UK and Ireland Engineering Education Research Network Annual Symposium
The UK & Ireland EERN is pleased to announce that their Annual Symposium is back ‘live and in person’ following their virtual events of recent times. This year’s Symposium will...
Ethics Ambassadors
“When I started to teach ethics, many years ago now, I felt alone… today we are a community who help and support each other. Together we can make ethics in...
Engineering Ethics Toolkit: Submit a case enhancement
Use this form to submit a case enhancement for consideration for inclusion in the EPC's Engineering Ethics Toolkit, produced in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Engineering Ethics Toolkit: Submit a guidance article
Use this form to submit a guidance article for consideration for inclusion in the EPC's Engineering Ethics Toolkit, produced in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Engineering Ethics Toolkit: Submit a case study
Use this form to submit a case study to the EPC's Engineering Ethics Toolkit.
EES Committee Meeting 19th September 2023
There will be a meeting of the EES committee taking place Tuesday 19th September at 11am.
EES Committee Meeting 21st June 2023
There will be a meeting of the EES committee taking place Wednesday 21st June at 10.30am.
Congress 2023 Steering Group Meeting 13th April 2023
There will be a meeting of the Congress Steering Group taking place Thursday 13th April at 10am.
Case study: Neuroethics of brain-computer interfaces
This case involves Aziza, a biomedical engineer working for Neuraltrix, a hypothetical company that develops Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) for specialised applications. Aziza has always been curious about the brain and...
Case study: Implementing the use of homegrown mass timber for residential housing
An early-career consultant engineer working in the area of sustainable construction.
A recipe for creating a case study in engineering ethics
This article sets forth a “recipe” based on recent educational scholarship that can be used to create case studies ideal for classroom use.
Case study: Financially and politically motivated misinformation about STEM research
The case involves an engineering student whose personal choices may affect her future professional experience. It highlights both micro- and macro-ethical issues, dealing with the ways that individual actions and...
Case study: Developing a decarbonisation roadmap
This case involves an engineer who is one of the stakeholders invited by the president of Nigeria to implement an Energy Transition Plan (ETP). It requires the engineer, who is...
Case study: Microplastics in cosmetics
This case study involves a young engineering student on an industrial placement year at a firm that manufactures cosmetics.