Engineering activities to try at home
Published: 31/03/2020
With many children now being home schooled for the next few months, some organisations are providing STEM activities to educate and entertain school age students. …
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More young people would consider a career in engineering
More young people would consider a career in engineering
Published: 30/01/2020
The proportion of 16-19 year olds who would consider a career in engineering has increased significantly since 2016 …
Compensation and condonement
Compensation and condonement
Published: 28/11/2019
Accreditation panels and committees have increasingly found that university regulations related to student progression may permit students to graduate without achieving all the learning outcomes required from an accredited degree. …
Higher apprenticeships
Higher apprenticeships
Published: 28/11/2019
Anyone involved in the development of engineering-related higher apprenticeships is encouraged to engage with relevant professional engineering institutions as early as possible. …
T levels
T levels
Published: 28/11/2019
T levels are new qualifications being introduced from September 2020. They are two-year courses designed to be equivalent to three A levels, with a technical focus. …
Unmanned voyage across the Atlantic announced
Unmanned voyage across the Atlantic announced
Published: 17/10/2019
In September 2020, 400 years after the Mayflower ship first carried the Pilgrim Fathers to America, a state-of-the-art unmanned ship will travel the same route running on renewable energy. …
Eco-Innovators competition invites students to combine creativity and engineering
Eco-Innovators competition invites students to combine creativity and engineering
Published: 21/05/2019
The ‘Eco Innovators’ competition - announced by Science Minister Chris Skidmore at the launch of the Engineering: Take a Closer Look campaign, a legacy project of the successful Year of Engineering campaign - invites students aged 7-19 to combine their creativity and engineering skills to design a new chargepoint for electric vehicles that is innovative, iconic and beautiful. …
Another successful Big Bang Fair in 2019
Another successful Big Bang Fair in 2019
Published: 11/04/2019
The 2019 Big Bang Fair has been celebrated as a success, with over 70,000 people attending the event at the NEC in Birmingham. …
Degree apprenticeships – update from the Office for Students
Degree apprenticeships – update from the Office for Students
Published: 19/03/2019
A new report from the Office for Students (OfS) reflects on progress around degree apprenticeships up to the 2017-18 academic year. …
Hawley Award nominations are open
Hawley Award nominations are open
Published: 28/01/2019
A prize of up to £5,000 is available for an outstanding engineer, whose innovative work has demonstrable benefit to the environment. …
HE Document Retention Statement
HE Document Retention Statement
Published: 11/01/2019
HEIs should be aware that the provision of evidence for future accreditation activities is a legitimate reason to retain assessed student work. …