EngineeringUK

Do you know a young innovator? The Engineer magazine’s 2025 Collaborate to Innovate awards #C2IAwards is on the look-out for the UK’s most inspiring young engineers and school engineering projects. Find out more here awards.theengineer.co.uk and share with your networks!

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Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day This year we’ve partnered with The Women’s Engineering Society to run a survey of their members to get their views and insights on women in engineering.

It's International Women in Engineering Day! Women make up just 16.9% of the engineering & tech workforce. We surveyed women engineers. Read the findings, including the importance of networks, and their thoughts on how to inspire the next gen www.engineeringuk.com/latest-news/... #INWED25

EngineeringUK reacts to Spending Review 2025 EngineeringUK Chief Executive Dr Hilary Leevers responds to the latest Spending Review from HM Government.

We respond to the Spending Review speech made earlier today by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP.
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Future of manufacturing campaign has high profile launch Released in The Guardian newspaper, the Future of manufacturing campaign magazine contains articles from around the sector, including work from EngineeringUK

As part of the #FutureofManufacturing2025 campaign Our Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Beatrice Barleon, argues that closer cross-collaboration and smarter hiring processes will help garner more and new talent into manufacturing. Read more:
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STEM funding for schools! We offer bursaries of £650 for eligible secondary schools to host or take part in STEM activities. Apply by 31 July to inspire your students with STEM.

Share with your networks! Secondary schools which meet our priority schools criteria can apply for £650 bursaries to put towards Neon activities or to run a Big Bang at School. They can find out more and apply here:
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Volunteer and you can inspire the next gen into STEM careers If you're new to STEM outreach volunteering, or need a refresh, discover all you need to get involved. Useful resources, facts and stats at your fingertips so you can inspire the next gen into STEM.

It's Volunteer's Week! Thanks to our #volunteers who help us reach more schools & more young people through our activities. Read our guide to STEM #volunteering opportunities that really make a difference to the future #STEM workforce www.engineeringuk.com/latest-news/... #VolunteersWeek2025

Latest engineering and tech workforce data available New workforce data reveals there are 6.4m people employed in engineering and technology roles in the UK, that’s around a fifth of the total UK workforce at just over 19%

New workforce data shows a small increase in the percentage of women working in engineering and technology - but there is still much work to do to close the gender gap.
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Report finds demands of the curriculum the key barrier to science practicals Our latest School report briefing exploring barriers to delivering science practicals in classrooms. It found the number one blocker teachers face is the demands of the national curriculum itself.

The third in our School report series, published today, looks the barriers teachers are facing when it comes to conducting practical science lessons. www.engineeringuk.com/latest-news/...

Scores of students make it through to finals of the Big Bang Competition! A sustainable F1 helmet, an automated pill dispenser and an eco-friendly water filter are just some of the amazing STEM projects named as finalists in this year’s Big Bang Competition!

The finalists in The Big Bang Competition 2025 have been announced! A sustainable F1 helmet, an automated pill dispenser and an eco-friendly water filter are just some of the amazing STEM projects named as finalists. Find out who is in the running. www.engineeringuk.com/latest-news/...

The Climate Schools Programme from EUK Education marks RMetS quality standard The Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) quality mark, ‘Verified Climate Education Resource’ has been granted to EUK Education’s Climate Schools Programme classroom resources.

Great news! We're pleased to announce our Climate Schools Programme classroom resources have been given the Royal Meteorological Society @rmets.org verification mark. This confirms they meet the Society's strict quality framework for educational materials. www.engineeringuk.com/latest-news/...

What happens after you win a big prize in the Big Bang Competition? Will Dally, winner of the Stantec Developing Future Commnunities Award 2024 in the Big Bang Competition, shares his experiences of what happened next.

What happens after you win a big prize in the Big Bang Competition? Will Dally, who won the Stantec Developing Future Commnunities Award 2024 in the Big Bang Competition, shares his experiences of what happened next. www.engineeringuk.com/latest-news/...

Tomorrow's Engineers Week 10 to 14 November 2025. Register now.

We're pleased to announce the dates for #TEWeek25 later this year! Read more:
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For #EarthDay read our recently updated Net zero workforce report. It summarises recent reports on the green jobs and engineering skills required to meet the challenge of meeting Net zero & presents recommendations for addressing some of the issues found. www.engineeringuk.com/research-and...

Our Corporate Members, the Nuclear Industry Association, write about how they will be helping explore the nuclear industry with the next generation of talent at The Big Bang Fair in June. www.niauk.org/explore-the-...

Could you inspire the next generation? The Big Bang Fair returns Tuesday 17 to Thursday 19 June 2025 at The NEC in Birmingham and we need your help!

