Eureka! Come and play to demystify those materials

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The Dupont Canada professor in engineering education research and development at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, describes how she developed a composite course for engineering and design students with the aim of helping them understand the structural potential of the materials they work with. She found that the scheme helped engineering students develop their design skills and design students develop an understanding of the possibilities of the materials.

Personal narratives, Lecturers, Design

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Jury has designs on fruits of labour

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Physical sciences and engineering departments at universities in the UK have been informed that applied research will receive a greater degree of recognition from the assessment panels for the 2008 research assessment exercise. Universities will be encouraged to enter software, technical reports to industry, patents and spin-off companies to the exercise and will be asked to explain why their submissions are their best.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Research and Testing Services, Scientific Research and Development Services, Colleges and universities, Physical Sciences, Research & Development-Universities, Evaluation, Universities and colleges, Education, Educational standards, University research

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I'm engineering change in girls' aspirations

Article Abstract:

The British Female Inventor of the year- Maire O'Neill who is an engineering scientist working on various latest technologies inspires girl students to take up engineering as a career option.

Management dynamics, Practice, Engineering teachers, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, O'Neill, Maire

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