EERN Spring Colloquium 2019
The 2019 UK and Ireland Engineering Education Research Network Spring Colloquium will take place on 2nd - 3rd May 2019 at the Technological University Dublin. You can download more details...
Teaching students to learn for themselves
Dr Sunny Bains, author of a new book on emerging technologies, examines how to support students to make use of the technical literature and to look beyond it. The best...
New Approaches Case Studies launch
Six universities leading the way for change in engineering higher education In a new joint document, the IET and the Engineering Professors Council (EPC) have selected several UK institutions that...
14th Annual AAU Conference
The 14th Annual AAU Conference will be held in December in Dubai. More details including the exact date and venue will be available shortly.
17th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR 2019)
The 17th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR 2019) incorporating the 34th National Conference on Manufacturing Research will be held from 10th- 12th September 2019 at Queen's University Belfast. For more...
Engineering higher education faces multiple threats, according to new landmark report
A worrying convergence of challenges, outlined in a high-profile report published today, is threatening the vital role of higher education in supporting the UK’s engineering sector, a critical part of...
PHEE 2019 Conference
The 2019 Professors and Heads of Electrical Engineering Conference (PHEE), in conjunction with PHOMME (Professors and Heads of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering) and the EPC (Engineering Professors' Council) was held...
DATA BLOG: First glimpse HESA student data for 2017/18 highlights a decline in part-time, postgraduate, and male enrolments
First glimpse official 2017/8 HESA student data appears static in the Engineering and technology subject group (https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/17-01-2019/sb252-higher-education-student-statistics/subjects). A closer look at the absolute numbers shows a nominal one-year fall in...
EPC Sectoral Group ACED: Joint meeting of ACED, ICE and IStructE 2019
The annual Joint Meeting of ACED, the ICE and IStructE will be held at the IStructE International HQ on 22nd May. Heads of Civil & Structural Engineering Departments and their...
ACED Annual Conference 2019
This year’s ACED annual 2-day conference will be hosted by Coventry University at their Simulation Centre. Broad themes planned for the conference are: Teaching sustainability and ethics; project-based learning; alternative...
EPC engineering enrolments survey
EPC Engineering Enrolments Survey Results 2018/19 Firstly, a huge thank you for your contributions which the Recruitment and Admissions Forum confirmed are highly valued by our members. You told us...
Engineering change: EPC Congress 2019
Engineering change: Surviving and shaping the policy environment Joining instructions are now available here. See also the EPC Congress 2019 Delegate List and speaker Biographies....
International Baccalaureate: the perfect preparation for engineers?
This blog has been written for the EPC by Henry Coverdale, Director of Post 16 Education at King Edward's School in Birmingham. Henry was the author of one of the posters...
Applications open for RAEng Engineering Leaders Scholarship
Are your students the next generation of engineering leaders? Undergraduates who are leaders, or act as role models in your institution or their community should be encouraged to apply to...
Recruitment and admissions forum 2018 presentations
RA Forum programme 2018 Download presentation KEYNOTE: Engineering admissions: trends in applications, offers & acceptances Helen Thorne MBE, Director, External Relations, UCAS ATTRACTION: Engineers in the making What attracts...