Could you inspire the next generation? The Big Bang Fair is returning 17 to 19 June, and we need your help!
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Director of Business Development and Partnerships (maternity cover) Can you help us grow the future talent pool for UK engineering and technology? We’re driving change so more young people choose engineering and technology careers and are looking for an impactful Dire...

Our brilliant Director of Business Development and Partnerships, Becky Everitt, will soon be going on maternity leave and so we are looking for someone brilliant to cover her position while she's away. Download the recruitment pack, and read more: www.engineeringuk.com/working-at-e...

My trip to the International Swiss Talent Forum (ISTF) This year, the Big Bang Competition was delighted to invite Chloe Radford, a Competition finalist with ‘ACL Football Boot’ project, to attend the Forum and represent the United Kingdom.

This year The Big Bang Competition was delighted to invite Competition finalist Chloe Radford to attend the the International Swiss Talent Forum (ISTF) and represent the UK. Here she blogs about the experience.
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We welcome a new report by @engineeringuk.com into what teachers know and think about careers in engineering and technology. This report underlines how important a role schools have in promoting these essential and rewarding careers.
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EngineeringUK Response to the Spring Statement 26 March 2025

Our Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Beatrice Barleon, responds to the Spring Statement from Chancellor Rachel Reeves, by calling for more to be done to address the financial barriers young people face with vocational routes into engineering & technology.
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More #employers are exploring the benefits of #TLevels. To help navigate everything from legal responsibilities to internal business cases, the Department for Education & Strategic Development Network (SDN) have some FREE events to help. Find out more employers.tlevels.gov.uk/hc/en-gb/sec...

School Report: What teachers know and think about routes into engineering and technology This briefing report containing findings from research conducted with 800 STEM teacher across the UK aims to understand STEM teachers knowledge and perceptions of routes into engineering and technolog...

Our second 'School report' is out now! It's called ‘What teachers know and think about routes into engineering and technology’. When asked the best route into engineering, there was an even split: 36% said universities, 36% said apprenticeships. Read more www.engineeringuk.com/research-and...

Unthink this! This new resource, launched for National Careers Week, features a set of 3 activities designed to get students thinking creatively about technology and engineering.

Have you shared Unthink this! with your networks yet? It's our brand new classroom resource designed to get students thinking outside the box and being creative with engineering and technology #BSW25 eukeducation.org.uk/resources/sc...

Senior Careers Inspiration Manager vacancy Senior Careers Inspiration Manager vacancy

We have a job opening for a Senior Careers Inspiration Manager. The position pays £50,000 - £55,000 per year, and the closing date for applications is 17 March at 12pm. Find out more and apply here: www.engineeringuk.com/working-at-e...

Letter: Campaign to highlight engineering as a career starts to pay off From Hayaatun Sillem, Chief Executive, Royal Academy of Engineering, London SW1; and Hilary Leevers, Chief Executive, Engineering UK, London EC3, UK

Read our joint letter with @raeng.org.uk in today's @financialtimes.com regarding the uptick in18 year-olds applying for UK engineering degrees. But as the letter highlights there is still much to do.
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The cover of a new research report - School report: How teachers engage with STEM outreach.

Our new research report, published today, reveals the barriers faced by STEM teachers in delivering outreach - with 90% of them facing issues. Read more and download the How teachers engage with STEM outreach report. www.engineeringuk.com/latest-news/...

Meet the judges celebrating young people’s STEM skills The Big Bang Competition, the UK’s top science, engineering, and technology competition for young people, is gearing up for an exciting 2024/25 season with a newly revealed panel of VIP judges.

Meet our WONDERFUL VIP Judges for The Big Bang Competition! This inspiring bunch work across #STEM & will decide the next UK Young Engineer of the Year, UK Young Scientist of the Year & the UK Young Technologist of the Year, supported by Siemens. Our VIPs:
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EngineeringUK celebrates engineering and technology apprentices To celebrate National Apprenticeships Week, EngineeringUK attended the Parliamentary Apprenticeships Fair on Wednesday 12th February alongside two of our corporate members, Orsted and Leonardo.

To celebrate National Apprenticeships Week, we attended the Parliamentary Apprenticeships Fair on Wednesday 12th February alongside two of our corporate members, Orsted and Leonardo.
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Apprenticeship reform statement Apprenticeship reform statement

Our Head of Public Affairs and Policy, Beatrice Barleon, gives our response to the government announcement today that functional skills exit requirements will no longer apply for apprentices aged 19 and over. #NationalApprenticeshipWeek2025 #NAW2025

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2 school students wearing protective equipment conducting a science experiment with beakers and chemicals

A group of school students studying at desks

A school student building a model of a wind turbine

Students in a school science lesson conducting an experiment with fruit

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Gender equality in science builds a better future for all. Our Science Education Tracker revealed a gender gap. Girls can jump start a passion for #STEM and enter The Big Bang Competition www.thebigbang.org.uk/the-big-bang...