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Spotlight on ethics: Choosing a career in climate change geoengineering
Which job offer should you accept? Why?
Latest news from the world of engineering
1st July: EPC President's Prize 2024 Mary Curnock Cook CBE honoured by the engineering academic community. Read the full article here. 17th June: The King's Birthday Honours The EPC would...
What's in the Curriculum Development and Teaching Innovation Toolkit?
Check out our resources.
Presidentâs Prize announced: Mary Curnock Cook CBE honoured by the engineering academic community
The Engineering Professorsâ Council (EPC), the representative body of UK engineering academics, has announced that its annual Presidentâs Prize has been awarded to Mary Curnock Cook CBE, for her exemplary...
Spotlight on ethics: Guidance for ethical decision-making rooted in research and practice
What do engineers need to consider?
Hammermen David K. Harrison Award - Congratulations to winner Lucy Guitton
The Engineering Professorsâ 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...
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 Agencyâs benchmarks that you'll need to consider when launching new programmes...
Spotlight on ethics: Smart homes for older people with disabilities
There's a data breach. What do you do?
Spotlight on ethics: Financially and politically motivated misinformation about STEM research
Who should be responsible for the messaging and processes for public health decisions?
Blog: How Knovel can support information literacy
Navigating the digital landscape.
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.
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...
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...
What can you find in our Placements Toolkits?
Resources for HEIs, employers & students.
What's in the EPC Degree Apprenticeships Toolkit?
Find just what you need!
Engineers 2030 consultation
The Engineering Professors' Council, in collaboration with our Engineers Without Borders UK partners, invites you to contribute to the National Engineering Policy Centre's visions and principles for Engineers 2030. Engineers...
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...
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...
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...
What's in the Intellectual Property Toolkit?
Resources created by the Intellectual Property Office.
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 âEngineers for the Futureâ. We will be exploring the...
'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...
What's in the Enterprise Collaboration Toolkit?
Finding just what you need in the toolkit is now easier than ever.
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?
Four keynotes you canât 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 âEngineers for the Futureâ. We will be exploring the...
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...
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.
IfATE Lifelong Learning Entitlement Consultation response
The Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education consulted on how the employer stamp of approval should be granted to qualifications funded through the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE), seeking input on...
Engineering Ethics Toolkit in the news
The #EngineeringEthicsToolkit as featured in external news articles, blogs, podcasts etc.
EPC engineering enrolments survey: your views are important to us
Every autumn, the EPC conducts a survey of our member universities to determine an indicative snapshot of engineering undergraduate and postgraduate enrolments across the sector. We are grateful to our...
Blog: There are no foreign lands. It is the traveller only who is foreign.
Mike Murray, [Senior Teaching Fellow in Construction Management], discusses how he developed and implemented a teaching resource in the Sustainability Toolkit, and what heâs learned from integrating it into his...
Why did you decide to be an engineer?
The inspiring keynote from 3rd year Chemical Engineering student Kayley Thacker that took the Royal Academy of Engineering by storm at the launch of Engineers 2030 and the EPC's own...
Embracing Neurodiversity in Engineering: A path to better understanding
For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, today's guest blog visits what we know and what we don't know about neurodiversity in HE engineering. Prof Beverley Gibbs PhD CEng FIET is Director...
Embracing Neurodiversity in Engineering: A path to professional registration
For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we share details of the Engineering Council's 'Guidance Note on supporting neurodivergent applicants for registration' Ben Jones is Product Manager at the Engineering Council. Carolyn...
Embracing Neurodiversity in Engineering: A path to a neuro-inclusive future
For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, our own EPC student data fellow makes a compelling case for a neurodiversity-affirming approach in engineering HE. Zoe McCready is a final year Politics and...
Embracing Neurodiversity in Engineering: A path to success through lived experience
For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we hear from an experienced professional in ground engineering a who is neurodivergent (autistic, dyslexic, and dyspraxic) and visually impaired. Martin Griffin (CEng, FIMMM, CGeol,...
Media Release: Engineering Professorsâ Council launches major new resource to transform sustainability in engineering education
Media release 18th March 2024 As part of a major initiative to ensure the engineers of tomorrow can rise to the challenges of the climate emergency, the Engineering Professorsâ Council...
