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Finding your passions

Alicia wasn’t sure what she wanted to do, but an apprenticeship at the RNLI helped her find her passion building a lifeboat station!

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

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

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…

Vocational

Tunnel vision

Regina’s an apprentice tunnelling engineer working on London’s Crossrail. London's a busy place and it needs Europe’s largest current construction project to keep it running smoothly! Regina took us 30 metres underground to tell us more.

Academic

Engineering and disaster relief

Hurricane Haiyan caused devastation in the Philippines in 2013 - find out how Alice Bond is using her engineering skills to help the local communities.

Academic

Building a sustainable future

40% of UK carbon emissions come from the built environment, and building services engineers like Sally are helping make buildings more sustainable and comfortable.

Academic

If you don’t ask, you don’t get

Brittany Harris explains how there are many people out there who want to help young people get into engineering and work abroad. All you need to do is ask!

Academic

A day in the life

A day in the life of graduate structural engineer James Rushton

Academic

Every day engineering: a day out in London

Let’s get one thing straight, I am passionate about engineering – like really passionate, to the point that family members have been worried about how excited I get looking at the underside of a bridge

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My life in engineering

Atkins structural engineer Christina Varnava tells us about the projects she works on, what she enjoys and how she first became interested in engineering!

Academic

Engineering without borders

STEM ambassador Ayisha is keen to highlight that there is a place for women in the engineering sector.

Academic

Making a difference

Phil Kirby is a civil engineer and has worked on projects not only on the computer but all around the world.

Case Study

Connecting isolated rural people

Avery Bang from Bridges to Prosperity, and Marion O'Dowd from Bechtel, are engineers on a mission to help the developing world.

Academic

Building transport links

Oliver Jefferies from Mott MacDonald is an engineer on a mission to build transport links.

Academic

Modern day inventor

Patrick has always loved DIY and design and technology. When his D&T teacher nominated him for a scholarship it started his design engineering journey.

Vocational

Investigating the rails

Imogen is an apprentice working on roads and rails, making sure the materials they are built of are still up to scratch.

Vocational

On your marks... get set... GO!

Zavier is a construction engineering apprentice working on transforming the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Stadium, where TeamGB, Mo Farah, Usain Bolt, and many other athletes won medals during the London 2012 Olympics.

Academic

Keeping you safe at home

Simon Crowther from Flood Protection Solutions is an engineer on a mission to help people stay safe in the home.

Academic

Swapping to engineering!

A chance encounter changed Mimi-Isabella's career path towards becoming a Materials Engineer.