News & events
A focus on... Celebrations
Highlights of our celebrations over the past few years.
Reports
A focus on... Networking
The Engineering Academics Network (EAN) is an inclusive community of colleagues at all stages in their careers, where everyone can share ideas, concerns and good practice, collaborate, find support or...
Reports
Manchester Metropolitan University: Precision & Performance
Exploring innovations in advanced materials and manufacturing This event is part of the University’s Dalton Events series, which provides opportunities for academics and industry to explore topics of mutual interest...
Events
A focus on... Events
Our extensive events programme has provided hundreds of members with access to a wide range of free online webcasts and highly engaging in-person events.
Reports
President's Report
Prof John Mitchell, the immediate past EPC President, summarises his time as President and looks forward to new projects coming to fruition in 2025 and beyond.
Reports
UK Parliament Science and Technology Committee Inquiry into Financing and Scaling UK Science and Technology response
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee consulted on how the UK can better finance and scale science and technology, given persistent challenges in translating R&D strength into economic...
News
Bid to host EPC Congress in 2027
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...
Events
When AI meets engineering education: rethinking the university
This guest blog by James Atuonwu, Assistant Professor at the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE), was originally published by the Higher Education Policy Institute. It is republished...
Opinions
RA Committee Meeting 17th September 2025
There will be a meeting of the RA committee taking place Wednesday 17th September at 1pm.
Events
Five key takeaways from our Inclusive Employability Toolkit and DEI Community Launch Webinar
Two weeks ago, we hosted an inspiring webinar to launch our Inclusive Employability Toolkit and DEI Community of Special Interest, bringing together educators, researchers, policy experts, and professionals committed to...
News
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
COMEH ICMR 2025 10-12 September 2025
22nd International Conference on Manufacturing Research
Events
Register your interest – DEI Community of Special Interest
Our DEI Community of Special Interest is looking for passionate individuals and organisations to join this collaborative professional network. We’d love to hear from you!
News
ACED 2025 Annual Conference - 4th - 5th September 2025
🎓 Join Us at the ACED Annual Conference 2025! 🏗️🤖🔐 We’re excited to announce that ACED will be hosting its annual conference at Leeds University this year! This flagship event...
Communities
Reimagining policy and standards with EWB change labs
At the Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC), we know that the frameworks shaping our profession—professional registration, regulation, and standards—play a profound role in how engineers practice, research, and innovate. Yet many...
News
Are you missing a trick? Designing inclusive assessment in engineering education
Our recent EPC workshop at Robert Gordon University asked an urgent question: what does truly inclusive assessment in engineering education look like—and how can we make it the norm? The...
News
Webinar: Introducing the Inclusive Employability Toolkit and Launching the EPC's DEI Community of Special Interest
Join us for the official launch of two of our key EDI-focused initiatives: the Inclusive Employability Toolkit and the EPC's DEI Community of Special Interest. This event will showcase how...
Events
RA Committee Meeting 3rd September 2025
There will be a meeting of the RA Committee taking place Wednesday 3rd September at 3pm.
Events
Congress 2026 Steering Group Meeting - 1st September 2025
There will be a meeting of the Congress 2026 steering group taking place Monday 1st September at 10am.
Events
RIKT R&D Case Studies Working Group Meeting 1st September 2025
There will be a meeting of the RIKT R&D working group taking place Monday 1st September at 12.30pm.
Events
Are you missing a trick? Designing inclusive assessment in Engineering Education
Because inclusive assessment is good for everyone, the EPC All in for Engineering Assessment Development Group is delighted to invite Engineering Academics Network members to this two-day workshop, generously hosted...
Events
RIKT R&D Case Studies Working Group Meeting 27th August 2025
There will be a meeting of the RIKT R&D Case Studies working group taking place Wednesday 27th August 2025 at 11am.
Events
How can we design assessment that's inclusive?
In this guest blog, Prof Bev Gibbs, Director of the Dyson Institute of Engineering & Technology, examines how we should think strategically to design inclusive assessment in accredited engineering programmes....
Opinions
Boost for Engineering on Level 3 Results Day
EPC Chief Executive Johnny Rich gives a snapshot reaction to today’s results in A levels, T levels, BTECs and other level 3 qualifications and what they mean for Engineering higher...
News
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
RIKT R&D Case Studies Working Group Meeting 11th August 2025
There will be a meeting of the R&D Case Studies Working Group taking place Monday 11th August at 11am.
Events
ALERT: Concerns raised over Physics A level results
In advance of next week’s A level results, the EPC has been alerted to potential problems relating to Physics grades. We have today received an email from Tom Grinyer, Group...
News
The Engineering Ethics Learning Landscape
Teaching ethics and wondering how to tie learning outcomes to accreditation criteria? Look no further!
Toolkits
Thinking of applying for EU Funding? Start here.
