EPC President speaking on Estuary TV
[video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://beta.epc.ac.uk/uploads/2016/08/The-Art-of-Engineering.mp4"][/video] Acknowledgement: The Culture Zone Engineering Professors' Council (EPC) President, Professor Stephanie Haywood of the University of Hull, appeared on Estuary TV last Friday in a segment...
Lord Stern’s Review of the Research Excellence Framework
President of the British Academy Lord Nicholas Stern was commissioned by the government to carry out the review of the Research Excellence Framework (REF). The independent report "Building on Success and...
Placement experiences
"I am getting industrial experience in the area I am really passionate about, so when I'll graduate and will look for jobs I'll be so much better prepared and it’s...
The advantages of offering degree apprenticeships
The University of Sheffield has been an early entrant to this new form of higher learning. Its Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre - AMRC with Boeing (which specialises in the research...
Could your students inspire the engineers of the future?
Teaching physics is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind as a career for an engineering graduate. However, it is a rewarding, valuable and important occupation and engineers...
Engineering Inspiration: WES Student Conference 2016
The WES Annual student conference is open to female engineering students, mainly UG but also some PG. It is ideal for networking with fellow students, potential employers and young professional female engineers....
Engineering Professors' Council Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2016
This year's Engineering Professors' Council Recruitment and Admissions Forum will be held on 9th November at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. A packed and informative programme for all those working...
EPC Degree Apprenticeships toolkit
In September 2015 the first university-business co-developed Degree Apprenticeship programmes, were launched - having been designed and eligible for funding under the government’s new model for apprenticeship training (Apprenticeship Standards),...
Contextual learning toolkits
Our two Contextual Learning Toolkits are the result of the research conducted to address the recommendations of the Perkins Review of Engineering Skills and the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Universe...
The John Barnes Student Conference
As in recent years, the AAU will be running the John Barnes Conference for students who have just completed an Individual Project on their degree; however, this year we are...
Professor Helen Atkinson among ‘Top 50 Women in Engineering’
An inaugural list of the top 50 Women in Engineering, featuring former EPC President and University of Leicester Head of Engineering Professor Helen Atkinson, was published in the Daily Telegraph...
Before placement - advice for universities and employers
Universities Ensure Health and Safety procedures in the placement Give effective support in identifying placement possibilities, combining students and employers’ expectations. Help students in writing up CV’s and cover letters...
Before placement - advice for students
When choosing your placement, you need to consider a wide range of aspects such as your motivations for doing a placement, type and length, discipline, location and type of company....
“Children as Engineers – Paired Peer Mentors in Primary Schools”
EPC’s Engaging in Engineering Public Engagement Grant Award 2014 At its 2014 Congress, the Engineering Professors' Council launched a public engagement funding call: Engaging in Engineering. One of the two winning projects...
Short poll: Support for early career academic and research staff in engineering
The Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC) is the representative body for engineering in higher education. But we're not just for professors... Our primary purpose is to provide a forum at which all...