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Hands-on learning at Drax

Meet Ross, find out how he's been supported to learn new skills with dyslexia in his apprenticeship at at Drax Power Station

Vocational

Tea cups and T Levels

Learn more about what it's like doing a T level at Portmeirion, and the engineering behind making pottery.

Academic

Working with friends

Matt is a systems engineer who works on submarines, but in his spare time he also works with his friends to create The3Engineers storybooks.

Academic

Maths in medicine

Nargiza is a researcher working in medical imaging. She uses maths and computing skills to help doctors look after our health and wellbeing! 

Academic

Programming Marty the robot

Siobhan is a lead developer for Robotical, and leads her team to programme Marty the robot to be the best he can be!

Academic / Vocational

Creating a good experience!

Zarin is an IT intern at Proctor and Gamble, and works to make a friendly customer experience!

Academic

Improving the lives of cancer patients

As a biochemical engineer Chika gets to problem solve and help change people's lives. Chika's research focuses on optimizing the process for making biopharmaceutical drugs to improve the lives of those with cancer!

Vocational

Coding drones to save lives

Dilani is a research and systems engineer at Herotech8. Find out how her work had led to live saving technology and get inspired by her top tips for a career in robotics.

Academic / Vocational

Get creative with engineering

When Nick isn’t working as a design engineer, he’s working on The3Engineers project – using his engineering skills to create eco-themed books for children.

Vocational

Net zero farming through engineering

Charlotte Bugden is an apprentice at Bicton College and works on her family farm as well as studying - she is dedicated to making sure that the future of the farm is net zero.

Academic

Managing energy use

Energy Manager Jaz works with high street companies to provide advice and support as to how they can reduce their carbon footprint and work towards net zero.

Academic

Hair-raising chemicals

Jasmine Mucenieks takes new chemical formulations for hair care products fresh from the lab and works out the best way to produce these on a large scale. This is to make new products ready for the mass-market, so you can buy them from a shop near you!

Academic

Fresh air

Adil Kadar is a chemical engineer whose challenge at work is to help keep people smelling fresh across the whole world - not an easy task!

Academic

Behind the music

Behind every great gig or festival like Glastonbury, there are people working to make sure the audience hear the band in the best possible way. Some of these people are called live sound engineers.

Academic

A Thames tide-y up

Sue Hitchcock is a civil engineer working on the Thames Tideway Tunnel, a new engineering project which, along with the Lee Tunnel and upgrade of London's major sewage treatment works, will update London's Victorian sewer system to cope with the many millions more people now living and working in the capital.

Academic

All ears

Eloise is responsible for things that go bump on the radio, or bark, or crash! As a sound engineer she uses the latest recording technology to make radio drama sound realistic!

Academic

Oil, gas and deep-sea discovery

Engineers like Yasmin Ali work out how to get oil and gas from deep out of the ground, often from challenging locations like the middle of the sea, and back onto land where we want to use it to power our televisions, computers, and more!

Case Study

Patrolling for petroleum

We use energy for electricity and fuel every day and Hani Baluch helps power all our energy needs. Hani Baluch works out in the field as a graduate petroleum engineer for BP, putting safety procedures into place to maximise oil and gas production from wells.

Academic

Walk this way

Walking, running and moving are things that most people can luckily take for granted much of the time. But, if you have an injury or disability this can make these activities more difficult. This is where rehabilitation engineering comes in. Everybody is different - and engineers like Louise help design equipment that will work for a particular person.

Vocational

Licence to drive

After finishing school, Josh Brough decided he wanted to earn and learn at the same time. He took an apprenticeship with Siemens and now works on the electronic and electrical devices that help drive rollercoasters!

Academic

Going loco for cocoa

Engineers working in a chocolate factory, like Aoibheann Hurley, design, assemble and improve production lines to make great chocolate on a large scale.

Academic

Rendering movie magic

Lucy is a London-based visual effects artist who helps bring the biggest Hollywood films to the silver screen at VFX House, Double Negative.

Academic

Fast-track engineering

Ian Rawlings has to use all his engineering experience to keep trains moving on the London Underground as well as updating the trains, tracks and signalling systems at the same time - a difficult, important and rewarding job!

Academic

Fighting fire with fire

Rory Hadden investigates how fires ignite, spread and how they can be extinguished. This research is then used to save lives by creating safer buildings for us to live and work in.

Academic

Carbon Counting

Jaz uses her mechanical engineering skills to find out where supermarkets, retailers, and businesses can make changes to become more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.

Academic

Engineering projects in Africa

Engineers like Drew work in developing countries, helping generate local electricity, creating access to clean water, developing basic transport and more. Find out how Drew uses his knowledge and practical engineering skills to bring power to the people of a remote village in Malawi…