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EWB-Bristol and EWB-Warwick have both won the fantastic opportunity to develop a workshop which is fully funded by the European Commission directed by Practical Action! An amazing opportunity!

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Amazing opportunity to develop Engineers Without Borders UK's work in Africa! If you are passionate about overcoming poverty and global development challenges, appreciate the role of technology, and are confident in working overseas we can offer £21,656 salary, extensive international travel and chance to work closely with our volunteers.

MSABI (http://www.msabi.org/) run an innovative water, sanitation and hygiene programme in southern central Tanzania, co-located with the International Health Institute and surrounded by stunning scenery and national parks. Their work on the ground (supported by EWB-UK placement volunteers) combined with commitment to research, enables them to attract leading experts in water and sanitation field and show you first hand how they are tackling the challenge.

EWB-UK Outreach has an exciting opportunity to work with Practical Action as part of their technology justice campaign to develop an Outreach Workshop for reaching schools across four European countries and to be added to the EWB Outreach schools programme! 

A fantastic new opportunity has arisen for us to enter some runners into this years Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon! It promises to be a really exciting event, around Britain's greatest racing track! 

Engineers Without Borders UK are proud to welcome Rachel Haynes, Priti Parikh, Richa Bhuttar, Adam Harvey-Cook and Stephen Jones as our new Trustees.

Peter Hansford, Chairman of the EWB-UK Board of Trustees, has been appointed as the Chief Construction Adviser to the British Government. He has taken over from Paul Morrell OBE, after two terms in post and will report to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Cabinet Office Ministers.

In the wealth of the work Engineers Without Borders UK carried out throughout the year there are many stories to tell, and we want to help you tell yours! So, we're pleased to announce our latest photography competition. Win some fantastic prizes and the chance to have your work exhibited nationwide and beyond!

This year’s Flora London Marathon saw Simon Hills, 24, struggle through in the name of Engineers Without Borders – UK. The money raised by Simon will help to fund EWB-UK's projects both in the UK and across the world, and ensure the longevity of the charity's efforts.

With brand new questions and cash prizes available for the finalists, the Bosch Technology Horizons Award 2012 is now open!

The award, which is run by Bosch in partnership with The Royal Academy of Engineering, encourages young people to consider the role that technology and engineering play in everyday life. With essay questions focusing on the Olympics and green technology, this year’s award promises to be the best yet!

Engineers Without Borders groups in the UK, France, Spain, Sweden, Belgium and Denmark have marked a new stage of engagement and collaboration between them by signing a joint Memorandum of Understanding.

This is an exciting development that has resulted from a high level of engagement – and it sets the stage for more co-ordinated activities in the future. Significantly, the MoU brings some of the original EWB organisations with some of the post-millennium organisations together into a common understanding of the EWB movement.

Sarah Lumsden and Abi Bush have recently returned from a 3 month placement with Vigyan Ashram in Pabal, India.

Vigyan Ashram is a rural education centre that aims to create opportunities in rural communities by ‘teaching through doing’ enabling practically minded students to excel and create opportunities in a rural setting.  EWB-UK has been working with Vigyan Ashram through the research programme for a number of years. 

EWB-Sheffield were awarded Society of the Year at the University of Sheffield’s Student Union Activity Awards beating over 330 other societies to the top spot.  They also racked up three other awards for "Commitment to Environmental and Ethical Practices", "Commitment to Collaboration" and "Best Society of their area".  Hard work and dedication have left them strides above the rest, commended for a range of activities drawing in academics, industry, and of course, students.  Further to this they were awarded Best Champaign at the Education Awards for the work surrounding the

EWB-Exeter and various members of EWB-UK recently represented our organisation at the annual Royal Bath and West Show in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, for a few days of fun-fuelled publicity! The show took place from the 1^st -4^th June and saw over 160,000 people descend upon its grounds. 26,000 people visited the Imagineering tent where Engineers Without Borders UK were stationed.

The Small is… Festival 2012 brought together students, experts and families for a fantastic weekend of stimulating ideas, discussions and activities. Hosted at Practical Action’s grounds in Bourton-on-Dunsmore, this year’s theme tackled the global energy crisis through a series of debates, workshops and lectures. 

We always been built by its most valuable resource: our members.

EWB-UK are recruiting for National Executive, National Team and Regional Co-ordinator positions, offering you a chance to give something back as well as taking a more active role in the running of the organisation. Want to stand out? Want to make a difference? Have something more to give? Apply now. Applications close 8th June.

This course will provide you with the background, theory and underlying principles of humanitarian practice, it will put you at the centre of an emergency response in this stimulating and challenging course. Your motivations and beliefs will be challenged and explored, giving you an opportunity to discover what it is really like to work in the field. This is the only course of its type in the sector, and is not to be missed. 

With today marking the centenary of International Women's Day, and with thousands of events planned to take place in over 100 countries, EWB-UK took this opportunity to look at the role our own female volunteers have played in building the organisation over last ten years. Joe Rowley talks to EWB-UK's CEO Andrew Lamb about the unique role women can play in development work, and how this will hold the key for many of the challenges facing international development in the future.

Scores of volunteers and enthusiasts flocked to Birmingham at the end of January for the third annual EWB-UK Outreach Conference - the highest turn-out ever for the event writes Ian Ford.

Over 40 people – almost double the previous year’s attendance – showed up for a weekend of talks, training, and team-building designed to fire-up attendees in their outreach work across schools nationwide.

You can continue to participate in the EWB-UK National Research & Education Conference 2011 ‘Our Global Future’ by signing up to the e-conference and getting involved in the forums. The forums will continue until Sunday 13^th March 2011 and the content will be invaluable in helping EWB-UK understand what its role could be in ‘Our Global Future’.

Following on from the official unveiling at the EWB-UK National Conference, we can now reveal the finalists for this year's photo competition online.  20 pictures were chosen for the shortlist, with one overall winner chosen from these entries.  The focus of the competition was the appreciation of our established  Communities of Practice, along with the celebration of the introduction of our newest CoP - Healthcare and Mobility Technologies.

The EWB-UK Annual Review for 2009/10 has just been launched - read it here!

The EWB-UK Annual Review is produced annually for distribution to members, supporters and sponsors. It provides details of our specific projects, our notable successes, evaluation of our programmes and operational details and budgets.  

We believe that engineering can make a lasting positive difference to the lives of people in poverty. There are many stories to tell, and we want to help you tell yours! So, we're pleased to announce our latest photography competition. Win some fantastic prizes and the chance to have your work exhibited nationwide and beyond! Entries by email; read on for details of the competition rules and how to enter. {C}

With the academic year drawing to an end and exams looming just around the corner, it is time to have a quick look at what the EWB-branches have been up to. This is the second in a series of stories about our branches; today we look at Bristol.

EWB Bristol, who hosted last year's National Conference, have had a fantastic year, driven by a very enthusiastic committee. Branch president Peter Cooper gives us an overview:

UK foreign secretary David Miliband and Baroness Shirley Williams have both visited the EWB-UK office and the Humanitarian Centre, along with Cambridge candidates on their campaign trail, to discuss issues of international development with the organisations based in the Centre.

Eric Jin is one of the 12 British Council’s Shine Award 2010 finalists for his work with EWB Southampton and STAR Southampton.  The Shine Awards are an annual initiative of the British Council and praise international students for outstanding achievement outside their studies in the UK.

Engineers Without Borders UK is helping to build a world where everyone has access to the technology and infrastructure they need to defeat poverty. To help realise our vision, we are now offering students and new professionals the opportunity to work with our partner development organisations across the world.

Placements last for between 3 months and 12 months and most start in early July. Applications are now closed.

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