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EES Committee Meeting 6 October 2025
There will be a meeting of the EES committee taking place Monday 6th October at 10am.
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EESD2025 Conference: Engineers as Changemakers
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EES Committee Meeting 20 May 2025
There will be a meeting of the EES committee taking place Tuesday 20th May at 10am.
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EES Committee Meeting 3 February 2025
There will be a meeting of the EES committee taking place Monday 3rd February at 10.30am.
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EPC Board Meeting 5th December 2024
There will be a meeting of the EPC Board taking place Thursday 5th December at 10am.
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RA Committee Meeting 2nd December 2024
There will be a meeting of the RA Committee taking place 2nd December at midday.
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EES Committee Meeting 23 October 2024
There will be a meeting of the EES committee taking place Wednesday 23rd October at 10.30am.
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RIKT Committee Meeting 24th September 2024
There will be a meeting of the RIKT committee taking place Tuesday 24th September at 11.30am.
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Congress 2025 Steering Meeting
There will be a meeting of the Congress 2025 steering group taking place Wednesday 18th September at 10am.
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RA Committee Meeting 17th September 2024
There will be a meeting of the RA committee taking place 17th September at midday.
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RIKT sub group meeting 16th September 2024
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Spotlight on ethics: How to integrate ethics into a module or course
If youād like to improve your own ethics learning, then our guidance article How to integrate ethics into a module or courseĀ is a great place to start.
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Latest news from the world of engineering
11th September 2024: New Stem Alliance is launched, focused on improving Maths skills, to widen participation in Engineering The Institute of Mathematics & its Applications (IMA) has announced a new...
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Spotlight on sustainability: Peace Engineering Dashboard on water, air quality, health, and finance
How can engineers help the public understand sustainability concerns?
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Spotlight on ethics: Balancing risk and benefits when working with offshore contractors
Your contractor might be using forced labour in its workforce. What do you do?
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Spotlight on sustainability: Integrating sustainability into robotics higher education courses
Creating a robot? How can the SDGs be considered throughout the process?
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All in for Engineering: co-designing a neuro-inclusive future
The EPC believes that an inclusive and positive university experience for neurodiverse engineering students is fair, healthy, and what the engineering profession ā and society ā needs. Universities and engineering...
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Spotlight on ethics: Tackling tough topics in discussion
How to make discussing ethical issues less daunting.
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Bid to host EPC Congress in 2026
Each year, Congress is hosted by a different institution, which, for those three days, becomes the epicentre of the UK’s academic engineering world. Proposals are invited from higher education Engineering...
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Spotlight on sustainability: Using a factory fitness model to improve sustainability
How can sustainability be improved in manufacturing?
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Three ways to influence REF 2029
While the assessment itself is still some way in the future, there are three things you can do now to influence the 2029 exercise. 1. Apply to be REF Panel...
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Spotlight on ethics: Debating the adoption of nuclear energy
This case study asks students to identify and define an open-ended problem in engineering
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Spotlight on sustainability: Integrating sustainable development goals into computing projects
Can the SDGs be embedded in computing projects?
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Spotlight on ethics: Why integrate ethics in engineering?
If youād like to improve your own ethics learning, then our guidance article Why integrate ethics in engineering?Ā is a great place to start.
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RIKT Committee Meeting 29th August 2024
We are convening a special urgent meeting of the RIKT Committee on Thursday 29th August at 2pm to discuss responses to new plans for REF 2029 and the nominations process...
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Spotlight on sustainability: Collaboration resources
Eager to work with and learn from others working in sustainability in engineering education?
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Spotlight on ethics: Feasibility of installing heat pumps at scale to reach net zero
You are an engineering consultant working for a commercial heat pump company. The company handles both the manufacture and installation of heat pumps. You have been called in by a...
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Sustainability Toolkit: Call for testimonials
Help us to understand its impact.
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Spotlight on sustainability: Do passive houses need passive people? Adapting to low carbon housing
Will people choose to live in low carbon housing?
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Spotlight on sustainability: Evidencing sustainability competencies in assessment
How to assess student learning around sustainability competencies.
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Spotlight on ethics: Universal and inclusive co-design of the built environment and the transportation systems
"Universal and inclusive co-design of the built environment and transportation systems must be seen as an ethical act in engineering."
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Spotlight on sustainability: Navigating trade-offs for embodied carbon in construction
Is net zero construction possible?
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Spotlight on ethics: Protecting data in an auto parts production facility
“What are the legal issues relating to machine condition monitoring?Ā What ethical codes relate to data security and privacy? What responsibilities do engineers have in developing these technologies?” These are some...
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Spotlight on sustainability: Assessing the feasibility of hydrogen fuel for net zero aviation
Can engineers achieve carbon neutral aviation?
