Engineering Professors' Council
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The voice of engineering in UK higher education. https://epc.ac.uk/
DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 26TH JULY. Register your interest now in contributing a resource, reviewing, or joining our expert working group.
Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 4w agoWe are seeking experts in intelligent robotics, from academia, industry and engineering organisations, to develop resources for publication in the #ComplexSystemsToolkit: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/inte... Please register your interest in developing a resource by 12th July 2026.
On 21st July, ten years to the day after Johnny Rich joined the EPC as Chief Executive, he will be stepping down. This week he delivered a valedictory address reflecting in the past decade’s challenges and the healthy state of the EPC he leaves behind. epc.ac.uk/article/ten-...
Ten years of the EPC: a farewell review by Johnny Rich - Engineering Professors Council
On 21st July, ten years to the day, after Johnny Rich joined the EPC as Chief Executive, he will be stepping down. This week he delivered a valedictory address reflecting in the past decade’s challeng...
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DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 26TH JULY. Register your interest now in contributing a resource, reviewing, or joining our expert working group.
Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 4w agoWe are seeking experts in intelligent robotics, from academia, industry and engineering organisations, to develop resources for publication in the #ComplexSystemsToolkit: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/inte... Please register your interest in developing a resource by 12th July 2026.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · last mo.We're seeking contributors to develop resources for our Inclusive Engineering toolkit: a free resource to support educators to embed #equity, #diversity and #inclusion (EDI) into #engineering teaching and professional practice. The toolkit is supported by @raeng.org.uk epc.ac.uk/toolkit/cont...
We are seeking experts in intelligent robotics, from academia, industry and engineering organisations, to develop resources for publication in the #ComplexSystemsToolkit: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/inte... Please register your interest in developing a resource by 12th July 2026.
Intelligent Robotics: Contributions sought for the Complex Systems Toolkit - Engineering Professors Council
Further contributions sought for the Complex Systems Toolkit.
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Missed our Complex Systems Toolkit webinar on ACE-Lab and Agentic Engineering Workflows? You can now watch it on demand: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/ace-... If you requested a CPD certificate for this webinar, you can expect to hear from us by the 13th July. #ACELab #Engineering #EngineeringEducation #AI
Watch the recording: ACE-Lab and agentic engineering workflows webinar - 29th June 2026 - Engineering Professors Council
Watch now: Complex Systems Toolkit ACE-Lab and agentic engineering workflows.
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Missed our Complex Systems Toolkit webinar on ACE-Lab and Agentic Engineering Workflows? You can now watch it on demand: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/ace-... If you requested a CPD certificate for this webinar, you can expect to hear from us by the 13th July. #ACELab #Engineering #EngineeringEducation #AI
Watch the recording: ACE-Lab and agentic engineering workflows webinar - 29th June 2026 - Engineering Professors Council
Watch now: Complex Systems Toolkit ACE-Lab and agentic engineering workflows.
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Help us to create a new #educational resource! Contributors sought to develop resources for our #InclusiveEngineeringToolkit: a free resource supporting educators to embed #equity #diversity & #inclusion in engineering teaching & professional practice. ➡️ epc.ac.uk/toolkit/cont...
👉 Get Involved Contributors are needed to develop resources for our #InclusiveEngineeringToolkit: a free resource supporting #educators to embed #EDI in #engineering teaching and professional practice. Register your interest by 11th July! Read more: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/cont...
We're seeking contributors to develop resources for our Inclusive Engineering toolkit: a free resource to support educators to embed #equity, #diversity and #inclusion (EDI) into #engineering teaching and professional practice. The toolkit is supported by @raeng.org.uk epc.ac.uk/toolkit/cont...
#EANCongress26 is underway at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social with the opening keynote by Prof Sir Jim McDonald, who recently received Scotland’s highest honour, Knight of the Order of the Thistle, but we trumped that by also awarding him the @epc.ac.uk’s President’s Prize.
Welcome to day 2 of #EANCongress26. Please tag us and let us know what you are enjoying or have discovered.
Johnny Rich@johnnyrich.com · 2mo agoWith #EANCongress26 starting today, this compelling piece by @bevgibbs.bsky.social is brilliantly timely and a must-read for the whole HE sector, not just “canaries in the coal mine” in engineering. @epc.ac.uk wonkhe.com/blogs/are-we...
Peter Martin, Director of Research & Development at Quanser, and co-chair of the Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group, reflects on the importance of engineers understanding complex systems when working in the field of intelligent robotics: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/help...
Join us on 29th June as we introduce practical engineering workflows and explore the emerging role of agents in engineering workflows, in this free to attend, CPD-certificated webinar, as part of the Complex Systems Toolkit.
Complex Systems Toolkit: ACE-Box and agentic engineering workflows (CPD-certificated webinar) - Engineering Professors Council
Learn about practical engineering workflows and earn CPD hours.
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Every Congress has a theme. Every Congress has a programme. But the best Congresses also have a strong sense of place. For #EANCongress26, that place is Glasgow. epc.ac.uk/article/why-...
