Investigation into Why the UK Has the Lowest Proportion of Female Engineers in the EU
This report, published in April 2011 by Engineering UK, compared the education systems in the UK, Ireland, Italy and Sweden to explore and understand why the UK has the lowest proportion of female engineering professionals across the EU states. In order to determine if there are any successful national characteristics or strategies…
What Is Engineering?
From EngineeringUK, this resource contains a booklet and a presentation about careers in engineering. The booklet illustrates some of the routes into careers within engineering. The presentation, developed in response to requests from UK engineering companies, explains simply what engineering is all about. It covers the types…
Engineering Chocolate
From EngineeringUK, this engaging poster looks at the food industry engineering careers involved in the production of chocolate. Short descriptions are given for the jobs of: chemical engineer, environmental engineer, packaging engineer and biochemical engineer. Four lesson activities accompany the poster: Hot chocolate: This…
Engineering Concert
From EngineeringUK, this engaging poster looks at engineering careers involved in the staging of a music concert. Short descriptions are given for the jobs of: sound engineer, structural engineer, lighting technician and electrical engineer. Four lesson activities accompany the poster: Hot wires: In this activity, students…