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Spotlight on ethics: Developing a decarbonisation roadmap
You are given the task of creating a comprehensive decarbonisation roadmap and presenting it at a stakeholder meeting. How do you go about this?
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Spotlight on sustainability: Providing affordable housing that supports net zero
Are there sustainable solutions to the housing crisis?
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Spotlight on ethics: Integrating a technical feasibility debate ā a new approach to engaging students in ethics in engineering
Encouraging students to engage with the ethical, moral and environmental aspects of engineering in any meaningful way can be a challenge.
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Spotlight on sustainability: Flood warning system project brief
How can engineers design systems that communicate risks related to sustainability?
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Spotlight on ethics: Neuroethics of brain-computer interfaces
What are the physical, ethical, and social difficulties that could result from the use of devices that have the ability to directly access the brain and decipher some of its...
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Spotlight on sustainability: Using projects for integrating sustainability into engineering education
How to write project briefs to embed sustainability.
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Spotlight on sustainability: Workflow for embedding the SDGs across engineering programmes and modules
A tool to help you plan the integration of sustainability.
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Spotlight on ethics: Balancing safety, costs, and the environment in the inspection of wind turbine blades
What health and safety, environmental, and legal policies affect offshore wind farms?
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Spotlight on sustainability: Integrating Engineering for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Engineering Education
Why integrate sustainability in engineering education - and how?
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Spotlight on ethics: Facial recognition for access and monitoring
This case involves an engineer hired to manage the development and installation of a facial recognition project.
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All In For Engineering: Co-designing a neuro-inclusive future
We believe that an inclusive and positive university experience for neurodiverse engineering students is fair, healthy, and what the engineering profession ā and society ā needs. Universities and engineering faculties...
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Spotlight on ethics: Glass safety in a heritage building conversion
Do engineers have a responsibility to warn the public if there is a chance of risk?
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RA Committee Meeting 16th July 2024
There will be a meeting of the RA committee taking place Tuesday 16th July at 10.30am.
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Spotlight on ethics: Industrial pollution from an ageing pipeline and its impact on local communities
Does an engineer have a responsibility to do anything about potential groundwater pollution?
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Spotlight on ethics: Implementing the use of homegrown mass timber for residential housing
How important is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Construction?
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What's in the Sustainability Toolkit?
The EPCās Sustainability Toolkit (supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering and Siemens) contains resources designed to help engineering educators integrate sustainability-related content into teaching. Toolkit content is divided into:...
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Spotlight on ethics: Power-to-food technologies
Could the shift of food production from soil to chemical industries concentrate power in the hands of a few?
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Spotlight on ethics: Pedagogical approaches to integrating ethics in engineering
Issues for educators to consider.
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Engineers 2030: EPC and EWBUK community response
Engineers Without Borders UK and the Engineering Professors Council are in strong support of the National Engineering Policy Centre’s Engineers 2030 project. Its ambition to act as a catalyst for...
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Annual General Meeting 3rd July 2024
Our Annual General Meeting will take place Wednesday 3rd July at 10am.
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EPC Board Meeting 2nd July 2024
There will be a meeting of the EPC Board taking place Tuesday 2nd July at 11am.
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PEE24: The Practical Engineering Education Conference
Excitement is building as we gear up for the third Practical Engineering Education Conference (PEE24), scheduled to take place on July 2nd and 3rd at The University of Sheffield’s Diamond...
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Spotlight on ethics: Choosing a career in climate change geoengineering
Which job offer should you accept? Why?
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What's in the Curriculum Development and Teaching Innovation Toolkit?
Check out our resources.
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EES Committee Meeting 1st July 2024
There will be a meeting of the EES committee taking place Monday 1st July at 1pm.
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InterEngineering: Re-Engineering Pride Webinar Series - Going Beyond the Rainbow
Re-Engineering Pride Webinar Series – Going Beyond the Rainbow As Pride Month unfolds, many companies adopt logos reflecting the pride or progress pride flag. While these gestures are important, they...
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Presidentās Prize announced: Mary Curnock Cook CBE honoured by the engineering academic community
The Engineering Professorsā Council (EPC), the representative body of UK engineering academics, has announced that its annual Presidentās Prize has been awarded to Mary Curnock Cook CBE, for her exemplary...
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Spotlight on ethics: Guidance for ethical decision-making rooted in research and practice
What do engineers need to consider?
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RIKT Committee Meeting 26th June 2024
There will be a meeting of the RIKT committee taking place Wednesday 26th June at 12.30pm.
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Hammermen David K. Harrison Award - Congratulations to winner Lucy Guitton
The Engineering Professorsā Council (EPC), the representative body for engineering academics in UK universities, has announced the winner of the 2024 Hammermen David K. Harrison Student Prize. . Awarded in...
