News & events
EPC Board Meeting 23rd November 2026
There will be a meeting of the EPC Board taking place Monday 23rd November at midday.
Events
RIKT Committee Meeting 18th November 2026
There will be a meeting of the RIKT committee taking place Wednesday 18th November at 14.00.
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EES Committee Meeting 6th October 2026
There will be a meeting of the EES committee taking place Tuesday 6th October at midday.
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RA Committee Meeting 7th September 2026
There will be a meeting of the RAC taking place 7th September at 11.30am.
Events
ACED Annual Conference 2026
Events
Policy brief - Burnham, engineering and higher education: a moment of opportunity, or a test of resolve?
The arrival of the Burnham Government has moved engineering even closer to the heart of national policy. With a political focus on reindustrialisation, regional growth, infrastructure, technology, defence, housing and...
News
EES Committee Meeting 28th July 2026
There will be a meeting of the EES committee taking place Tuesday 28th July at 11am.
Events
RIKT Sub Group Meeting (Toolkit)
Events
Webinar: Engineering Education in the AI Era: Curriculum, People, and Partners 16th July 2026
A Collaborative Sprint for the Future of Engineering Education Generative AI is shifting engineering faster than higher education can pace. Our student panels reveal a stark reality: students are often...
Events
Latest news from the world of engineering HE
15th July 2026: Deadline extended – Contribute a resource to the Complex Systems Toolkit The deadline for submitting your interest in contributing a resource to the Complex Systems Toolkit has...
News
Ten years of the EPC: a farewell review by Johnny Rich
On 21st July, ten years to the day, after Johnny Rich joined the EPC as Chief Executive, he will be stepping down. This week he delivered a valedictory address reflecting...
Opinions
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
EPC Annual General Meeting 14th July 2026
Our Annual General Meeting this year will be held on Tuesday 14th July. There will be elections to important roles and the chance to hear about everything the EPC has...
Events
Ten years of the EPC: A farewell review by Johnny Rich
Johnny Rich is standing down after ten years leading the EPC – a period that has seen much change in the country, in higher education and in the EPC itself....
Events
Intelligent Robotics: Contributions sought for the Complex Systems Toolkit
Further contributions sought for the Complex Systems Toolkit.
Toolkits
UK&I EERN Annual Symposium 2026
The UK & Ireland EERN (Engineering Education Research Network) is pleased to announce the Annual Symposium for 2026 hosted by The University of Sheffield. Building on the success of our...
Events
EPC Board Meeting 6th July 2026
There will be a meeting of the EPC Board taking place Monday 6th July at midday.
Events
Watch the recording: ACE-Lab and agentic engineering workflows webinar
Watch now: Complex Systems Toolkit ACE-Box and agentic engineering workflows.
Toolkits
Practical Engineering Education Conference - PEE26
The fourth edition of the Practical Engineering Education PEE Conference series, A conference to explore the learning that happens when students get hands-on in workshops and laboratories, is taking place...
Events
RIKT Committee Meeting 1st July 2026
There will be a meeting of the RIKT committee taking place Wednesday 1st July at 12.30.
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RA Committee Meeting 29th June 2026
There will be a meeting of the RAC taking place 29th June at 2pm.
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Complex Systems Toolkit: ACE-Lab and agentic engineering workflows (CPD-certificated webinar)
Learn about practical engineering workflows and earn CPD hours.
Events
Guest blog: Inclusive engineering outcomes
Embedding equity, diversity and inclusion is essential for success and capability strengthening, writes Stella Fowler, Policy and Research Director at the Engineering Professors’ Council, and Karen Grayson, Senior Manager at...
Toolkits
Happy International Women in Engineering Day 2026!
EPC Chief Executive, Johnny Rich, marks #INWED26 by celebrating the moves towards gender equality in engineering academia and the EPC itself and inviting all academics to contribute to our efforts....
News
Inclusive Engineering Toolkit - News & updates
Latest news on the Inclusive Engineering Toolkit.
Toolkits
Contributions sought for the Inclusive Engineering Toolkit
Can you contribute a knowledge or guidance article or a teaching activity?
Toolkits
Complex Systems Toolkit - News & updates
Latest news on the Complex Systems Toolkit.
