4 May 2016

EPC President speaking on BBC Look North

Engineering Professors' Council (EPC) President, Professor Stephanie Haywood of the University of Hull, appeared on BBC's Look North last week in a segment about Hull's upcoming Amy Johnson Festival.

18 Apr 2016

University College London partners with Primary Engineer to bring Special Leaders Award to London Schools

The Faculty of Engineering Sciences at University College London (UCL) is one of theĀ EPC member organisations that has been working with Primary Engineer to run the Special Leaders Award programme....

7 Apr 2016

Engineering Professors' Council President's Prize 2016

Over 50 senior staff from university engineering departments across the UK gathered for the Engineering Professors' Council's Annual General Meeting yesterday (6th April, 2016) at Senate House, University of London...

1 Feb 2016

Engineering UK: State of Engineering 2016

Engineering UK has published its annual round-up of ā€œthe State of Engineeringā€. Its three overriding messages are: thatĀ engineering and skilled engineers make a significant contributionĀ to the UK economy and its...

28 Jan 2016

Our position on the TEF

Thanks to all those who took the time to let us have their thoughts on the proposals for the Teaching Excellence Framework - and particularly to those who took part...

13 Jan 2016

PHEE 2016 Conference

The 2016 Professors and Heads of Electrical Engineering Conference (PHEE), in conjunction with PHOMME (Professors and Heads of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering) was held at the IET, Savoy Place, London...

25 Nov 2015

Comprehensive Spending Review

Quick summary of today's CSR The government will protect the £4.7 billion science budget in real terms over the Parliament. Engineering mentions: Support will be provided to secure launch funding...

12 Sep 2016 - 15 Sep 2016

SEFI Annual Conference: Engineering Education on Top of the World: Industry University Cooperation

ā€œEngineering Education on Top of the World: Industry University Cooperationā€ Organised by the Tampere University of Technology - 12-15 September 2016, Tampere, Finland. Subthemes include but are not limited to:...

29 Oct 2015

The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) - have your say

The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) As we write, we’re still waiting for the much-trailed Green Paper from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which, alongside other issues which we’re...

25 Sep 2015

The European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) invites feedback on position paper on engineering skills

SEFI invites comments and feedback on this Position Paper and a longer discussion paper which will beĀ  available atĀ  www.sefi.beĀ  fromĀ  October.Ā  InputĀ  willĀ  beĀ  reviewedĀ  byĀ  theĀ  SEFIĀ  WorkingĀ ...

18 Sep 2015

Programme analysis of HEFCE’s Postgraduate Support Scheme: Final report published

HEFCE has now published its report on the Postgraduate Support Scheme pilot. EPC members will recall that Paul Wakeling of the University of York was commissioned to conduct an evaluation...

21 Aug 2015

House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry on the science budget

The Science and Technology Committee undertook an inquiry into the Science Budget, and to report ahead of the Spending Review. The committee began by taking oral evidence in July 2015...

31 Jul 2015

Children as Engineers - inspiring a generation...

ā€œI've really enjoyed this project because not only did I feel like I was teaching a class, I felt like I was teaching a generation.ā€ Student Engineer At its 2014...

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