HEA Engineering Enhancement Event
The Higher Education Academy is holding an Enhancement Event for academics in Higher Education in Cardiff on 2nd July. There are a number of streams to the day including a...
RAEng's industrial secondment success for EPC members
Congratulations to seven EPC members on securing a place in the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Industrial Secondment scheme. The scheme will see them spending up to 12 months working onsite with...
7 research areas marked by EPSRC for growth...
In case you've missed them....the EPSRC has identified 7 areas of engineering research for strategc focus and growth. For more, go to EPSRC research... Electrical motors and drives / electromagnetics...
New report published on the contribution of teaching to academic career advancement
Thanks to all members who contributed to this piece of research (and you did in numbers), published today by the Royal Academy of Engineering. The report, "Does teaching advance your...
Pre election Budget 2015
The Engineering Professors’ Council welcomes the Chancellor’s commitment to science and innovation. Engineering has proved to be the powerhouse of economic growth (Royal Academy of Engineering - Engineering for a...
REF funding implications starting to be announced...
With the Grant letter now issued, we're awaiting the announcements about how the quality-related research funding will be divvie'd up between institutions based on the latest REF results. The Scottish...
Royal Academy of Engineering: Dowling Review of Business University Collaboration
A review examining how government can support the devlelopment of more effective collaborations between business and university researchers in he UK.
13th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2015)
Follow link for the call for papers. For more information, please follow the link http://www.icmr.org.uk/
Science and innovation policy published...
HM Treasury and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills have today, 17th December, 2014 published their “Plan for Growth – science and innovation”. While its tone is reassuring, with a...
Parliamentary and Scientific Committee lunch - a report and a personal view from incoming EPC President Professor Stephanie Haywood
I was delighted to attend the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee's annual lunch at the House of Lords on behalf of the EPC on 26th November. We were wondering why security...
2014 Vitae Researcher Development International Conference
The 2014 Vitae Researcher Development International Conference is being held on the 9-10 September in Manchester, UK The conference will address the strategic and practical implications of the following themes: Policy developments...
Perkins Review - university-business interaction survey...please help...
The Perkins Review's Task and Finish Group on developing university-business interaction led by Professor Julia King FREng is examining how relationships might be developed to even better ensure that students are equipped...
RAEng-EPSRC study on assessing the economic returns to the UK of investment in engineering research and associated training
In the spirit of evidence-based policy development, the RAEng and the EPSRC have joined forces in a project chaired by Professor John Fisher CBE FREng, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University...
EPC Sectoral Group - Association of Aerospace Universities: student prize
As in the last two 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...
Reports available from Excellence in Postgraduate Education: Manufacturing, Materials and Design event
Dear All, Thank you to those of you who attended the Excellence in Postgraduate Education: Manufacturing, Materials and Design event on 8th May. Key findings from the presentations and discussions...