Westminster Higher Education Forum - Addressing the STEM skills gap
Timed to follow the publication of the 'one year on' report of theĀ Perkins' Review of Engineering Skills, expected in late 2014, delegates at this conference will assess progress made by...
2014 Vitae Researcher Development International Conference
TheĀ 2014 Vitae Researcher Development International ConferenceĀ is being held on the 9-10 September in Manchester, UK The conference will address the strategic and practical implications of the following themes: Ā Policy developments...
Perkins Review - university-business interaction survey...please help...
TheĀ Perkins Review's Task and Finish Group on developing university-business interaction led by Professor Julia King FREng isĀ examining how relationships might be developed to even better ensure that students are equipped...
Catherine Hobbs in The Engineer, 8 July, 2014
EPC Engineering Education and Employability committee member and Perkins Group contributor on specialist skills, Catherine Hobbs (Head of Department, UWE) was featured in The Engineer, 18 July, 2014 edition, detailing...
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS INNOVATION AND SKILLS: proposals for long-term capital investment
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills' ambition is to make the UK the best place in the world to do science and research. This is why the government is...
OfQual: Completing GCSE, AS and A Level Reform
This consultation is about what needs to be settled so that the reform of GCSE, AS and A level qualifications in England can be completed
Professor John Perkins' Review of Engineering Skills
Professor John PerkinsĀ FREngĀ is the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Ā His Review of Engineering Skills was published in November, 2013. Ā The review endorses the...
Student Conference & the John Barnes Trophy Competition
The Student Conference & the John Barnes Trophy Competition will be held at the Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU) HQ at the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) at Cranfield after the...
Lords express disappointment as Government rejects Committee's findings on immigration policies
Earlier this year, the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee conducted an inquiry into the impact of the changes to immigration regulations on international STEM students. Ā As a...
The Engineering Professorsā Council (EPC) welcomes the appointment of Greg Clark MP as Minister for Universities, Science and Cities
The Engineering Professorsā Council (EPC) welcomes the appointment of Greg Clark MP as Minister for Universities, Science and Cities Professor Simon Hodgson, President of the EPC, said: "Weāre looking forward...
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...
Engineers can become talented maths teachers...and support the profession of Engineering...and can earn Ā£25k while they train
Mathematics is an essential component of an engineering education. In the past, a number of engineering students have found the application of mathematics to what is an essentially practical subject,...
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...
Guardian league tables out today - how did you do?
Engineering - chemical Engineering - civil Engineering - electronic and electrical Engineering- general Engineering-materials and mineral Engineering - mechanical ...remember, this one doesn't include any research metrics - it includes...
SEFI Annual Conference 2014
The SEFI annual Conference 2014 ("Educating Engineers for Global Competitiveness") will take place at the University of Birmingham between 15th and 19th September and will incorporate the Biennial EE Conference....