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Bid to host EPC Congress in 2020 or 2021
Proposals are invited from higher education Engineering departments to host the Engineering Professorsâ Council Annual Congress in 2020 or 2021. âHosting the 2018 Engineering Professorsâ Council Congress was a great way to...
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OFSTED consultation on the education inspection framework 2019
This consultation ran from January to April 2019. Ofsted sought to attain views on its proposals for changes to the education inspection framework from September 2019.
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Brexit impact on engineering research will scar economy nationally and regionally, shows new EPC report
MEDIA RELEASE Contact: Johnny Rich, 078-1111 4292Date: 28th March 2019For immediate release As the political crisis over Brexit continues in Parliament, an exclusive new analysis by the Engineering Professorsâ Council...
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(Diagram) The impact of Brexit on engineering research funding
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The impact of Brexit on engineering research funding
Using exclusive analysis, the EPC has produced an important insight into the impact that Brexit will have on UK engineering research. The findings are far-reaching and disturbing. A briefing is...
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UKRI consultation on the Knowledge Exchange Framework
This consultation ran from January to March 2019. Research England had been tasked to develop a Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) to evaluate and benchmark the contribution UK higher education institutions...
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Teaching students to learn for themselves
Dr Sunny Bains, author of a new book on emerging technologies, examines how to support students to make use of the technical literature and to look beyond it. The best...
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Independent review of TEF: call for views
This consultation ran from January to March 2019. Dame Shirley Pearce had been appointed to conduct an independent review of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF). This consultation...
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New Approaches Case Studies launch
Six universities leading the way for change in engineering higher education. In a new joint document, the IET and the Engineering Professors Council (EPC) have selected several UK institutions that...
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UKSCQA degree classification consultation
This consultation ran from November 2018 to February 2019. UKSCQA co-ordinates a UK-wide co-regulatory approach to quality and standards by bringing together the UK funding bodies and regulators for higher...
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Engineering higher education faces multiple threats, according to new landmark report
A worrying convergence of challenges, outlined in a high-profile report published today, is threatening the vital role of higher education in supporting the UKâs engineering sector, a critical part of...
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APPG on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM
The APPG on Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) in STEM launched its first inquiry in 2019, with the aim of investigating equity in STEM education. While there have been many reports...
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DATA BLOG: First glimpse HESA student data for 2017/18 highlights a decline in part-time, postgraduate, and male enrolments
First glimpse official 2017/8 HESA student data appears static in the Engineering and technology subject group (https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/17-01-2019/sb252-higher-education-student-statistics/subjects). A closer look at the absolute numbers shows a nominal one-year fall in...
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PHEE 2019 Conference
The 2019 Professors and Heads of Electrical Engineering Conference (PHEE), in conjunction with PHOMME (Professors and Heads of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering) and the EPC (Engineering Professors’ Council) was held...
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EPC engineering enrolments survey
EPC Engineering Enrolments Survey Results 2018/19 Firstly, a huge thank you for your contributions which the Recruitment and Admissions Forum confirmed are highly valued by our members. You told us...
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International Baccalaureate: the perfect preparation for engineers?
This blog has been written for the EPC by Henry Coverdale, Director of Post 16 Education at King Edward’s School in Birmingham. Henry was the author of one of the posters...
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Applications open for RAEng Engineering Leaders Scholarship
Are your students the next generation of engineering leaders? Undergraduates who are leaders, or act as role models in your institution or their community should be encouraged to apply to...
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Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2018
The annual Recruitment and Admissions Forum took place at the Hertha Ayrton STEM Centre, Sheffield Hallam University on 14th November 2018 convened by EPC Recruitment and Admissions Committee Chair, Dr Georgina...
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ACED Annual Conference 2018
We look forward to welcoming you to this year’s ACED annual 2-day conference, which will be held at the University of Bolton. Topics this year include: Employer engagement, student support,...
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John Barnes Conference for Students
As in recent years, the AAU will be running the John Barnes Conference for students who have just completed an Individual Project on their degree; this year we are pleased...
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REF 2021
The UKâs four higher education funding bodies have published the draft guidance and criteria on making submissions to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, for consultation.