Embracing Neurodiversity in Engineering: A path to sustainable development
To kick off Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we bring you the first of a series of guest blogs... Prof Amanda Kirby, Neurodiversity expert and founder and CEO of Do-IT Solutions...
Blog: Welcome to the EPC's new Sustainability Toolkit
The EPC has introduced a major new initiative to ensure the engineers of tomorrow can rise to the challenges of the climate emergency: The Sustainability Toolkit, produced with support from...
IfATE Lifelong Learning Entitlement Consultation
The EPC response to this consultation can be found here. The Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education is consulting on how the employer stamp of approval should be granted to...
Lifelong Learning Entitlement
By Joshua Mitchell, EPC Data Fellow What is the Lifelong Learning Entitlement The Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) is a scheme designed to change access to and the whole overarching purpose...
Guest blog: International womenâs day: letâs tackle the sexism in engineering
Jessica Upton You donât need to look beyond the gender imbalance in engineering to realise that the sector has a problem. This International Womenâs Day, Iâd like to celebrate those...
In memoriam: Dr Thurai Rahulan
This tribute to Thurai Rahulan, a much-loved and admired member of the EPC Board for many years, has been kindly written by Dr. Andreea Koreanschi, his long-standing colleague in Aeronautical...
DfE call for evidence on Generative AI in education consultation response
The EPC's Education, Employability and Skills Committee responded to The Department for Education (DfE) position on generative AI in and subsequent call for evidence. This was informed by a full...
DfE Advanced British Standard consultation
The EPC response to this consultation can be found here. The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to introduce  a new Baccalaureate-style qualification framework for 16 to 19 year-olds, the...
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) Apprenticeship Public Survey
The EPC did not respond to this consultation. IfATE has launched an Apprenticeship Public Survey for Engineering & Manufacturing. The survey relates to apprenticeship materials across seven routes (including Business...
Ethics Ambassadors - Leadership team confirmed
The Engineering Professorsâ Council is pleased to announce the appointment of the leadership team for its Ethics Ambassadors community. The Ethics Ambassadors community was created in March 2023, to expand...
Spotlight on ethics: Methods for assessing and evaluating ethics learning in engineering education
How to assess ethics learning
Compensation and condonement: how far should accreditation go?
Katy Turff, Deputy CEO of the Engineering Council, invites your views on how much flexibility should be built into accredited courses
Maths for Engineering: Do T levels add up?
Read the findings of the EPC's research project into the suitability of the Maths content of T levels as a pathway into engineering
Spotlight on ethics: Pedagogical approaches to integrating ethics in engineering
Issues for educators to consider.
Scoop! EPC Engineering Enrolments Survey Results 2023/24
The results of the of the 2023 EPC Engineering Enrolments survey are now available. Our results can be explored using our members-only Data explorer, through the slide-deck or by reading...
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?
Spotlight on ethics: Implementing the use of homegrown mass timber for residential housing
How important is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Construction?
EPC response to OfS consultation on inclusion of Higher Technical Qualifications in student outcome measures
The EPC responsed to the Office for Students (OfS) is consultation on the introduction of a separate âsplit indicatorâ for higher technical qualifications (HTQs) to enable the regulation of student...
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?
What can academics do about the physics teacher crisis, and is it their job to do it?
Engineering academics are in a strong position to influence undergraduate students into teaching, which â as academics know â can be a fulfilling and rewarding careers. The EPC is working...
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?
Spotlight on ethics: Recycled materials and the circular economy
What is circularity, and how does it relate to climate goals or environmental practice?Â
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.
Research Excellence Framework 2028 consultation response
The EPC Research, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer Committee responded to a targeted REF consultation following its earlier input into the key decisions on the high-level design of the next research...
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?
Guest blog / Call for participation: An EME-focused investigation into barriers facing female engineers
Guest blog: Prof. Roger Penlington BEng PGCertAP PhD FSGT FSEDA SFHEA, Department of Mechanical & Construction Engineering at Northumbria University. Seeking to contact female Engineering staff/students who first studied Engineering...
