Recordings and presentations from key EPC events are available below.
EPC Congress 2020 – Industry and Academia: supercharging the crucible
8th September, Keynote: Prof Sir Chris Husbands, Vice Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University
‘What it really means to be excellent in teaching in collaboration with industry’
Reflecting on his experiences as Chair of TEF and Vice Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University, Sir Chris outlines what excellence means and the importance of learning being embedded in wider experience of the workplace.
8th September, Public lecture: Adam Hart-Davis, scientist, author, historian and broadcaster
‘What makes Britain great?’
The endlessly entertaining and ineffably affable broadcaster, scientist and historian Adam Hart-Davis timely provides a timely reflection on how Britain came to be great through engineering and ingenuity and where the nation is now.
11th September Panel discussion: Two cultures
Chair: Johnny Rich, EPC Chief Executive
Prof Liz Barnes, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Staffordshire University
Michael Hill-King, University Engagement, Huawei
Dr Sarah Main, Executive Director, Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE)
Prof David Docherty OBE, former Chief Executive, National Centre for Universities & Business (NCUB)
The idea of ‘The Two Cultures’ comes from CP Snow’s celebrated lecture in the 1950s in which he argued that the arts and sciences had drifted into distinct modes of thought and, as a result, they themselves and wider society saw them as in mutual opposition. We have adopted the reference to ‘two cultures’, to explore whether the new division is between the worlds of business and academia.
This panel session discussed the cultural divide between industry and academia that throws up barriers to better collaboration. We explored whether that divide is real and, if it is, why. Do the cultural differences between the sectors impede collaboration or even create opportunities to learn from each other? Our expert panelists draw on their experience about how the divide may be bridged, especially in the context of engineering.
11th September, Debate: We believe that work-related learning needs to be in the workplace
Chair:Prof Colin Turner, EPC President and Interim Dean of Learning Enhancement, Ulster University
For the proposition:
• Stuart Harper, Head of Engineering Excellence, Magna Specialist Confectioners
• Conor Moss, Dean of Work Based Learning, SHU
Against the proposition:
• Prof Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, Chief Executive, NMiTE
• Dr Ian Palmer, Dean, Escape Studios, Pearson College London
The panel interrogated the question of whether students learn best about the world of work on the job (or at least through experience in the workplace). There was plenty of opportunity for contributions from the audience and a vote at the end.
18th September, Keynote: Mary Curnock Cook OBE, Chair of Council, The Dyson Institute
‘Industry and academia: meeting the challenges’
Mary Curnock Cook is one of the UK’s leading voices on all aspects of higher education and, as Chair of the Dyson Institute, she is also at the helm of one of the country’s most innovative centres of engineering education. This keynote address draws together some of the themes of the Congress and reflect them forward in terms of key challenges for Engineering academics, industry and other stakeholders who might help shape the future.
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Other EPC events
| November 2019 | Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2019 | University of Wales Trinity St David |
| May 2019 | EPC Annual Congress 2019: Engineering Change | University College London |
| November 2018 | Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2018 | Sheffield Hallam University |
| May 2018 | EPC Annual Congress 2018: Fit for the Future | Harper Adams University |
| November 2017 | Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2017 | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| September 2017 | EPC Annual Congress 2017: Beyond Borders | University of Coventry |
| May 2017 | New Approaches to Engineering in Higher Education | The IET, Savoy Place, London |
| November 2016 | Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2016 | Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
| September 2016 | EPC Annual Congress 2016: The Art of Engineering | University of Hull |
| November 2015 | Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2015 | Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
| April 2015 | EPC Annual Congress 2015: Skills for Impact | University of Salford |
| November 2014 | Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2014 | Institution of Mechanical Engineers |
| April 2014 | EPC Annual Congress 2014: Engaging in Engineering | University of Glasgow |
| November 2013 | Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2013 | Institution of Civil Engineers |
| April 2013 | EPC Annual Congress 2013: Engineering in Higher Education: Investing for Impact | University of Portsmouth |
| November, 2012 | Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2012 | Royal Academy of Engineering |
| April 2012 | EPC Congress 2012 | University of Leicester |
| April 2011 | EPC Congress 2011 | London South Bank University |
| April 2010 | EPC Congress 2010 | Loughborough University |
| April 2009 | EPC Congress 2009 | Heriot-Watt University |
| April 2008 | EPC Congress 2008 | University of Warwick |
| March 2007 | EPC Congress 2007 | University of Leeds |
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