Toolkits
EAN Congress 2026: Evolution or revolution?
EAN Congress 2026: Evolution or revolution invites delegates to explore whether incremental change in engineering education is enough to make it fit-for-purpose in the face of significant global and sectoral...
Events
Annual lecture: Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, 'Women in science and engineering'
This year’s EPC free to attend Public Lecture will be delivered by one of the greatest living scientists, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell CH DBE FRS FRSE FRAS FInstP HonMRIA HonFLSWn,...
Events
Guest blog: Helping our robotic friends deal with living in a complex world
The importance of engineers understanding complex systems in the field of intelligent robotics.
Toolkits
Celebrating student innovation: the Hammermen David K. Harrison Student Award at EAN Congress 2026
The Hammermen David K. Harrison Student Award will once again be a highlight of the Engineering Academics Network Annual Congress, showcasing the creativity, ambition and technical talent of emerging engineers....
Events
Engineering minds: why autism matters to the future of the profession
There is a growing recognition across engineering education and practice that inclusion is not simply a matter of fairness—it is a matter of capability. Nowhere is this clearer than in...
News
Glasgow calling: why EAN Congress 2026 is worth the journey
Every Congress has a theme. Every Congress has a programme. But the best Congresses also have a strong sense of place. For EAN Congress 2026, that place is Glasgow. From...
News
EPC Chief Executive to step down
Johnny Rich, who has been the EPC’s Chief Executive since 2016, is to step down at the end of July 2026 in order to take up a new leading role...
News
Webinar Series - Emerging Stronger: the 2026 Edition - Employability Landscape 2nd June 2026
The Engineering Professors’ Council is launching a major project from its Education, Employability & Skills Committee. ‘Emerging Stronger: the 2026 Edition’ will be a comprehensive snapshot of how engineering educators...
Events
Blog: Intercultural and interdisciplinary student-led solutions for sustainability challenges
Reflections on the outcomes of a sustainability hackathon.
Toolkits
RA Committee Meeting 1st June 2026
There will be a meeting of the RA Committee taking place 1st June at 1pm.
Events
Webinar Series - Emerging Stronger: the 2026 Edition - Curriculum Futures 28th May 2026
The Enigineering Professors’ Council is launching a major project from its Education, Employability & Skills Committee. ‘Emerging Stronger: the 2026 Edition’ will be a comprehensive snapshot of how engineering educators...
Events
EDI Community of Special Interest Meeting - 26th May 2026
There will be a meeting of the EDI Community of Special Interest on Tuesday, 26th May 2026, from 1 PM-2 PM.
Events
Webinar series - Emerging Stronger: the 2026 Edition - Assessment 22nd May 2026
The Enigineering Professors’ Council is launching a major project from its Education, Employability & Skills Committee. ‘Emerging Stronger: the 2026 Edition’ will be a comprehensive snapshot of how engineering educators...
Events
Inclusive Engineering Toolkit - Expert Working Group Meeting 22nd May 2026
Meeting for the Expert Working Group of the Inclusive Engineering Toolkit.
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Data-centric engineering and AI skills: report launch webinar
Join the Royal Academy of Engineering for the launch of a new report on Data‑centric engineering and AI skills, where you’ll be the first to hear how data, AI and...
Events
Four keynotes you can’t afford to miss at EAN Congress in fewer than four weeks’ time
The Engineering Academics Network Annual Congress is the flagship event of the EPC each year and at Strathclyde 2026, our theme is ‘Evolution or revolution’. We will be examining whether...
News
Committee update: Shaping the future of engineering and how to get involved
The Engineering Professors’ Council’s (EPC) Education, Employability & Skills (EES) Committee met on 18th May 2026 (p. 1). We discussed critical sector shifts, advanced key initiatives, and outlined new ways...
Campaigns
Foreign policy in digital technical standards
Digital technical standards are increasingly shaped by wider geopolitical, economic and security dynamics. This webinar will explore what this means for global cooperation, trust and openness in standards development. The...
Events
EES Committee Meeting 18th May 2026
There will be a meeting of the EES committee taking place Monday 18th May at 10.30.
Events
Spotlight on complex systems: Teaching complex systems in advanced manufacturing
A systems approach to digital manufacturing.