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What's in the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Toolkit?
Published in 2016, the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Toolkit looks at the internal validation process and the Quality Assurance Agencyās benchmarks that you’ll need to consider when launching new programmes...
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Spotlight on ethics: Smart homes for older people with disabilities
There's a data breach. What do you do?
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All In For Engineering: Co-designing a neuro-inclusive future
We believe that an inclusive and positive university experience for neurodiverse engineering students is fair, healthy, and what the engineering profession ā and society ā needs. Universities and engineering faculties...
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Spotlight on ethics: Financially and politically motivated misinformation about STEM research
Who should be responsible for the messaging and processes for public health decisions?
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RA Committee Meeting 18th June 2024
There will be a meeting of the RA committee taking place Tuesday 18th June at 10.30am.
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Blog: How Knovel can support information literacy
Navigating the digital landscape.
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Spotlight on ethics: Developing a school chatbot for student support services
Developing a school chatbot for student support services, addresses the ethical issues of bias, social responsibility, risk and privacy.
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UK and Ireland Engineering Education Research Network Annual Symposium: 17th ā 18th June 2024
Registration has now closed for this event.Ā The UK & Ireland EERN are pleased to announce the Annual Symposium for 2024, hosted by Ulster University on the Belfast campus.
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What can you find in our Placements Toolkits?
Resources for HEIs, employers & students.
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DfE Advanced British Standard consultation
The Department for Education (DfE) has proposed far reaching reform of A levels and T levels and a cull of other level 3 qualifications. A proposed Baccalaureate-style qualification framework for...
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Engineers and educators recognised in Birthday Honours
The EPC would like to congratulate all the EPC members and friends who have been recognised in 2024’s King’s Birthday Honours list, including: Prof Karen Halford FREng CBE, Vice Chancellor...
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UK Engineering Deans Meeting 12th June 2024
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EAN Congress 2024: Engineers for the future
This event has now taken place. Delegate information can still be accessed with the password provided at the Congress. Feedback is gratefully received. Ā As always, we offer an impressive...
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Public Lecture: Mark Drakeford on 'Making a better future'
Registration is now open
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Engineers 2030 consultation
The EPC response to this consultation can be found here. The Engineering Professors’ Council, in collaboration with our Engineers Without Borders UK partners, invites you to contribute to the National...
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Guest blog: AI and professional registration
Catherine Elliott, Education and Skills Manager, Engineering Council Although Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not new, recent technological advances mean that it is more readily accessible than ever before. The DfE...
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Congress 2024 early career staff offer
This offer has already been snapped up. Please book using the incredible value Early career staff rate via Register, below. We are delighted to be able to offer 5 early...
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Congress Steering Meeting 4th June 4pm
There will be a Congress Steering Group Meeting 4th June at 4pm
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What's in the Intellectual Property Toolkit?
Resources created by the Intellectual Property Office.
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Policy Update: May 2024
At our recent series of support webinars for EPC Reps in member institutions, Chief Executive Johnny Rich gave the following run-down of what’s going on in higher education, politics and...
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LAST CHANCE TO BOOK: Three panels and three presentation series at EAN Congress
The Engineering Academics Network Annual Congress is the flagship event of the EPC each year and in 2024, our theme is āEngineers for the Futureā. We will be exploring the...
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'Engineering Accreditation Board' under review
When an engineering programme is to be accredited by more than one of the professional engineering institutions (PEIs), joint visits have for a number of years been managed through the...
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What's in the Enterprise Collaboration Toolkit?
Finding just what you need in the toolkit is now easier than ever.
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Rep Support 2024: Session 3
This online session is your perfect introduction to being an EPC representative: what it involves, what’s in it for you, and how you can do the best job possible for...
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Congress Steering Meeting 21st May 2024
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What are the top ethical issues in engineering today?
What are the top ethical issues in engineering today, and how can you incorporate these in your teaching?
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Four keynotes you canāt afford to miss at EAN Congress in less than four weeks' time
The Engineering Academics Network Annual Congress is the flagship event of the EPC each year and in 2024, our theme is āEngineers for the Futureā. We will be exploring the...
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EPC data dive workshop: academic staff (HESA) data
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PHEE Annual Conference (in conjunction with AiME and co-sponsored by EPC)
We are pleased to invite you to attend the annualĀ PHEE-AiME ConferenceĀ which will now be deliveredĀ online in a half day.
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Fewer than five weeks until Congress - grab one of five remaining free early career staff spaces
These spaces have now been snapped up. You can still book at the heavily discounted ECS rate though. With fewer than five weeks until Engineering Academics Network Congress 2024, we...
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Embedding ethics in engineering education through wide use of deaf awareness: a gateway to a more inclusive practice
Wide use of deaf awareness: a gateway to a more inclusive practice.