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HE Bulletin - Autumn 2023

Engineering Council appoints new CEO, Deputy CEO and Chair

Published: 25/10/2023

Paul Bailey was appointed as new CEO of the Engineering Council in April, following the retirement of Alasdair Coates. Prior to taking up the role of CEO in May, Paul was the Deputy CEO & Operations Director at the Engineering Council for over eight years. Before joining the Engineering Council, Paul was Deputy CEO at the Royal Aeronautical Society. …

Women are choosing computing degrees in record numbers, says BCS

Women are choosing computing degrees in record numbers, says BCS

Published: 25/10/2023

BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, has recorded a remarkable 23% rise in accepted applications from women for computing degrees since 2019. Degrees in computing science are growing more rapidly than for any other subject at UK universities. …

MSc Motorsport Scholarship Programme, supporting black students

MSc Motorsport Scholarship Programme, supporting black students

Published: 25/10/2023

The MSc Motorsport Scholarship Programme, created with the support of the Ignite Partnership, aims to support individuals from Black or mixed Black ethnic backgrounds who want to study a master’s degree in motorsport (or a related eligible course). …

Global Responsibility Competency Compass launched to address the sustainability skills gap in engineering

Global Responsibility Competency Compass launched to address the sustainability skills gap in engineering

Published: 25/10/2023

The Engineering Council endorses the Global Responsibility Competency Compass, a self-led education tool launched to address the sustainability skills gap in engineering. It’s a practical and useful resource which supports individuals, teams and companies by pointing to the capabilities needed to stay relevant. …

Royal Academy of Engineering working with Siemens to devise new Sustainability Toolkit

Royal Academy of Engineering working with Siemens to devise new Sustainability Toolkit

Published: 25/10/2023

The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has partnered with the UK's Engineering Professors' Council (EPC) and Siemens to develop a Sustainability Toolkit. …

EngineeringUK report reveals increasing demand for engineers and growth in ‘green’ jobs

EngineeringUK report reveals increasing demand for engineers and growth in ‘green’ jobs

Published: 25/10/2023

A new report produced on behalf of EngineeringUK has found that demand for engineers is predicted to grow faster than for other occupations and that vacancies for ‘green engineering’ roles in the UK have increased by more than half (55%) over the last five years …

Engineering Professors Council produces Engineering Ethics toolkit to help engineering educators integrate ethics content into teaching

Engineering Professors Council produces Engineering Ethics toolkit to help engineering educators integrate ethics content into teaching

Published: 25/10/2023

The Engineering Professors Council (EPC) and the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) have produced an Engineering Ethics toolkit to help engineering educators integrate ethics content into teaching. …