News & events
EPC Board Meeting 23rd November 2026
There will be a meeting of the EPC Board taking place Monday 23rd November at midday.
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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.
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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...
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EPC Board Meeting 6th July 2026
There will be a meeting of the EPC Board taking place Monday 6th July at midday.
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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...
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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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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...
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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,...
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EES Committee Meeting 18th May 2026
There will be a meeting of the EES committee taking place Monday 18th May at 10.30.
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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...
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RA Committee Meeting 27th April 2026
There will be a meeting of the RA committee taking place Monday 27th April at midday.
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Congress 2026 Steering Group Meeting 27th April 2026
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Inclusive Engineering Toolkit - Expert Working Group Meeting 17th April 2026
Meeting for the Expert Working Group of the Inclusive Engineering Toolkit.
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ACED - How AI is reshaping modern Civil Engineering
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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
Latest news from the world of engineering
2nd April 2026: Digital Technical Standards Toolkit: Watch the recording of the launch webinar The Digital Technical Standards Toolkit launched at a one-hour webinar on Thursday 26th March with a...
News
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....
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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.
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Latest opportunities
Posted 20th March 2026: VACANCY: Head of Engineering, Engineering College of Technology (ECT), Deadline: 30/4/25 Location: Hybrid, Stevenage Office; Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent; Salary: £70,000-£75,000 Engineering College of Technology (ECT)...
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Heads & Deans Meeting 26th March 2026
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Digital Technical Standards Toolkit: Launch webinar
Join the launch webinar for our new Toolkit.
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RA Committee Meeting 25th March 2026
There will be a meeting of the RAC taking place Wednesday 25th March at 10am.
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EPC Board Meeting 23rd March 2026
There will be a meeting of the EPC Board taking place Monday 23rd March at midday.
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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Congress 2026 Steering Group Meeting 2nd March 2026
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Spotlight on complex systems: Climate science and policy solutions workshops
Ready to teach: Climate science and policy solutions workshops.
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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...
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The future of tertiary education in Wales: five challenges and calls for submission
The Welsh Government has published an evidence paper identifying structural pressures on Wales’s tertiary education system. An accompanying call for evidence is open until 27 March 2026. The paper highlights:...
Consultations
In development: Inclusive Engineering Toolkit
We've started work on a new toolkit and we need you.
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Spotlight on complex systems: Modelling complexity in industrial decarbonisation
Equip learners with the ability to model, analyse, and optimise pathways for industrial decarbonisation through a complex-systems lens.
Toolkits
Policy forward: what to expect in 2026
EPC’s Director of Policy and Research, Stella Fowler, outlines on what’s on EPC’s radar this year; part observation, part reflection, and part crystal ball gazing… The Post-16 Education and Skills...
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EPC responds to Office for Students consultation on new TEF framework
The EPC has responded to the Office for Students (OfS) consultation on the future of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). The policy statement is below, followed by the full question...
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EPC responds to Government consultation on V Levels (Post-16 level 3 pathways)
The Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC) has responded to the Department for Education (DfE) consultation on Post-16 Level 3 and below pathways that focuses on how to design and implement the...
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Digital Technical Standards (DTS) Toolkit: Expert Working Group Meeting – 6th February 2026
We’re looking for expert working group members. Join our meeting on 6th Feb 2026.
Events
International student levy: technical consultation
The EPC has responded to this consultation. You can see the consultation response here. The Department for Education has revised its proposals for an international student levy. The levy – first...
Consultations
Congress Steering Group Meeting 3rd February 2025
There will be a meeting of the Congress Steering Group taking place Tuesday 3rd February at 10.30am.
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Digital Technical Standards (DTS) Toolkit: Get involved
We’re looking for expert working group members and suggestions of resources. Join our meeting on 6th Feb 2026.
Toolkits
EES Committee Meeting 2nd February 2026
There will be a meeting of the EES committee taking place Monday 2nd February at 10.30.
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Spotlight on complex systems: How to scaffold complex systems learning outcomes across a curriculum
Our Complex Systems Toolkit guidance article “How to scaffold complex systems learning outcomes across a curriculum” examines integrating complex systems learning outcomes into engineering curricula and provides tables that map learning outcomes...
Toolkits
Education Committee inquiry into higher education and funding: threat of insolvency and international students
The EPC has responded to the Education Committee Inquiry: Higher Education and Funding: Threat of Insolvency and International Students. The inquiry looked into into the financial viability of universities as...
News
Spotlight on complex systems: Managing floods in urban infrastructure
Our Complex Systems Toolkit teaching resource case study “Managing floods in urban infrastructure” introduces a structured, systems-thinking–based teaching resource. It provides educators with tools and frameworks, such as the Cynefin framework...
Toolkits
All in for Engineering: neuro-inclusion maturity framework webinar - engaging students
Together with a wide collaboration of colleagues, the EPC has been co-developing a Neurodiversity Maturity Framework tool to support inclusive and enabling practices across the sector. See this short video...
