Case study: An industry-student mentoring scheme 2010-2022
Theme: Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning Author: Dr Mike Murray (Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow) Keywords: Mentors, Mentees, Civil Engineering Abstract: On enrolment...
Case study: Re-engineering education: Pushing the boundaries of academic-industrial partnerships
Theme: Graduate employability and recruitment, Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning Authors: Bob Tricklebank (Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology) and Sue Parr (WMG, University of Warwick). Keywords: Partnerships,...
Case study: Development and implementation of a collaborative event to enhance graduate employability
Theme: Graduate employability and recruitment Authors: Dr Lisa Simmons (Manchester Metropolitan University), Dr Carl Diver (Manchester Metropolitan University), Dr Gary Dougill (Manchester Metropolitan University), Scott Pepper (GAMBICA), Paul Foden (NMCN)...
Case study: Educating engineers to contribute to a regional goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2030
Educating engineers to contribute to a regional goal of net zero.
Case study: Maximising benefits of regional development funding to companies, academics and students
Maximising benefits of regional development funding
Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning - Case studies
Collaborating with industry for teaching and learning - Case studies
Why communication is a critical tool for any engineer
People rarely choose engineering because of their communication skills, but that doesn't mean they're not a vital part of the tool box. Prof Lucy Rogers explains.
The Crucible Project
There are many ways in which industry and academia can support each other’s success – in research, in building skills, in developing regions – and engineering is at the forefront...
Enterprise Collaboration Toolkit
[toolkit_landing_page_search] Welcome to the EPC's Enterprise Collaboration Toolkit – formerly known as the Crucible Project. Here you will find the EPC’s landmark project supporting university and industry collaboration in engineering...
Case Study: Developing an internet constellation
This case is about an experienced engineer leading a team at a tech start-up.
Case study: Water wars: managing competing water rights
This case involves a situation where environmental damage may be occurring despite the mechanism causing this damage being permissible by law. The engineer at this centre of the case is...
Case study: Solar panels in a desert oil field
This case requires an engineer with strong convictions about sustainable energy to make a decision about whether or not to take a lucrative contract from the oil industry.
Case study: Smart homes for older people with disabilities
This case involves a software engineer who has discovered a potential data breach in a smart home community.
Case study: Power-to-food technologies
This case involves an engineer navigating multiple demands on a work project. The engineer must evaluate trade-offs between social needs, technical specifications, financial limitations, environmental needs, legal requirements, and safety....
Case study: Industrial pollution from an ageing pipeline and its impact on local communities
This case requires an engineer to balance multiple competing factors including: economic pressure, environmental sustainability, and human health. It introduces the perspective of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a lens...