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Join Engineering professor Dawn Bonfield to learn about the amazing world of engineering, and how it can make the world a better place.
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Since the beginning of civilization, humans have shaped the environment to make our lives better. This kicked into overdrive in the industrial revolution, with humans truly become the dominant species on the planet, mining ever deeper, cutting down vast ancient forests and pumping emissions into the environment. As a result, over the last 100 years, human activity has caused massive damage to natural ecosystems, at the same time expanding societal issues and injustices worldwide.
Engineering might have caused many of these problems, but it can also be a force for good, to help both the planet and the people on it. In this lecture, Dawn Bonfield will explore the work she has done to create a new vision for engineering. By using creativity and imagination together with environmentally and socially sustainable values she is helping to reshape engineering as a force to save the world. Mostly importantly, she’ll show how students, as engineers of the future, could have an amazingly rewarding job helping to tackle the most important issues our world has ever faced.
Before the talks, attendees can explore engineering in a mini fair of engineering demos and activities, where they’ll have the chance to talk to students and researchers working in engineering.
Important information
Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
Learning what the engineering workplace is like
Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering
The Gatsby benchmarks are a framework for good careers guidance for schools across all of England and in some areas across the rest of the UK. This experience helps your school to reach the following benchmarks:
The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:
Creativity - the use of imagination and the generation of new ideas.
Listening - the ability to listen and understand information.
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STEM Ambassadors from a wide range of STEM-related jobs to help bring subjects to life!
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What is engineering? Where can you find it? Come on a journey around the world and find out what engineers do, how they do it, and why!
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A masterclass in engineering design: how to design world beating products by breaking complex products into simple components.
