News & events
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.
Events
Recruitment and Admissions Forum 2019
The annual Recruitment and Admissions Forum took place at University of Wales Trinity St David’s new SA1 Swansea Waterfront development on 27th November 2019 convenedby EPC Recruitment and Admissions Committee...
Events
New Approaches in Practice
As part of the EPC’s New Approaches to Engineering Higher Education initiative, run jointly with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), we will be holding a conference on 18...
Events
Migration Advisory Committee’s call for evidence on a salary threshold and points-based system
This consultation ran from September to November 2019. In June 2019, the government commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to carry out an in depth analysis ofpotential future salary thresholds...
Consultations
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...
Events
Compensation and Condonement: Response to proposed accreditation regulations
The Engineering Council proposed a policy on compensation and condonement, which will result in new rules being put in place for new cohorts on accredited programmes starting from September 2022....
Consultations
AAU Odyssey
To be held at the University of Hertfordshire. Follow links for more details and map.
Events
Guest blog: Time to Reflect on the Wellbeing of our Engineers
Students’ mental health is a deservedly hot topic in higher education. But is the conversation more difficult when it comes to engineering? Are the challenges greater?
Opinions
Aviation Centres of Excellence: Developing Tomorrow's workforce for a global community
The aviation industry is under transformation. New technologies are making flying faster, safer, less noisy and more sustainable. These innovations, however, require new skills. How can we equip the workers...
Events
Brexit impact on UK’s engineering education sector: Exploring EU students and staff experiences
The Engineering Professors’ Council and the UCL Centre for Engineering Education are running a research project, funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, that seeks to address and understand the...
Research papers
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...
Events
Improving Higher Technical Education: Department for Education
This consultation ran from July to September 2019. Higher technical education is post-18 education aligned to technical routes, such as accounting, engineering, management or laboratory science. The DfE sought to...
Consultations
Engineering Council Standards Review
The Engineering Council was in the process of undertaking its five-yearly review of its Standards, including those relevant to accreditation and approval. As part of this consultation, The Engineering Council...
Consultations
Guest blog: ‘If you were an engineer, what would you do?’
If you are one of the 125,000+ passengers per day heading through Gatwick South this summer, you may just spot your university’s Leaders Award prototype on the huge hoarding showcase.
News
Research grants and contracts income
Research grants and contracts income tells us about the sources of research funding. In 2017–18, 23.4% of UK research funding came from international sources. EU funding, which makes up more...