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Primary Engineer
Primary Engineer, the organisation which inspires children, pupils and teachers to consider engineering through continued professional development, whole class project work, competitions and exhibitions has partnered with the Engineering Professorsâ...
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DATA BLOG: Will this year's undergraduate engineering intake really be bad news?
An interim assessment of placed UCAS applicants for this autumn highlights that engineering follows a sector-wide slide in placed applicants overall but bucks a sector increase in applicants placed from...
Data
Engineering enrolments survey 2018-19
Download an .xlsx version of the EPC engineering enrolments survey Go to the online survey The EPC’s annual engineering enrolment survey gives us all a first glance at engineering enrolments...
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SEFI 2018 Annual Conference
This year SEFI’s flagship annual conference will be held between 17th to 21st September at the Technical University of Denmark (Copenhagen/Lyngby) and will coincide with the 45th Anniversary of our...
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COMEH Annual Conference
The International Conference on Manufacturing Research will be held 11-13 September at University of Skövde, Sweden. This is the first time the conference has been held outside the UK. The...
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Creating a new breed of âsupergradsâ
Creating a new breed of âsupergradsâ When it comes to new approaches to education, what happens in engineering is the canary in the mine. Along with medicine no discipline more...
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Engineering Ethics Conference
Bringing engineering ethics to life in education, professional development and industry. The EPC is one of the partners behind a landmark conference at Leeds University bringing engineering ethics to life...
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Experience enhanced: improving engineering degree apprenticeships
Following its publication of the landmark report calling for changes to degree apprenticeships to deliver a new breed of âsupergradsâ the EPC has now published all recommendations, including a full...
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REF 2021 full EPC member consultation
The UKâs HE funding bodies have set out detailed arrangements for REF 2021 and are seeking views from subject communities on the draft Panel criteria publication developed by the REF...
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Guest blog: Does a career in engineering pay?
By Kate Webster, the Engineering Council Engineering students at university are in the ideal place to learn and develop â encouraging them to become professionally registered puts them on a...
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The Hammermen Award, the Mongol Rally and Mental Health
In May at the EPC Annual Congress 2018 at Harper Adams University, we announced the winner of this year’s Hammermen Student Award, generously sponsored by the Hammermen of Glasgow in...
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Home Affairs Committee Post-Brexit migration policy inquiry
This call for evidence ran from June to July 2018. This third strand of the Home Affairs Committee's work on migration considers the options for the UK's post-Brexit immigration system...
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7th International Symposium of Engineering Education
A Connected Engineering Curriculum â Learning Through Enquiry and Practice 17th/18th July 2018 â UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences, London, UK Engineers increasingly find themselves tasked to envision, invent, and construct...
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Inclusive Engineering Education: Exploring what it means and how you can do it
Designing Inclusive Engineering Education – exploring what it means and how you can do it! Addressing diversity and inclusion within an engineering degree can at times seem irrelevant or futile....
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Engineering for People Design Challenge Grand Finals 2018
Engineers Without Borders UK invites you to spend the afternoon at the Engineering for People Design Challenge Grand Finals 2018. This year 6,000 students have participated in the Engineering for...
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Chief Executive invites EPC to influence Engineering Council review of UKSPEC
At this year’s EPC Congress, Alasdair Coates’s invited the EPC – as the representative body of engineering in higher education – to input to the current review that is being...
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Engineering Council Review of UKSPEC
The UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) and Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP) are reviewed on a five-year cycle by the Engineering Council as part of an overall...
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New Approaches to Engineering HE: The Six Facets
The EPC and IET are delighted to launch six case study examples for each of the six new approaches. We believe this proves that the required changes can be achieved...
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Women into Engineering
UK engineering has a gender problem. The challenge of achieving gender parity in engineering appears to be particularly difficult for the UK. Figures from 2016 show that 12% of those...
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Engineering Professors Council Annual Congress 2018
This year's Engineering Professors' Council Annual 2018 took place on 14th-16th May at Harper Adams University. Â
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The Department for Education consultation on the subject-level Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF)
This consultation ran from March to May 2018. The Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) assessed âprovider-levelâ undergraduate provision. The Department of Education intended to extend this to a...