Siemens blog: Tools for sustainability in engineering education (Report from the SEFI Conference 2023)
The European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)âs Annual Conference was held this year in Dublin under the theme âSustainability in Engineering Education.â The UKâs Engineering Professorsâ Council were present with...
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...
Spotlight on ethics: Integrating a technical feasibility debate â 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.
Access and Admissions Forum series 2023
Take a look at our latest not-to-be missed event series - not just for admissions tutors! With the biggest HE access change in decades afoot in the form of the...
OfS call for evidence on positive outcomes for students studying on a modular basis
The Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE) - enabling student loan support for individual modules - will be introduced for the 2025-26 academic year. In preparation for this change the OfS asked...
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?
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...
Congress at 30: a new approach
Johnny Rich, EPC Chief Executive 2024 will mark the EPC's 30th birthday. Back when it started, activities focused around a single yearly get-together, the Annual Congress. The EPC has...
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."
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...
Engineering Ethics Toolkit - Tell us your experiences
Send us your blogs and testimonials!
Spotlight on Ethics: Introducing the Ethics Explorer
An interactive tool to help you navigate the landscape.
Spotlight on ethics: Why integrate ethics in engineering?
If youâd like to improve your own ethics learning, then our guidance article Why integrate ethics in engineering? is a great place to start.
Research Excellence Framework 2028
In June 2023, the four UK higher education funding bodies published key decisions on the high-level design of the next research assessment exercise. The EPCâs Research, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer...
Spotlight on ethics: Debating the adoption of nuclear energy
This case study asks students to identify and define an open-ended problem in engineering
SEFI Conference 2023 - Engineering ethics workshop
Our workshop at the 2023 SEFI Conference in September.
Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable teaching ethics
We need to move past our discomfort in order to teach ethics in engineering.
Spotlight on ethics: Tackling tough topics in discussion
How to make discussing ethical issues less daunting.
Engineering enrolments survey 2023-4
We are excited to launch the EPC engineering enrolment survey 2023/4. The survey will be open throughout October and we encourage each engineering department to respond. If you have completed...
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?
OfS call for evidence on positive outcomes for students studying on a modular basis
The EPC position on this consultation can be found here. The Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE) will be introduced for the 2025-26 academic year enabling student loan support for individual modules....
Spotlight on ethics: How to integrate ethics into a module or course
If youâd 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.
Spotlight on ethics: Choosing to install a smart meter
Our original case study Choosing to install a smart meter is an example of âeveryday ethicsâ. Now we have provided an expansion in the form of a Case enhancement: a technical...
Engineering Ethics Toolkit - Educators' pack
A pack of resources to help you present and promote the Engineering Ethics Toolkit.
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...
Spotlight on ethics: Engineers and public protest
As an engineer, you have a duty to âmaximise the public good and minimise both actual and potential adverse effects for their own and succeeding generationsâ. Should you break the law...
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...
OfS invitation to feedback on the Equality of Opportunity Risk Register
The OfSâ invites feedback on the Equality of Opportunity Risk Register. This is an unstructured call with no official deadline The EPC has previously warned the OfS that the EORR...
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?
President's report 2023
For the full year (and more) in review, visit Our activities campaign Itâs been another very busy year for the EPC in what continues to be a challenging and evolving...
A focus on...Celebrations
See some of our celebration highlights from the last couple of years, including the EPC President's Prize and more
Contributions sought for the Sustainability Toolkit
For this cycle, this call has now closed. If you have already registered an interest and we are expecting your submission, please do submit your contributions by 3rd November. If...
A focus on...Resources
Within the EPC family, our members have continued to face enormous challenges and the EPC offers thoughtful leadership and representation to ensure we can best support our members in meeting...
A focus on...Blogs
We keep you informed about the latest policy changes, news and events through regular email Bulletins, our website and guest blogs, as well as through access to the exclusive members'...
A focus on...Networking
EPC Online is more than just a our website; itâs a complete overhaul in the way that we communicate with members, upon which many of the key elements on the...
A focus on...Events
Our extensive events programme saw many hundreds of our members access a plethora of free online webcasts and jam-packed in-person events. Click on each of the tabs below to see...