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Spotlight on complex systems: Complex systems in a transformational era
Our Complex Systems Toolkit knowledge article “Complex systems in a transformational era” addresses the question “Why should we integrate complex systems into engineering education?” and examines the fundamental transformation that engineering education...
Toolkits
Complex Systems Toolkit - News & updates
Latest news on the Complex Systems Toolkit.
Toolkits
Congress Steering Group Meeting 12th January 2026
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Spotlight on complex systems: The real world is a complex system
Our Complex Systems Toolkit knowledge article “The real world is a complex system” addresses the importance of teaching and learning about complex systems and how this relates to the real world that...
Toolkits
The 2026 Hammermen David K. Harrison Student Award: get involved
This new year, help your students celebrate their success through the coveted Hammermen Student Prize. There is a cash award of up to £500 and FIVE totally free places at...
News
Government consults on V Levels (Post-16 level 3 pathways)
The EPC has responded to this consultation. You can see the consultation response here. The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a consultation (open until 12 January 2026) on Post-16 Level...
Consultations
Watch the launch webinar: Introducing the Complex Systems Toolkit
Watch the webinar recording.
Events
Help us shape the future of assessment: student engagement opportunity
By Dr Jo-Anne Tait, Principal Lecturer, Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU) Following the All In for Engineering: Neurodiversity in Engineering Assessment workshop held at RGU this September, we’ve been reflecting...
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Data blog: EPC's exclusive enrolments survey highlights sector bifurcation
The results of the 2025 EPC Engineering Enrolments Survey are in! The exclusive annual EPC survey gives us all an early temperature check of the health of HE undergraduate and...
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Launch: EPC Engineering Enrolment Survey 2025
Join EPC’s resident data expert as we launch the findings of the 2025 Engineering Enrolment Survey.
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Introducing the Complex Systems Toolkit: Launch webinar
Join us on 9th Dec for the launch of our Complex Systems Toolkit.
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Welcome to the Complex Systems Toolkit
Our brand new Complex Systems Toolkit is now live.
Toolkits
EPC Board Meeting 2nd December 2025
There will be a meeting of the EPC Board taking place Tuesday 2nd December at 10.45am.
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Congress Steering Group Meeting 2nd December 2025
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Media release: New toolkit helps tomorrow’s engineers understand complex systems
Media release: Complex Systems Toolkit
Press & media
ACED Webinar - Inclusive Assessments: Can Students Choose their Coursework Assignments?
Assessments frame how students learn and what they achieve, so it is essential that all learners are given an equal opportunity to demonstrate their learning and understanding. Offering a range...
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Heads & Deans Meeting 24th November 2025
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Rep Support Session 17th November 2025
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...
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RIKT Committee Meeting 17th November 2025
There will be a meeting of the RIKT committee taking place Monday 17th November at 10am.
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Engineering registration: EPC Roundtable explores barriers and opportunities
A recent roundtable hosted by the Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC), chaired by Jonathan Seville for the Engineering Council, brought together leading voices from academia to discuss a review he is...
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Sustainability Toolkit in the spotlight
Where are you talking about the Sustainability Toolkit?
Toolkits
Access & Admissions Forum 2025
This year’s EAN Access and Admissions Forum brings together leaders, policymakers, and higher education specialists to examine one of the sector’s most urgent challenges, the financial sustainability of engineering education....
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From Transparency to Empathy: Rethinking Inclusive Assessment in Engineering Education
Guest blog by Dr Muhammad Sayed, Assistant Professor at NMITE A few weeks back, I joined a group of engineering educators in a sunny corner of Aberdeen for a two-day...
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Complex Systems Toolkit - Working Group Meeting 23rd October 2025
Meeting for the Working Group of the Complex Systems Toolkit.
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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?
Toolkits
Congress Steering Group Meeting 20th October 2025
There will be a meeting of the steering group taking place Monday 20th October at 1pm.
Events
Office for Students consults on new TEF framework
The EPC has responded to this consultation. You can see the consultation response here. Background The Office for Students (OfS) has launched a consultation on the future of the Teaching...
Consultations
The Engineering Council and the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE): Introduction to EUR ACE ® Labels
The Engineering Council (EngC) and the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE) President José Quadrado have organised an “Introduction to EUR ACE ® Labels” event on 17 October...
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New How-To Guides released through the RAEng Diversity Impact Programme
A series of new How-To Guides have been developed by universities across the UK as part of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s (RAEng) Diversity Impact Programme (DIP).
News
Middlesex University: Pedagogic Research Webinar
This Middlesex University event will consider the importance of pedagogic research.
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RA Committee Meeting 13th October 2025
There will be a meeting of the RA committee taking place Monday 13th October at 10am.
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Case study: Transform a waste stream into a valuable construction material with low emissions (TRANS-LOW)
Liverpool John Moore’s University Keywords: Recycling; Circular Economy; Low-carbon building products; Unfired brick; Waste recycling Sector: clean energy industries, advanced manufacturing Project leads: Professor Monower Sadique, Professor of Construction Materials;...