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The Department of Education call for evidence to support a Review of Post-18 Education and Funding
This consultation ran from March to May 2018. The government conducted a major review of post-18 education and funding to ensure a joined-up system that worked for everyone.
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Engineering Education Research: Spring Symposium
Following on from the success of the 5th Annual Symposium held in November 2017 at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London, the UK and Ireland EER Network are pleased...
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ICE/IStructE/ACED Annual Meeting
ACED 090518 presentation slides The presentation slides by most speakers may be found at the link above. Thank you to all who attended and contributed to the event, in particular...
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New RAEng report: The Career Framework for University Teaching
In response to the government’s Teaching Excellence Framework, the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has developed the Career Framework for University Teaching. This report is designed to assist universities in...
Reports
UCL Centre for Engineering Education Conversation Series Event: Learning Pathways in Engineering
The UCL Centre for Engineering Education is pleased to invite you to the following event on Tuesday, 10th April at 6pm, at UCL: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cee-conversations-series-learning-pathways-in-engineering-tickets-41954647480
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Opportunities to influence: Subject level TEF
The Department for Education sought views on the proposed design of the subject-level Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF). The TEF aims to recognise and reward excellence in teaching,...
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AAU Committee Meeting and the free annual RAeS's FSG Universities Seminar
For a Committee meeting agenda and more details for this event, please follow the link AAU 28th March 2018 For the flight simulations agenda, please follow the link flight simulations
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DATA BLOG: The state of engineering? Not too shabby
The supply of skilled engineers may not yet be being met by the education pipeline, but the evidence base required by the sector to make sound strategic decisions is met...
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Statement on strike action over USS Pensions
As the EPC represents both institutional members and individuals, we cannot directly take sides in supporting or opposing the current strike action. That said, we understand this is an issue...
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Department for Education consultation on Accelerated degrees: widening student choice in higher education
This consultation ran from December 2017 to February 2018. The Department for Education consulted on changes to the annual tuition fee cap, together with a range of measures to incentivise...
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DATA BLOG: UCAS Engineering applications down but applications from women up
UCASâ latest application data released today gives us a first glimpse into this Autumnâs enrolments into HE (15 January deadline). Applications to Engineering (totalling 144Âœ thousand) are down by 1.7%...
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DATA BLOG: New year, new data? Can ageing stats really help todayâs strategies?
Last week, UCAS completed its suite of 2017 data when it published detailed stats for last autumnâs undergraduate admissions to the UKâs largest universities and colleges. But while the accepted...
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Migration Advisory Committee Science budget and Industrial Strategy inquiry call for evidence on International students: economic and social impacts
This call for evidence ran from October 2017 to January 2018. This call for evidence sets out how the MAC will approach responding to this commission and how stakeholders can...
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HEFCE Knowledge Exchange Framework Metrics Technical Advisory Group â initial call for evidence on KEF metrics
In 2018, the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation commissioned the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to provide more information about higher education providersâ achievements...
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PHEE Annual Conference 2018: New Perspectives on UK Higher Education and Research
The PHEE Annual Conference 2018âNew Perspectives on UK Higher Education and Researchâ – in conjunction with PHOMME and Co-sponsored by EPC – will be held on Wednesday 17th January 2018...
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Securing student success: risk-based regulation for teaching excellence, social mobility and informed choice in higher education
This consultation ran from October to December 2017. The government sought to attain views on behalf of the new Office for Students (OfS) regarding the regulation of the higher education...
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Opportunities to influence: KEF metrics
In advance of a KEF consultation to be launched in the spring of 2018, HEFCE is seeking evidence to the KEF metrics technical advisory group on: suitable existing and potential...
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Opportunities to influence: T level consultation
The Department for Education is seeking views on the development of new T level programmes, and how they should be designed to deliver the Sainsbury Panelâs recommendations. The EPC proposes...
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EERN Symposium: Time for change! Challenging the status quo in engineering education
The UK & Ireland Engineering Education Research Network celebrates its fifth anniversary this year with a symposium hosted by the Royal Academy of Engineering. The Engineering Education Research Network is a professional...