Our 10-step guide to move from idea to submission and secure European research funding EU research and innovation funding offers significant opportunities to support your work, build international partnerships,...
Resources
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Toolkits
R&D: Engineering a better future for all of us
Call for contributions: HE engineering plays a pivotal role in a healthy and thriving innovation ecosystem and has a long history as a source of innovative ideas for tackling global...
News
Introducing the Inclusive Employability Toolkit
We’re excited to announce that we’ve been working hard behind the scenes on our brand-new Inclusive Employability Toolkit, our resource designed to help engineering educators integrate EDI principles and practices...
News
Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Launch & Engagement sub-group meeting 24th July 2025
There will be a meeting of the Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Launch & Engagement sub-group on Thursday 24th July 2025 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm, (London, UK time).
Events
RIKT REF Sub Group Meeting 22 July 2025
There will be a meeting of the REF sub group taking place Tuesday 22nd July at midday.
Events
Share your voice: Write a guest blog for us
Are you passionate about engineering and eager to share your insights, experiences or research with a wider audience? We’re inviting students, educators, researchers and professionals from across the engineering community...
News
Guest blog: How AI can support accreditation and professional registration
Catherine Elliott, Education and Skills Manager, Engineering Council In June 2024, Engineering Academic Network members were invited to contribute to the Engineering Council’s Artificial Intelligence Working Group (AI Working Group)....
News
RA Committee Meeting 16th July 2025
There will be a meeting of the RA committee taking place Wednesday 16th July at midday.
Events
Education Committee inquiry into higher education and funding: threat of insolvency and international students
You can view the EPC response to this inquiry here. The Education Committee has launched a new inquiry into the financial viability of universities as they face the challenges of...
Consultations
EPC outlines a provider-led ceiling on admissions and changing supply and demand behaviours
The EPC was delighted to support the UK & Ireland EERN (Engineering Education Research Network) Annual Symposium for 2025 hosted by The University of Manchester. The keynote presentation, by Stella...
News
All in for Engineering: populating the neuro-inclusion maturity framework
Addressing inequality and exclusion from engineering education of those who are wired to think differently calls for more than just a research project, instead we seek momentum for a movement....
Events
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 7th July 2025
Our Annual General Meeting this year will be held on Monday 7th July. There will be elections to important roles and the chance to hear about everything the EPC has...
Events
An Audience with Paul Bailey, CEO Engineering Council: Webinar
Answering the Call: The next 5 years of the Engineering Council This 1 hour webinar will take place Monday 7th July at 10am and will be followed by the EPC...
Events
Hammermen David K. Harrison Award – Congratulations to winner Ya He
The Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC), the representative body for engineering academics in UK universities, has announced the winner of the 2025 Hammermen David K. Harrison Student Prize. Awarded in association...
News
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.
Events
EPC Board Meeting 2nd July 2025
There will be a meeting of the EPC Board taking place Wednesday 2nd July at 10am.
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
How to get more from your EPC membership
Every EPC member has their very own My EPC page, which can be customised for better benefits. Please take two minutes to go to My EPC and update your profile.
Resources
Rep Support Session 25th June 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...
Events
Why should you get involved with our Complex Systems Toolkit?
The Working Group Co-Chairs discuss why this is a vital resource and why you should get involved.
Toolkits
RIKT Committee Meeting 24th June 2025
There will be a meeting of the RIKT committee taking place Tuesday 24th June at 10.30am.
Events
Strategy Discussion Working Group 24th June 2025
At a board meeting last year, we revisited the conversations that had taken place at the Retreat around what the EPC’s vision and missions are. It was decided that we...
Events
Contributions sought for the Complex Systems Toolkit
Can you contribute a knowledge or guidance article or a teaching activity?
Toolkits
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...
Toolkits
Guest blog: A new platform for diversity networking
The InterEngineering network represents LGBTQIA+ engineers across the UK
Opinions
Rep Support Session 16th June 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...
Events
EPC Toolkits at Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD) in June 2025
EPC Toolkits at Engineering Education for Sustainable Development
Toolkits
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 Vision....
Events
Annual Lecture: Chi Onwurah MP, 'Engineering science: How can the UK ensure science benefits us all?'
As Chair of the House of Commons Science, Innovation & Technology Select Committee, Chi Onwurah MP is one of the most powerful voices in UK science and engineering. In this...
Events
Roundtable with Chi Onwurah MP (invitation only)
The EPC is proud to have been asked by Chi Onwurah MP, Chair of the Commons Select Committee on Science, Innovation and Technology, to host an invitation-only roundtable on How...
Events
Finalists for the Hammermen David K Harrison Student Prize 2025
Every year the EPC is delighted to run the Hammermen David K Harrison Student Prize which is kindly supported by the Hammermen of Glasgow and named to honour our former...
