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STEM News
2nd December 2024
Energy Quest with the Volvo For Life Fund

EngineeringUK is partnering with Volvo Cars to expand the reach of its Energy Quest schools programme to help get young people ‘thinking like engineers.’

STEM News
21st October 2024
19.2% of the UK employed in engineering and technology

A UK workforce report by EngineeringUK has been published and reveals around a fifth (19.2%) of the UK workforce (both employed and self-employed) were working in an engineering and technology occupation in 2023.   

STEM News
10th October 2024
Tomorrow’s Engineers Week inspiring young people into engineering

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2024, hosted by EngineeringUK, is set to spark a nationwide wave of enthusiasm among young people aged 11 to 14 with a celebration of engineering and technology careers.  

STEM News
1st October 2024
EngineeringUK launches EUK Education to inspire STEM careers

EUK Education – a new brand from EngineeringUK – has launched to offer the teaching and careers community support and resources to inspire more young people to get into STEM and the many diverse career paths available.

STEM News
25th September 2024
More needed to improve STEM career guidance in schools

Hundreds of thousands more people need to pursue STEM careers in the coming years if the UK is to meet its net zero targets and achieve sustainable growth.

Awards
21st June 2024
UK young engineer and young technologists of year announced

An inspiring student has beaten hundreds to clinch the coveted title of UK Young Engineer of the Year in this year’s Big Bang Competition and a group of teens from Liverpool have been crowned as the first UK Young Technologists of the Year.

Women in Tech
31st May 2024
Worrying spike in women leaving engineering

Data on the engineering and technology workforce revealed that the proportion of women working in engineering and technology roles had declined in the past year from 16.5% to 15.7%. This decline was concentrated among women aged 35 to 44.

STEM News
24th April 2024
Concerns for future as girls turn away from STEM

EngineeringUK, with support from Wellcome have found that girls are turning away from STEM, particularly science and engineering.

STEM News
6th February 2024
Introducing the VIP judges for The Big Bang Competition

The Big Bang Competition, celebrated as the premier annual event for science, engineering, and technology among young individuals in the UK, has announced its panel of VIP judges for the 2023/24 session.

Women in Tech
18th January 2024
Organisations uniting to inspire a diverse engineering and technology workforce

The Tomorrow’s Engineers Code is celebrating an important milestone – the community now has over 300 members dedicated to increasing the diversity and number of young people entering engineering and technology careers.

STEM News
7th December 2023
Review: STEM clubs boost engineering career aspirations

EngineeringUK has released a new report which brings together the available evidence on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths) clubs and their ability to increase students’ aspirations for engineering and technology careers.

STEM News
9th November 2023
Climate schools programme to inspire next generation of engineers

In alignment with Green Careers Week and Tomorrow's Engineers Week, EngineeringUK has unveiled a pilot scheme for educational institutions.

STEM News
6th November 2023
Tomorrow's Engineers Week 2023 day one

Tomorrow's Engineers Week 2023 (6 to 10 November 2023) started today, initiating a week dedicated to celebrating engineering and technology vocations with the aim to enthuse and guide future talent.

News & Analysis
18th September 2023
EngineeringUK’s 5-year strategy enables engineering and tech to thrive

Not-for-profit EngineeringUK has announced it’s entering a new strategy period – which will set the direction of the organisation over the next 5 years.

Awards
23rd June 2023
Teenage girl scoops UK young engineer of the year award with sign language interpretation device

Winners of the prestigious Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition have been announced at an awards ceremony at The Big Bang Fair.

Women in Tech
23rd June 2023
New review published on interventions to increase girls’ aspirations for engineering and tech careers

As the sector gears up to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day (23 June), EngineeringUK has released a new report which brings together the available evidence on interventions that aim to increase girls’ aspirations for engineering and technology careers.

STEM News
8th June 2023
The Big Bang Fair, inspiring more young people into STEM careers

With just two weeks to go, excitement is building for the return of the popular Big Bang Fair  –  the largest celebration of science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) for young people in the UK.

Appointments
15th May 2023
Maddie Dinwoodie to join EngineeringUK

EngineeringUK has announced that Maddie Dinwoodie will join as Director of Engagement Programmes in the summer.

STEM News
6th March 2023
Inspire the next generation of engineers this National Careers Week

To celebrate National Careers Week (6th to 11th March), EngineeringUK is launching a new careers resource designed to help entice young people into STEM careers.

News & Analysis
15th February 2023
115,000 more girls need to study maths or physics A levels to bridge gender gap in engineering

A new research report, released today by charity EngineeringUK, reveals the staggering increase needed in the number of girls studying maths and/or physics at A level, in order to reach equal numbers of male and female students studying engineering and technology degrees.

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