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EPC Board Meeting 12th November 2025
There will be a meeting of the EPC Board taking place Wednesday 12th November at 10am.
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RIKT Committee Meeting 8th October 2025
There will be a meeting of the RIKT committee taking place Wednesday 8th October at 2pm.
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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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UK and Ireland Engineering Education Research Network Annual Symposium
The UK & Ireland EERN (Engineering Education Research Network) are pleased to announce the Annual Symposium for 2025 hosted by The University of Manchester.
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EPC Board Meeting 2nd July 2025
There will be a meeting of the EPC Board taking place Wednesday 2nd July at 10am.
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RIKT Committee Meeting 24th June 2025
There will be a meeting of the RIKT committee taking place Tuesday 24th June at 10.30am.
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RA Committee Meeting 17th June 2025
There will be a meeting of the RA committee taking place Tuesday 17th June at 12.30.
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EAN Congress 2025: Realising the Vision
The EAN Annual Congress is the flagship event in the EPC calendar. Join us in Manchester between 9th-11th June for Congress 2025 – our theme this year is Realising the...
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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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EPC Board Meeting 20 March 2025
There will be a meeting of the EPC Board taking place Thursday 20th March at 10am.
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RIKT Committee Meeting 10th March 2025
There will be a meeting of the RIKT committee taking place Monday 10th March at 11am.
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RA Committee Meeting 3rd March 2025
There will be a meeting of the RA committee taking place Monday 3rd March at midday.
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RIKT Sub Group Meeting 17th February 2025
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Webinar: How Can AI Contribute To Societal Good?
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Congress 2025 Steering Group Meeting 10th February
There will be a meeting of the Congress 2025 steering group taking place Monday 10th February 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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Webinar: How Can AI Be Applied In Research?
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Latest news from the world of engineering
20th January 2025: The UK & Ireland EERN (Engineering Education Research Network) call for abstracts revised dates The EERN are pleased to announce the Annual Symposium for 2025 hosted by...
News
Webinar: How Can AI Support Teaching In HE?
Events
All In For Engineering: Neuroinclusive Assessment
This event is open to all with an interest in assessment, diversity within the engineering profession and enhancement of practice in engineering education.
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Did someone say New Year's resolution?
As 2025 begins with a flurry of activity and promise there are many priorities clamouring for our attention; at the EPC we reflect on the importance of doing what’s important,...
News
Office for Students Strategy for 2025 to 2030
The Office for Students in consulting on a new strategy for 2025 to 2030. The OfS published its last strategy in 2022 for the period 2022 to 2025. Some of...
Consultations
Congress 2025 Steering Group Meeting 13th January
There will be a meeting of the Congress 2025 steering group taking place Monday 13th January at 10am.
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REF 2029 Main and Sub-Panel recruitment and collaboration
The REF 2029 panels recruitment has now been launched. They are looking to appoint individuals to the following roles: Sub-panel chair and deputy chair – the closing date for sub-panel chair and...
News
Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee inquiry into “Innovation, growth and the regions”
The Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee is launching an inquiry into “Innovation, growth and the regions” to assess the role of the UK’s innovation ecosystem in achieving the Government’s...
Consultations
All in for Engineering: background read
Neurodiversity describes the diverse and varying ways that our brains are ‘wired’, the natural variations in human neurology. Different brains have different strengths and view the world in different ways....
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EPC Enrolments survey highlights overseas enrolments concerns
The results of the 2024 EPC Engineering Enrolments Survey are now available. Deep dive the results through our members-only Data explorer, view the slide deck, or read the summary blog...
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Engineering BTECs spared the axe
The Department for Education has published the decisions of its ‘rapid review‘ of the previous government’s intended defunding of a raft of Level 3 qualifications including most Engineering BTECs and...
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Launch: EPC Engineering Enrolments Survey 2024
Join EPC’s resident data experts as we launch the findings of the 2024 Engineering Enrolments Survey.
Events
EPC Board Meeting 5th December 2024
There will be a meeting of the EPC Board taking place Thursday 5th December at 9.15am.
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Congress 2025 Steering Group Meeting 4th December
There will be a meeting of the Congress 2025 steering group taking place Wednesday 4th 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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Heads and Deans Meeting - 28th November 2024
Following the success of the inaugural event which took place in June, there was a consensus that it would be useful to bring together engineering academic leaders from across the...
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Policy post: Autumn/Winter 2024
Every term, the EPC Chief Executive, Johnny Rich, provides an update to EPC reps in each university and to the Heads & Deans Community about the big stories from the...