News
EPC data dive workshop: latest HESA student enrolments data
Join EPC’s resident data expert, Stella Fowler, for an exclusive members-only session exploring the latest HESA student enrolment data using our Data Explorer tool. Every year, HESA update their subscription...
Events
Congress 2025 Steering Group Meeting 30th May
There will be a meeting of the Congress 2025 steering group taking place Friday 30th May at 10am
Events
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?
Toolkits
Roundtable: The future of professional recognition
The EPC, in partnership with the Engineering Council, is hosting a virtual roundtable to support a review of professional registration of engineers. You can read more about here. If you’d...
Events
Designing proficiency-oriented assessment inventories for undergraduate mathematics teaching
A one-day in-person HE mathematics education workshop at Queen Mary University of London
Events
Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Launch & Engagement sub-group meeting 27th May
There will be a meeting of the Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Launch & Engagement sub-group on Tuesday 27th May from 2:30pm to 4:00pm, (London, UK time).
Events
Engineering Ethics Toolkit in the news
The #EngineeringEthicsToolkit as featured in external news articles, blogs, podcasts etc.
Toolkits
Spotlight on ethics: Tackling tough topics in discussion
How to make discussing ethical issues less daunting.
Toolkits
RIKT Sub Group Meeting (R&D Case Studies) 22nd May 2025
There will be a meeting of the RIKT sub group to discuss R&D Case Studies on the 22nd May at 1.30pm.
Events
Guest blog: Thanks to the EPC for my Data Fellowship
Jessica Upton is a former EPC Data Fellow and has just landed her dream job. She tells us how the EPC opportunity has jump started her career. As I move...
News
EES Committee Meeting 20 May 2025
There will be a meeting of the EES committee taking place Tuesday 20th May at 10am.
Events
Spotlight on ethics: Debating the adoption of nuclear energy
This case study asks students to identify and define an open-ended problem in engineering
Toolkits
Congress 2025 Steering Group Meeting 19th May
There will be a meeting of the Congress 2025 steering group taking place Monday 19th May at 1pm
Events
Pedagogy Research in Engineering Education Webinar
Hosted by Middlesex University’s Dr Homeira Shayesteh, Senior Lecturer in Construction, Architecture and BIM and Pedagogic Research Group Lead for the Faculty of Science and Technology and supported by the University’s Centre for Academic...
Events
What should be the future of professional registration?
In this guest post by Prof Jonathan Seville, he invites you to engage in a discussion about the professionalism of engineers and how it might best be protected in future....
Opinions
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.
Toolkits
House of Lords Committee launches Call for Evidence to mark World Autism Acceptance Day
Click here to read the EPC’s response The EPC is preparing an executive response to the House of Lords on the Autism Act 2009 Committee call for evidence, drawing on...
Consultations
Two conversations about deaf awareness in engineering education: Part Two
Two conversations about deaf awareness in engineering education to mark Deaf Awareness Week 2025
Discussions
Two conversations about deaf awareness in engineering education: Part One
Two conversations about deaf awareness in engineering education to mark Deaf Awareness Week 2025
Discussions
Blog: Being heard - How everyone benefits from deaf awareness
Being Heard - How Everyone Benefits from Deaf Awareness
Toolkits
Making numbers count: Understanding the teaching of Data-Centric Engineering
Dr Rhys Morgan, the Director of Education & Skills at the Royal Academy of Engineering, explains the thinking behind a new initiative to enhance data-centric teaching in UK universities and...
News
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...
Toolkits
Congress 2025 Steering Group Meeting 29th April
There will be a meeting of the Congress 2025 steering group taking place Tuesday 29th April at 9:00am
Events
Introducing AdvanceHE’s Education for Sustainable Development Curriculum Design Toolkit
Introducing AdvanceHE’s ESD Curriculum Design Toolkit
Toolkits
Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Review & Curation sub-group meeting 28th April
There will be a meeting of the Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Review & Curation sub-group on Monday 28th April from 11:00 to 12:30pm, (London, UK time).
Events
Guest blog: Why is REF so important for Engineering research?
Prof Voicu Ion Sucala is Chair of EPC Research, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer committee and Head of Engineering at the University of Exeter. It is beyond any doubt that engineering...
News
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."
Toolkits
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...
Toolkits
Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Curriculum Pedagogy Content sub-group meeting 17th April
There will be a meeting of the Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Curriculum Pedagogy Content sub-group on Thursday 17th April, from 14:00 to 15:30 (London, UK time)
Events
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?
Toolkits
Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Technical and Simulation sub-group meeting 15th April
There will be a meeting of the Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group: Technical and Simulation sub-group on Tuesday 15th April, from 14:00 to 15:30 (London, UK time)
Events
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.
Toolkits
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...
Toolkits
Congress 2025 Steering Group Meeting 7th April
There will be a meeting of the Congress 2025 steering group taking place Monday 7th April at 2pm.