DATA BLOG: First glimpse HESA student data for 2017/18 highlights a decline in part-time, postgraduate, and male enrolments
First glimpse official 2017/8 HESA student data appears static in the Engineering and technology subject group (https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/17-01-2019/sb252-higher-education-student-statistics/subjects). A closer look at the absolute numbers shows a nominal one-year fall in...
EPC Sectoral Group ACED: Joint meeting of ACED, ICE and IStructE 2019
The annual Joint Meeting of ACED, the ICE and IStructE will be held at the IStructE International HQ on 22nd May. Heads of Civil & Structural Engineering Departments and their...
ACED Annual Conference 2019
This yearās ACED annual 2-day conference will be hosted by Coventry University at their Simulation Centre. Broad themes planned for the conference are: Teaching sustainability and ethics; project-based learning; alternative...
EPC engineering enrolments survey
EPC Engineering Enrolments Survey Results 2018/19 Firstly, a huge thank you for your contributions which the Recruitment and Admissions Forum confirmed are highly valued by our members. You told us...
International Baccalaureate: the perfect preparation for engineers?
This blog has been written for the EPC by Henry Coverdale, Director of Post 16 Education atĀ King Edward's School in Birmingham. Henry was the author of one of the posters...
Applications open for RAEng Engineering Leaders Scholarship
Are your students the next generation of engineering leaders? Undergraduates who are leaders, or act as role models in your institution or their community should be encouraged to apply to...
Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2018
The annual Recruitment and Admissions Forum took place at the Hertha Ayrton STEM Centre, Sheffield Hallam University on 14th November 2018 convenedĀ by EPC Recruitment and Admissions Committee Chair, Dr Georgina...
REF 2021
The UKās four higher education funding bodies have published the draft guidance and criteria on making submissions to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, for consultation.
Primary Engineer
Primary Engineer, the organisation which inspires children, pupils and teachers to consider engineering through continued professional development, whole class project work, competitions and exhibitions has partnered with the Engineering Professorsā...
DATA BLOG: Will this year's undergraduate engineering intake really be bad news?
An interim assessment of placed UCAS applicants for this autumn highlights that engineering follows a sector-wide slide in placed applicants overall but bucks a sector increase in applicants placed from...
ACED Annual Conference 2018
We look forward to welcoming you to this year's ACED annual 2-day conference, which will be held at the University of Bolton. Topics this year include: Employer engagement, student support,...
Engineering enrolments survey 2018-19
Download an .xlsx version of the EPC engineering enrolments survey Go to the online survey The EPC's annual engineering enrolment survey gives us all a first glance at engineering enrolments...
Initial impact of Brexit on European students and academic staff in UKās engineering higher education
This is a report informed by EPC research in collaboration with the UCL Centre for Engineering Education.
Experience enhanced: improving engineering degree apprenticeships
This influential paper examines degree apprenticeships policy in practice, identifying key barriers to their success in the interests of learner, employers and the public good. It makes number of substantial...
Creating a new breed of āsupergradsā
Creating a new breed of āsupergradsā When it comes to new approaches to education, what happens in engineering is the canary in the mine. Along with medicine no discipline more...