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Recruitment & Admission Forum 2017
The annual Recruitment and Admissions Forum took place at the Manchester Metropolitan University on 15th November 2017 convened by EPC Recruitment and Admissions Sub-Committee chair, Dr Georgina Harris.
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World Engineering Education Forum 2017 - WEEF 2017
The 7th World Engineering Forum – The Era of Synergistic Collaboration. WEEF 2017 is hosted by the Society of Engineering Education Malaysia (SEEM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and the International...
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Nomination for REF 2021 Engineering Panel
The Engineering Professors’ Council is a nominating body for the Research Excellence Framework and, as such, we have been invited to nominate members of the engineering panel. If you would...
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ACED Annual Conference 2017
2017 ACED Conference â November 2nd to 3rd, Edinburgh Each year one of the ACED member departments hosts a 2-day conference open to all, whether academic or industrial, involved in...
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Education Select Committee, Value for Money in HE
The Education Committee's inquiry into value for money in higher education examines the use of graduate outcomes data, social justice and progression of disadvantaged students in higher education, and the...
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Party Conferences 2017
From Johnny Rich, EPC Chief Executive… The Party Conference season is an opportunity to bend the ears of politicians, policymakers and thought leaders at a time when they’re relaxed and...
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EPC Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2017
This yearâs Engineering Professorsâ Council Recruitment and Admissions Forum will be held on 15th November at Manchester Metropolitan University. We are delighted to announce not one, but two not-to-be-missed keynote speakers...
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Engineering in Society â new module for engineering citizenship
Undergraduate student engineers at UWE Bristol will get the chance to learn about engineering citizenship from September. A new module is being launched to highlight the importance of professional development,...
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Engineering Professors' Council Annual Congress 2017
The Engineering Professors' Council Annual Congress 2017 took place at the University of Coventry on 11-13 September.
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Degree Apprenticeships Forum - Presentations
The Degree Apprenticeships Forum was held jointly with the RAEng on 7th July, and involved a discussion of the considerations for academia in the development of DAs in engineering. Peter...
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The Engineering for People Design Challenge - Grand Finals 2017
19 June at The Crystal, 1 Siemens Brothers Way, E16 1GBÂ Organised by Engineers Without Borders UK, the Grand Finals will bring together the top 36 teams from universities across...
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AAU event at TromsĂž, Norway
This event will be held at The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) in TromsÞ on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th June 2017. The campus lies about 2 km east of the...
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IET/EPC Conference âNew Approaches to Engineering Higher Educationâ
The conference âNew Approaches to Engineering Higher Educationâ will be co-organised by the IET and the EPC. The conference will coincide with the EPCâs Annual General Meeting, on 22 May...
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Conference Report: New Approaches to Engineering in HE
On 22nd May 2017, in association with the IET, the EPC held a landmark conference at the Institution of Engineering and Technology in London to lay out a bold new vision...
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ACED Joint Meeting with Heads of Civil and Structural Engineering Departments, ICE and IStructE
The ICE/IStructE/ACED joint annual meeting will take place on Tuesday 9 May at the Institution of Structural Engineers in London (47-58 Bastwick Street, EC1V 3PS). Registration and coffee is between...
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Reforms to Mathematics qualifications: new A-levels and the future of Mathematics provision post-16
THIS EVENT IS CPD CERTIFIED Guests of Honour A senior speaker confirmed from the Department for Education Professor Sir Adrian Smith, Vice Chancellor, University of London and Lead, 16-18 Mathematics...
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Flight Simulation and Universities Seminar
This AAU day of activities will start with a Committee meeting in the morning followed by the free annual Flight Simulation and Universities Seminar in the afternoon in partnership with...
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BEIS, Building our Industrial Strategy Green Paper
This consultation ran from January to April 2017. BEIS aimed to build an industrial strategy that addressed long-term challenges to the UK economy. BEIS' aim was to improve living standards...
