People & Careers
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Career path: Nic Raffel, Hydrock. Choosing a Year in Industry placement
In this short film, Year in Industry student, Nic Raffel lists his top three pieces of advice to fellow students when choosing the right company to join. -
NSARE – an incredible seven year journey to success
Gil Howarth, founding chief executive of the National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering hands over the reins of this vital industry led training organisation. -
Calling built environment tech innovators: the AEC Hackathon is coming to town
Get involved in designing the future as Innovate UK supports a weekend of ideas and collaboration between tech developers and infrastructure designers in London on 17-19 July, 2015. -
Changing perceptions : National Women in Engineering Day
National Women in Engineering Day was a great initiative, but real success will be demonstrated when the day is no longer required, says Laura Birtwell, chair of the CH2M Women’s Network. -
Women engineers want to succeed on merit
Research by Nottingham University Business School warns that women may actually resent rather than welcome initiatives designed to help them succeed in male-dominated professions such as engineering. Report author Laurie Cohen explains. -
Q&A with Kate Matthews, CAD Technician, Arup
Kate Matthews, CAD Technician, completed her Technician Review with the Institution of Civil Engineers earlier this year, following a two year technician apprenticeship scheme at ARUP. -
Engineering Careers for Women: A World of Opportunity
Inspirational women from Atkins are working on some of the world’s most exciting projects from tunnels in Hong Kong to master planning in Oman. -
Invest in mentoring for female engineers urges Women's Engineering Society
More financial support is needed to pay for the growing demand for mentoring among female engineers, says Dawn Bonfield, President of the Women's Engineering Society, ahead of National Women in Engineering Day tomorrow. -
How do we attract your daughters into infrastructure?
With so much career opportunity across infrastructure we need make sure that we’re attracting a group of talented young people that reflects our increasingly diverse society, says HS2's Beth West. -
Finding and developing engineering talent is critical to UK future success
The number of students in STEM is increasing but far too slowly - we need to tackle the policy agenda that supports our practical efforts to really start to make a difference, says Paul Jackson.