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Susan Kay in Times Higher Education
Susan Kay, Executive Director, was quoted in Jack Grove's article in The Times Higher Education, on the latest (2013/14) enrolment figures to UK engineering departments. Engineering recruitment back on track...
Engineering Council: Accreditation of HE Programmes (AHEP) review - opportunity to contribute
During 2013, the Engineering Council is undertaking the periodic five year review of several key documents including The Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP). Weconsulted initially on this AHEP review...
Witty Review published
The final report of The Witty Review of universities and economic growth has been published this week, following preliminary findings earlier in the year. The independent review, headed by Sir...
EPC welcomes capital funding for science and engineering
We welcome the announcement by David Willetts on 30 September that £400 million will be invested in higher education science and engineering teaching facilities, including £200 million by HEFCE in...
Should "engineer" be a protected title?
...this seems to be a question that's come up a lot recently.During 2011 the Board of the Engineering Council established a working group to consider issues relating to the status...
20th Anniversary Awards 2014
In 2014, the Engineering Professors' Council (EPC) will be celebrating 20 years since the joining together of the Engineering Professors’ Conference and the Committee for Engineering in Polytechnics in 1994....
The AQA A level science HE Expert Panel
Just a quick update on the work of one of our new Committee members, Mike Bramhall, on behalf of the Engineering Professors' Council.... The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) has...
Feedback to members of our input to CaSE meeting with Science Minister
The Campaign for Science and Engineering, of which EPC is a subscribing member, met recently with David Willetts, having collated input from its members. Here is their summary of the...
BIS announces "investment in postgraduate study"
£75 million investment in removing barriers to postgraduate study Students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be supported in postgraduate study with up to £125 million of extra funding, Universities and Science...
Universities UK International Conference: report from EPC Chair of EES working group
Our "roving reporter" Professor Clive Neal-Sturgess reports from the International Conference held at UUK last week. Well, the headline was thatEurope is "back on the agenda" with theUK so heavily...
Funded young researchers refused entry to UK, professional body warns
Jack Grove, Times Higher Education, reports on EPC's concerns about the impact of the visa regulations on research capacity "Funded young researchers refused entry to UK, professional body warns" (30...