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Inequality in design News

To mark International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting the importance of gender inclusivity in engineering design and how user centred practices address this. 

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Shaping the next generation of engineers News

To mark the inaugural World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development we are considering the impact of our design challenges on the future of engineering.

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Apprenticeships: Another route into STEM News

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, we consider another route into STEM by learning about the experiences of two former STEM apprentices.

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Can we engineer our way to a sustainable future? News

With the deadline for the UNs Sustainable Development Goals only ten years away, it is time to not only consider what role engineers play in a more sustainable future, but time to act.

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Guest Blog: Adiba Khan News

President of EWB QMUL, Adiba gives us an insight into what the Chapter hopes to achieve over the next year and her new role with social enterprise The Washing Machine Project.

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Guest Blog: Jan from University of Bath News

Jan, the President of EWB Bath has contributed to our first guest blog! He touches on his why he became involved in Engineers Without Borders UK and his hopes for the Chapter in the year to come.

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Dyslexia Awareness Week News

To mark dyslexia awareness week, we contemplated the link between engineering and dyslexia considering existing research and the personal experience of our Head of Engineering, Emma Crichton.

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Q&A with Industry Leader Mike Cook News

To mark the Global Climate Strike on Friday 27 September, we invited Mike Cook from BuroHappold to participate in a live Q&A discussing the climate emergency and the steps being taken by industry leaders to address it.

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Two Time Challenge Finalist News

Amrit, an engineering student from Heriot-Watt university and finalist from the Engineering for People Design Challenge 2018/19, progressed to the finals of Global Grand Challenges Summit 2019!

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