Toolkits
Emerging Stronger: the 2026 Edition - Launch and Student Panel 18th May 2026
The Engineering Professors’ Council is launching a major project from its Education, Employability & Skills Committee. ‘Emerging Stronger: the 2026 Edition’ will be a comprehensive snapshot of how engineering educators...
Events
EPC responds to call for evidence on the future of tertiary education in Wales
The former Welsh Labour government launched a call for evidence in early 2026 asking for input on the future of tertiary education in Wales. Plaid Cymru has now formed a...
News
PHEE Annual Conference 2026, in conjunction with AiME
REF 2029 Update and AI in Engineering Education The annual PHEE-AiME Conference which will now be delivered online in a half day on the morning of Wednesday 13 May 2026. In...
Events
Education Committee inquiry into higher education and funding: threat of insolvency and international students
UPDATE: The Education Committee has published its report, drawing extensively on points raised by the EPC, whose submission is explicitly referenced six times, particularly in relation to the financial dependence...
Consultations
Spotlight on complex systems: Understanding emergence in complex engineering systems
Explore: emergence as a key characteristic of complex systems.
Toolkits
Should you accept T-level students?
T-levels are a set of qualifications offered in England where one T-level, a mix of classroom-based study and work placement, equivalent to 3 A-levels. They are appearing ever more regularly...
Events
Congress 2026 Steering Group Meeting 11th May 2026
Events
EPC outlines the structures that quietly open Engineering HE doors for some and quietly close them for others
The EPC was delighted to support the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Diversity Impact Programme (DIP) Community of Practice event in April 2026, hosted by Swansea University. The keynote presentation, by...
News
Spotlight on complex systems: A tool for thinking about complex systems and policy
Explore: complexity and engineering policy.
Toolkits
Weighing up the Lifelong Learning Entitlement
The EPC’s Johnny Rich explores the Lifelong Learning Entitlement – a fundamental shift to the way higher education in England is funded that promises a bold new offer to students...
Opinions
Spotlight on complex systems: Practical control engineering education through the ACE-Model
Ready to teach: develop learners' competence in model-based systems engineering.
Toolkits
RA Committee Meeting 27th April 2026
There will be a meeting of the RA committee taking place Monday 27th April at midday.
Events
Congress 2026 Steering Group Meeting 27th April 2026
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EERN Panel Discussion: AI and the Future of Feedback in Higher Education
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Spotlight on complex systems: LLM-driven interactive simulation for complex sociotechnical systems
Ready to teach: student created interactive simulation for complex sociotechnical systems.
Toolkits
Inclusive Engineering Toolkit - Expert Working Group Meeting 17th April 2026
Meeting for the Expert Working Group of the Inclusive Engineering Toolkit.
Events
ACED - How AI is reshaping modern Civil Engineering
Events
Spotlight on complex systems: Using a participatory modelling approach to urban regeneration
Ready to teach: explore complex interactions in a system.
Toolkits
Congress 2026 Steering Group Meeting 7th April 2026
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Spotlight on complex systems: Using fault tree analysis in a rail failure investigation
Ready to teach: map causes, evaluate data, produce an expert opinion report.
Toolkits
Have your say on the T Levels in Engineering as a route into HE
Some universities remain sceptical about T levels as a pathway into an engineering degree. Others think they outclass more traditional qualifications like A levels when it comes to applied learning....
News
Spotlight on complex systems: Improving metal recycling and recycled content intake
Systems-based interventions in taking steps towards a circular economy.
Toolkits
Watch the launch webinar: Digital Technical Standards Toolkit
Watch the webinar and learn about the toolkit.
Events
Heads & Deans Meeting 26th March 2026
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Digital Technical Standards Toolkit: Launch webinar
Join the launch webinar for our new Toolkit.
Events
RA Committee Meeting 25th March 2026
There will be a meeting of the RAC taking place Wednesday 25th March at 10am.
Events
EPC Board Meeting 23rd March 2026
There will be a meeting of the EPC Board taking place Monday 23rd March at midday.
Events
Spotlight on complex systems: Understanding complex systems competencies required in engineering graduates
Core competencies required for engineering students to engage with complex systems.
