Engineering Academics Network Annual Congress 2023: New Models

Full programme will follow shortly. (The download below is interim for Hammermen Award entries.)

We are delighted to be able to offer 5 early career staff an EPC sponsored place at Congress 2023. Please complete the form below by Friday 31st April.

Please see the full eligibility criteria below:

• You must not have been employed in any academic post(s) for longer than a sum of five years.
• Academics previously attending Congress on a free ECS place are not eligible for this offer (but can book a heavily discounted rate here).
• The free place offer is for a full congress ticket plus congress dinner and optional basic B&B accommodation.
• Travel and other expenses to attend are not included.
• You will be expected to attend the whole of Congress.
• Only one free place per member institution (non-member institutions are not eligible for this offer).
  Places will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis to those eligible for them.
• Successful applicants will be expected to submit a brief report following their attendance.
• Please note that if an individual if found not to be eligible, they will be responsible for the full Congress fee.

Please confirm your eligibility including that you will expected to attend the whole of Congress.

• I confirm I have read the eligibility criteria and qualify for a free space
• I confirm I will attend all Congress speaker sessions on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th June
• I confirm I will attend the public lecture and networking activities on Monday 12th June
• I confirm I will attend the Congress dinner on the evening of Tuesday 13th June

Name *

First

Last

Email *

University *

How long have you been an academic? *

3. Please tell us a little about yourself and why you would like to come to Congress (max 250 words). *

4. We recognise that some ECS may find it helpful for the EPC to write to their Head of Department to say why the EPC thinks it would be in the interests of their department for the individual to come. Would you like us to do this?

• Yes
• No

Please give us the name and email address of who to contact:

5. Do you want to take advantage of the free accommodation? *

• Yes please
• No thankyou

6. Finally, we will ask all free ECS attendees to write a brief report on one Congress session for circulation to our membership. Please indicate below that you are willing to do this. When the full Congress programme is available, we will try to accommodate your preference of session.

• I confirm I am willing to write a brief report on a Congress session

Preferred session (leave blank if you don't mind)

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For longlisted applicants: the template for your poster can be found here. You can also download a copy from the Event Programme Tab until 20th April (Download Programme).

Help your students celebrate their success through the coveted EPC Hammermen Student Prize. There is a cash award of up to £500 and FIVE totally free places at the 2023 Engineering Academics Network Annual Congress up for grabs.

The prize celebrates the achievements of different engineering students at the EAN Annual Congress. Following the resounding student success at UWE in 2022, we will be showcasing the Hammermen Awards live as part of Congress 2023: New models. This is the big event in the EAN calendar.

Please encourage your students (undergraduate, postgraduate or KTP associate) to APPLY NOW by submitting a 100-word abstract for a poster on the theme(s) New models: making the world a better place (with a focus on ethic and sustainability). This might be something students are already working on for their final year project, or something from within their engineering studies which has really inspired them.

The deadline for applications (just a 100 word pitch) is Friday 17th March.

The deadline for full poster submission will be Thursday 20th April.

• 15 longlisted entries will be selected to submit full posters to the Annual Congress. These will be displayed throughout Congress at NMITE’s brand new Skylon camplus.
• 5 poster finalists will be invited – at the EPC’s expense – to attend the full Congress at NMITE in Hereford and present their posters;
• At least 1 winner will be announced during the Annual Congress Dinner at the wonderful Left Bank, on Tuesday 13th June. The award and the £500 prize fund will be presented by The Incorporation of Hammermen of Glasgow on the night.

Students: Apply now!

Why should your students enter?

The Engineering Professors’ Council represents the academic engineers in the UK, with most university engineering faculties as members comprising an Engineering Academics Network of over 7,500 academic staff. EPC offer the authoritative voice of engineering departments’ interests to key audiences such as funders, influencers, employers, professional bodies and government. The EPC has an impactful web presence and an active lobbying community.

Specifically, entering the EPC Hammermen Student Prize affords all entrants:

An introduction to the EPC offer;
A shared network of academic staff;
Member rate EPC Congress tickets;
Successful students will also benefit from the publication of their poster at Congress.

For the finalists, the benefits extend to:

The insight of the hand-picked line up of speakers;
An unparalleled opportunity to directly interact with engineering academics at all career stages;
An opportunity to develop their professional practice and their understanding of strategic and policy challenges;
Access to all Congress social activities, including a blacksmith forging workshop;

The opportunity to be voted the best poster by Congress delegates to win the £500 cash prize.