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Rep Support Session - 27th November 2024
Following on from the success of our Rep support sessions earlier this year, we have planned another for this term. This online session will support EPC representatives in member universities...
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Department for Education (DfE) Curriculum and Assessment Review – call for evidence
The DfE sought views from stakeholders to share their perspective on potential improvements to the curriculum and assessment system. The call for evidence invites stakeholders to submit proposals on improving...
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Department for Education (DfE) Curriculum and Assessment Review - call for evidence
The EPC response to this consultation can be found here. The DfE are seeking views from stakeholders to share their perspective on potential improvements to the curriculum and assessment system. The...
Consultations
Introducing the Complex Systems Toolkit
We've started work on a new toolkit and we need you.
Toolkits
Sustainability Toolkit in the spotlight
Where are you talking about the Sustainability Toolkit?
Toolkits
Electric Dreams 2024: celebrating women in energy
Commemorating the centenary of the Electrical Association for Women (EAW)
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Rep Support Session - 4th November 2024
Following on from the success of our Rep support sessions earlier this year, we have planned another for this term. This online session will support EPC representatives in member universities...
Events
Spotlight on Ethics: The Ethics Explorer
An interactive tool to help you navigate the landscape.
Toolkits
Round Table Event - Navigating Complexity: Strategic Foresight for higher education
This is strictly a by invitation only event. This Round Table is intended to introduce Dr Gert Jan Scheurwater, the Director of Foresight and Strategy at Delft University of Technology...
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Navigating complexity: Strategic foresight for Engineering education
A guest blog from Dr Gert Jan Scheurwater, Director of Strategy and Foresight at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands For centuries, technology-based innovations and the engineers who invented them have...
Opinions
Spotlight on ethics: Methods for assessing and evaluating ethics learning in engineering education
How to assess ethics learning
Toolkits
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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Engineering enrolments survey 2024-25
We are excited to launch the EPC engineering enrolment survey 2024/5. The survey will be open throughout October and we encourage each engineering department to respond. If you have completed...
News
Spotlight on ethics: Developing an internet constellation
Who should make decisions about projects that affect nature on a global scale?
Toolkits
Congress 2025 Steering Meeting 21st October
There will be a meeting of the Congress 2025 steering group taking place Monday 21st October at 10am.
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Spotlight on ethics: Solar panels in a desert oil field
Is it bribery? Should you take it?
Toolkits
Blog: Building a Future of Inclusion - Deaf Awareness in Engineering
Inclusivity should be embedded into the heart of engineering education.
Toolkits
RIKT Committee Meeting 9th October 2024
There will be a meeting taking place to discuss new committee members.
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Spotlight on ethics: Embedding equity, diversity and inclusion into a professional engineer’s lifestyle
“There is a great need to advocate for fellow engineers providing places to belong and empowering them to thrive in their chosen profession and career pathways. This includes people who...
Toolkits
Engineering Ethics: How to promote it within your institution
A few ideas to get you started.
Toolkits
Spotlight on ethics: Business growth models in engineering industries within an economic system
We have provided an expansion in the form of a Case enhancement: defending a profit-driven business versus a non-profit-driven business.
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Spotlight on ethics: What is ethics?
"There are three lenses that we can use when thinking about ethics within Engineering: Professional, Theoretical, and Practical." If you'd like to improve your own ethics learning, then our guidance...
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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...
News
Spotlight on ethics: Aid vs trade
You're a newly appointed engineer. You're being asked to sell equipment that you believe is entirely unsuitable to a developing country. What do you do?
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Spotlight on ethics: Engineers and public protest
As an engineer, you have a duty to ”maximise the public good and minimise both actual and potential adverse effects for their own and succeeding generations”. Should you break the law...
Toolkits
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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Spotlight on ethics: Microplastics in cosmetics
You're an engineering student on an industrial placement year at a company that manufactures cosmetics. You notice that a batch of products might have been contaminated with microplastics. What do...
Toolkits
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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Spotlight on ethics: Choosing to install a smart meter
Our original case study Choosing to install a smart meter is an example of ‘everyday ethics’. Now we have provided an expansion in the form of a Case enhancement: a technical...
Toolkits
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
Events
Spotlight on ethics: How to integrate ethics into a module or course
If you’d like to improve your own ethics learning, then our guidance article How to integrate ethics into a module or course is a great place to start.
Toolkits
Spotlight on sustainability: Peace Engineering Dashboard on water, air quality, health, and finance
How can engineers help the public understand sustainability concerns?
Toolkits
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 – and society – 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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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 you’d like to improve your own ethics learning, then our guidance article Why integrate ethics in engineering? 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...
Events
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? 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 – 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.