Toolkits
Guest blog: Team meeting - your best thinker just stayed quiet again
Dr Jan Peters MBE shares her passion and optimism about inclusion and belonging in engineering to guide us how to design meetings that work for microincision. Introduction: giving meetings a...
News
EPC responds to the International student levy: technical consultation
The EPC has responded to the Department for Education’s technical proposals for an international student levy. Although this was a technical consultation, we wanted to follow up on our letter ...
News
Guest blog: Designing neuro-inclusive thinking spaces
Dr Joan van den Brink invites us to unlock the potential of engineering staff, their teams and students through creating inclusive environments with a focus on neuroinclusion. In recent years...
News
Neurodiversity celebration week: advancing neuro-inclusion in engineering education
Neurodiversity celebration week provides an important opportunity to recognise the diversity of ways in which people think, learn and engage with the world. For engineering education, where innovation and problem-solving...
News
Spotlight on complex systems: Engineering complex systems glossary
Definitions of key terms relevant to Engineered Complex Systems.
Toolkits
Congress 2026 Steering Group Meeting 16th March 2026
Events
Rep Support Session 12th March 2026
This online session will support EPC representatives in member universities in their work, both as representatives of their colleagues and as engineering academics on the inside track of what’s going...
Events
The Royal Academy of Engineering's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2026: Engineering for Communities
The Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2026 EDI Conference, themed Engineering for Communities, will explore how fostering psychological safety empowers engineers to speak up, challenge constructively, and contribute ideas that lead to...
Events
Spotlight on complex systems: High-level overview of complex systems methods and tools
Practical application and pedagogical integration of key complex systems methods and tools.
Toolkits
EPC Data dive: UCAS Applications & admissions data 2025/6
Join EPC’s resident data expert, Stella Fowler, for a one-hour webinar exploring the newly released UCAS applications and admissions data for 2025/26 using our exclusive member-only Data explorer. Each year,...
Events
Guest blog: Changes to recognised programmes – guidance in exceptional circumstances
Catherine Elliott, Education and Skills Manager, Engineering Council Given the current situation in parts of the Middle East, and noting that governments in some countries have instructed universities to move...
News
RIKT Committee Meeting 3rd March 2026
There will be a meeting of the RIKT committee taking place Tuesday 3rd March at 10.30am.
Events
Rep Support Session 2nd March 2026
This online session will support EPC representatives in member universities in their work, both as representatives of their colleagues and as engineering academics on the inside track of what’s going...
Events
Research-industry challenge!
The Developing Business Aware Academics (DBAA) team are co-hosting a researcher challenge event with Babcock on Monday 2nd March 2026, at the Innovation Hub in Exeter. Full details are here. Babcock has identified...
Events
Congress 2026 Steering Group Meeting 2nd March 2026
Events
Spotlight on complex systems: Island energy transition
Ready to teach: complex systems modelling in renewable energy transition.
Toolkits
RAEng Visiting Professors: Applications now open
The Royal Academy of Engineering is delighted to invite applications to the Visiting Professors Scheme, a prestigious industry-to-academia initiative that brings outstanding professionals into UK higher education to share real-world...
News
Spotlight on complex systems: The role of Wicked Problems thinking to help understand the extent of engineering involvement in complex systems
Ready to learn: Wicked Problems thinking.
Toolkits
Guest blog: Engaging with the Neuroinclusion Maturity Framework
Dr Holly Foss, Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham, reflects on the value of engaging with the EPC neuroinclusion maturity framework. You can support...
News
ACED - Human-Centred Evidence-Based Augmented-Intelligence
Diego is a Director in the Building Structures team at WSP. His experience includes tall building design in the UK and the Middle East, complex basements under historical buildings; residential...
Events
Spotlight on complex systems: Climate science and policy solutions workshops
Ready to teach: Climate science and policy solutions workshops.
Toolkits
Why an international student levy risks destabilising Engineering education funding
The EPC has been conducting analysis of the financial impact that the International Student Levy will have on Engineering higher education. Director of Policy & Research Stella Fowler summarises the...
News
The future of tertiary education in Wales: five challenges and calls for submission
The EPC response to this consultation can be found here. The Welsh Government has published an evidence paper identifying structural pressures on Wales’s tertiary education system. An accompanying call for...