Glasgow calling: why EAN Congress 2026 is worth the journey - Engineering Professors Council
EAN Congress 2026 takes place at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, from 17–19 June. Discover why Glasgow’s engineering heritage, culture and location make it the ideal host city.
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Johnny Rich, who has been the EPC’s Chief Executive since 2016, is to step down at the end of July 2026 in order to take up a new leading role in the higher education sector. epc.ac.uk/article/epc-...
EPC Chief Executive to step down - Engineering Professors Council
Johnny Rich, who has been the EPC’s Chief Executive since 2016, is to step down at the end of July 2026 in order to take up a new leading role in the higher education sector. In a message to the EPC m...
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After ten fantastic years as CEO of the @epc.ac.uk, I am delighted to announce that I have been appointed first Director of @researchplusunis.bsky.social, the collaborative of research-led universities, from August 1st 2026. researchplus.ac.uk/policy-news-...
ResearchPlus appoints Johnny Rich as first Director - Research Plus
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Join us on 29th June as we introduce practical engineering workflows and explore the emerging role of agents in engineering workflows, in this free to attend, CPD-certificated webinar, as part of the Complex Systems Toolkit.
Complex Systems Toolkit: ACE-Box and agentic engineering workflows (CPD-certificated webinar) - Engineering Professors Council
Learn about practical engineering workflows and earn CPD hours.
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I'm pleased to see the @epc.ac.uk's submission to the Education Select Committee inquiry into #HigherEducation finance has been given due weight in its report. committees.parliament.uk/committee/20...
“A very serious problem”: No clear government plan for universities risking insolvency, MPs find in new report - Committees - UK Parliament
Today MPs on the Education Committee warn that the government has no clear plan for universities facing insolvency and that protections for students are inadequate, as the Committee publishes a new re...
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Reflections on the outcomes of a hackathon between students from the University of Leeds and NTU Singapore which explored solutions to sustainability challenges as well as fostering interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/inte...
Our Complex Systems Toolkit teaching resource “Teaching complex systems in advanced manufacturing” provides a systems approach to digital manufacturing, looking at designing and evaluating additively manufactured heat sinks.
Teaching activity: Teaching complex systems in advanced manufacturing - Engineering Professors Council
Designing & evaluating heat sinks.
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Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit knowledge article “Understanding emergence in complex engineering systems” introduces the concept of emergence as a key characteristic of complex systems. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/unde... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Engineering #Education #Teaching
Understanding emergence in complex engineering systems - Engineering Professors Council
Emergence in complex systems.
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Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit knowledge article “A tool for thinking about complex systems and policy” explores complexity and engineering policy. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/a-to... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Education #Engineering #HigherEducation #Teaching
A tool for thinking about complex systems and policy - Engineering Professors Council
A tool for conceptualising complexity and policy.
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LAST CHANCE! Get your early bird discount before Friday 1st May! 👉 epc.ac.uk/event/ean-co... Taking place from the 17-19th June at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, this year’s Congress event will challenge discussions and focus on how meaningful change can be delivered across the sector.
EAN Congress 2026: Evolution or revolution? - Engineering Professors Council
EAN Congress 2026: Evolution or revolution invites delegates to explore whether incremental change in engineering education is enough to make it fit-for-purpose in the face of significant global and s...
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Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit teaching activity “Practical control engineering education through the ACE-Model” aims to develop learners’ competence in model-based systems engineering. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/teac... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Engineering #Education
Teaching activity: Practical control engineering education through the ACE-Model - Engineering Professors Council
Developing competence in model-based systems engineering.
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New EOP resource for Earth Day: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/new-... #SustainabilityToolkit #Sustainability #EngineeringForOnePlanet #ClimateAction #SustainabilityInEngineering #EngineeringEducation #ClimateLiteracy #ClimateEducation #ClimateActioninEngineering #EarthDay
New EOP resource: Bridging the climate gap in engineering education - Engineering Professors Council
For Earth Day on 22nd April, as part of our Sustainability Toolkit, we share details of EOP's newest resources.
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Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit teaching resource “LLM-driven interactive simulation for complex sociotechnical systems” explores student created interactive simulation for complex sociotechnical systems. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/teac... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Engineering #Engineer #Education
Teaching activity: LLM-driven interactive simulation for complex sociotechnical systems - Engineering Professors Council
Interactive simulation for complex sociotechnical systems.
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Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit teaching resource “Using a participatory modelling approach to urban regeneration” explores complex interactions in a system through participatory modelling methods: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/teac... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Engineering #Engineer #HigherEducation
Teaching activity: Using a participatory modelling approach to urban regeneration - Engineering Professors Council
Participatory modelling approach to urban regeneration.
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Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell announced to give EAN Congress annual public lecture on ‘Women in science and engineering’. Book here: epc.ac.uk/event/jbb2026/ #Engineering #WomenInEngineering #WomenInScience #STEM #EANCongress2026 #EPCCongress2026
Annual lecture: Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, 'Women in science and engineering' - Engineering Professors Council
This year’s EPC Public Lecture will be delivered by one of the greatest living scientists, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell CH DBE FRS FRSE FRAS FInstP HonMRIA HonFLSWn, the astrophysicist who, among her…
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