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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Engineering Professors' Council Annual Congress 2017
The Engineering Professors' Council Annual Congress 2017 took place at the University of Coventry on 11-13 September.
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...
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...
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...
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...