24th International Walk21 Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities, held at ISCTE in Lisbon, Portugal, 14th-18th October, Dr Manuela Rosa, Professor at the University of Algarve, and Ethics Ambassador for the EPC, promoted the Engineering Ethics Toolkit in her presentation “Layouts of pedestrian crossings for inclusive and age friendly society”.

July 2024

As academics know, it’s been “conference season” recently, with the usual rush of meetings and symposia and events that mark the beginning of summer. We’re pleased that the Engineering Ethics Toolkit has been featured at several of these, both home and abroad:

At the SEFI Spring School, held at TU Berlin the 10^th – 12^th April, the SEFI Ethics and Sustainability Special Interest Groups convened to consider “Democracy in Engineering Education”, and the Ethics Toolkit was featured in a workshop on the knowledge, skills, and mindsets of engineering educators.
An interview with Ethics Toolkit project manager Sarah Jayne Hitt was the subject of Episode 22 of the SEFI podcast.
At the EPC Annual Congress, held at Cardiff University the 9^th-11^th June, the Facial Recognition case study was mentioned during conversations about AI Ethics, and the Constructive Alignment tool was showcased as a way to plan for weaving ethics into almost any learning outcome.
At the UK and Ireland Engineering Education Research Network Annual Symposium, held at Ulster University in Belfast the 17^th – 18^th June, the Guidance Articles were presented as a great place to get started in learning more about teaching engineering ethics.
At the American Society of Engineering Education conference, held in Portland, Oregon the 23^rd-27^th June, Sarah Jayne Hitt presented an impact study that she and Sarah Junaid conducted on use of the Ethics Toolkit, featuring both website data analytics as well as information from user interviews.

September 2023

We presented a workshop at the 2023 SEFI Conference in September: Using a practical toolkit for embedding ethics in the engineering curriculum. You can read more here.

Between February 2022 and April 2025 the Ethics Toolkit has had over 60,000 views, so we know you’re looking at it, but we also want to know where you’re talking about the Ethics Toolkit! Have you featured a resource in a conference presentation or meeting? Tell us about how the resources have helped you over the past year—we’d love to feature your story.

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The EPC’s Complex Systems Toolkit is now live, providing accessible, practical resources for embedding complex systems concepts into engineering education. The Complex Systems Toolkit is supported by Quanser.

Why do we need a Complex Systems Toolkit?

What does the Toolkit provide?

How was the Toolkit developed?

Contents

Our supporters

Licensing

More to come

With over 22,000 views to date (as of September 2025), it’s not surprising that awareness of the Sustainability Toolkit is growing. This has also been boosted by academics and advocates including the Toolkit in their events and talks.

With over 60,000 views to date (as of April 2025), it’s not surprising that awareness of the Ethics Toolkit is growing. This has also been boosted by academics and advocates including the Toolkit in their events and talks.