Engineering Professors' Council Patron receives prestigious award
Congratulations to Professor Dame Julia King, Vice Chancellor of Aston University and Patron of the Engineering Professors’ Council on the award of the Leonardo da Vinci Medal by the European...
HM Treasury and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Science and Innovation Strategy 2014
Long term strategy to make the UK the best place in the world for science and business.
UNIVERSITIES UK: Student funding panel
The reforms to higher education aimed to put students at the heart of the system and ensure quality and value for money for students. The Panel will be considering the...
RAEng Ingenious Award Workshop for Engineers in Birmingham
This is a series of exciting and unusual workshops to build on an engineer's public engagement skills. The goal is to provide delegates with a platform to question and discuss the...
AAU Committee Meeting and AGM
The AAU Committee Meeting and AGM will be held at the Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU) HQ at the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) at Cranfield on Friday 24 Oct before...
Westminster Higher Education Forum - Addressing the STEM skills gap
Timed to follow the publication of the 'one year on' report of the Perkins' Review of Engineering Skills, expected in late 2014, delegates at this conference will assess progress made by...
2014 Vitae Researcher Development International Conference
The 2014 Vitae Researcher Development International Conference is being held on the 9-10 September in Manchester, UK The conference will address the strategic and practical implications of the following themes:  Policy developments...
Perkins Review - university-business interaction survey...please help...
The Perkins Review's Task and Finish Group on developing university-business interaction led by Professor Julia King FREng is 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 Perkins FREng is the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).  His Review of Engineering Skills was published in November, 2013.  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. Â As a...
The Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC) welcomes the appointment of Greg Clark MP as Minister for Universities, Science and Cities
The Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC) welcomes the appointment of Greg Clark MP as Minister for Universities, Science and Cities Professor Simon Hodgson, President of the EPC, said: "We’re looking forward...