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SEFI/CESAER European Convention for Engineering Deans, Directors and Departments Heads - A University Dialogue
The 9th edition of the SEFI/CESAER European Convention for Engineering Deans, Directors and Departments Heads – A University Dialogue will be hosted and organised by the Technical University of Munich (TUM)...
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HESA, NewDLHE: The future of graduate outcomes data
This consultation ran from March to April 2017. HESA consulted on its new model for collecting information about what higher education (HE) students do after graduating. HESA' proposed model aimed...
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FMSP event Changes to Level 3 Mathematics in England
The Further Mathematics Support Programme (FMSP) is holding a one-day event in Manchester on 21st March 2017. The aim of the day is to discuss the major developments in level...
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HEFCE â Consultation on the second Research Excellence Framework
In December 2016, the UK higher education funding bodies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland published a joint âConsultation on the second Research Excellence Frameworkâ (HEFCE 2016/36). This consultation...
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RAEng response to the Government Green Paper on Industrial Strategy - have your say
The Royal Academy of Engineering is gathering as much opinion and evidence from the engineering community to respond to the Industrial Strategy. There are several ways in which engineers can contribute...
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PHEE-PHOMME Annual Conference 2017
The PHEE-PHOMME Annual Conference 2017 will take place on Wednesday 11th January 2017 at the IMechE, Birdcage Walk, London âThe Future of Teaching and Research in HEâ Keynote speakers: The Rt....
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Changes to Level 3 Mathematics in England
The Further Mathematics Support Programme (FMSP) is holding a one-day event in London on 29th November 2016 at the Imperial Hotel, 61-66 Russell Square, London WC1B 5BB. The aim of the...
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RAeS President's Conference
Technology and Innovation in Aerospace London / 29 November 2016 Is the aerospace industry still world-leading in terms of exploiting new technologies? Is the risk associated with new technology âover-pricedâ and holding...
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Engineering Inspiration: WES Student Conference 2016
The WES Annual student conference is open to female engineering students, mainly UG but also some PG. It is ideal for networking with fellow students, potential employers and young professional female engineers....
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Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2016
The annual Recruitment and Admissions Forum took place at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers on 9th November 2016 convened by EPC Recruitment and Admissions Sub-Committee chair, Professor Mike Bramhall, and Deputy...
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Education Committee â The impact of exiting the European Union on higher education inquiry
In 2016, The Education Committee launched an inquiry into the impact of Brexit on higher education. The inquiry followed the expansion of the Committee's remit to include higher education, further...
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EPC Sectoral Group ACED Annual Conference 2016
The annual ACED Conference took place this year on the 3rd and 4th of November 2016 at the University of the Sheffield. ACED ConferenceSheffield – Nov 2016 – Final Programme
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The John Barnes Student Conference
As in recent years, the AAU will be running the John Barnes Conference for students who have just completed an Individual Project on their degree; however, this year we are...
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Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (BIS) â Inquiry on industrial strategy
The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (BIS) launched an inquiry into the Government's industrial strategy. The inquiry launch followed the inclusion of the term "industrial strategy" into the Department for...
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Engineering a Better World - CAETS 2016
Engineering a Better World is a flagship global conference, bringing national academies of engineering from around the world together with international development stakeholders to discuss the global importance of engineering for...
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SEFI Annual Conference: Engineering Education on Top of the World: Industry University Cooperation
âEngineering Education on Top of the World: Industry University Cooperationâ Organised by the Tampere University of Technology – 12-15 September 2016, Tampere, Finland. Subthemes include but are not limited to:...
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20th Anniversary Awards 2016 - Back to the Future
The Engineering Professors' Council is delighted to announce the winning entries in the 2016 20th Anniversary Awards. The prizes were presented at the EPC Congress 2016 dinner on Monday 5th...
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Engineering Professors' Council Annual Congress 2016
The Engineering Professors Council Annual Congress 2016 was held at the University of Hull from the 4th of September - 6th September 2016.
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Brexit impact in Engineering Higher Education
Updated 28/03/19 As the political crisis over Brexit continues in Parliament, an exclusive analysis by the Engineering Professorsâ Council reveals that a cascade of effects â resulting simply from Brexitâs...