Latest news from the world of engineering
2 October 2025: Pedagogic Research Webinar Join Professor John Mitchell on 13 October 2025, 13:00–14:30, for an interactive session exploring the role of pedagogic research in driving educational change, innovation...
Labour, levies and Liverbirds
EPC Chief Executive Johnny Rich delivers his takeaways from the Labour Party Conference and what it all means for Engineering academia. As I have done for the past few years,...
RA Committee Meeting 13th October 2025
There will be a meeting of the RA committee taking place Monday 13th October at 10am.
Media Release: Engineering Professors’ Council launches Inclusive Employability Toolkit
The Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC) has launched a new Inclusive Employability Toolkit to support engineering educators and students in embedding Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) into employability learning.
Case study: Healthcare sensor systems and health technology solutions to address global challenges
Ulster University Keywords: Innovation, Healthcare technology, algorithm development, machine learning, defibrillator, predictive analysis, edge-AI; IoT. Sector: digital and technologies, life sciences Project lead: Professor James McLaughlin, Professor of Biomedical Engineering....
Case study: FRESHBIM-FRESHDT - Framework for sustainable heritage through BIM, digital twins and AI
Middlesex University Keywords: Digital Twin, Heritage Conservation, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable Engineering, AI in Construction, Tourism Development, Carbon Reduction, Interdisciplinary Education, Community Engagement Sector: digital and technologies Project lead:...
Case study: Structural performance of innovative high-yield strength cold-rolled steel channel sections using experimental and advanced computational modelling
Northumbria University Keywords: Cold-Rolled Steel (CRS), Structural Optimisation, Finite Element Modelling, Experimental Testing, Sustainable Construction, High-Yield Strength Steel, Design Guidelines, Material Efficiency, Modular Building Systems and Academic-Industry Collaboration. Sector: advanced...
Case study: Development of PAS 280 for through-life engineering services
Cranfield University Keywords: Asset management, condition monitoring, life cycle engineering, through-life engineering, maintenance systems, digital manufacturing, degradation assessment Sector: advanced manufacturing Project lead: Cranfield University Project collaborators: MOD; Rolls-Royce; BAE...
Case study: Affordable railway electrification
University of Southampton Keywords: Affordable railway electrification, arcing decarbonisation net-zero foundations Sector: Low carbon transportation of goods and people Project leads: William Powrie CBE, Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, University of...
Case study: iTrend: Intelligent technologies for renal dialysis
University of Derby Keywords: MedTech, CKD, Renal Dialysis, Continuous non-invasive Blood Pressure Measurement, Blood Pressure Estimation, Hypotension Prediction, Sensor Data Fusion, Machine Learning Sector: digital and technologies, Med Tech Project...
Case study: Hydrogen power grid integration: Power quality and grid code compliance
The Manchester Metropolitan University Keywords: Power quality, hydrogen grid integration, grid code compliance, power electronics, electrolysers, fuel cells Sector: clean energy industries, digital and technologies Project leads: Professor Bamidele Adebisi,...
Case Study: HYVERT.ai living green infrastructure system: Sustainable urban greening for health, climate, and biodiversity
The Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Manchester, University of Cumbria and Salford University Keywords: Green infrastructure, biodiversity, carbon capture, urban sustainability, AI in ecology, machine vision, smart cities, plant health...
Engineering research & innovation: delivering impact for the UK 2025
ENGINEERING RESEARCH in our universities is the engine of the government’s Industrial Strategy and it provides solutions to the most urgent challenges of our time: energy security, climate resilience, defence...
Our activities
Welcome to this review of the EPC's recent activities - here we highlight some of the events, resources and other benefits we have brought to our members recently. Our activities...
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. The EPC hosted an...