News, careers guides and opportunities for 14 to 18 year olds, and the parents and teachers helping them.
Health
Bristol start-up Siloton wins £8.4 million from Innovate UK to develop GiraffeOCT, a handheld retinal scanner built on a photonic chip. It could bring hospital-grade eye imaging into GP surgeries and homes,…
Construction & Infrastructure
Transport for Wales completes the £1 billion Core Valley Lines electrification, using a Smart Electrification System that combines overhead wires with battery power to…
Aerospace, Defence & Marine
China's rare earth dominance is forcing jet engine manufacturers to revisit ceramic thermal barrier coatings abandoned in the 1970s. Researchers believe modern tools might…
The main branches of engineering: what engineers in each one do, what they earn and how to get in.
Degrees, apprenticeships, T Levels and vocational qualifications: how each route into engineering works and who it suits.
The A levels, IB and Scottish qualifications that lead into engineering, and why each one helps.
Work experience, competitions, clubs, scholarships and applications: how to stand out and pay for your studies.
ManufacturingBreakthroughs
Automotive & Transport
The jobs behind the story: The jobs in this story are not one job.
Automotive & Transport
Construction & Infrastructure
The jobs behind the story: Notice how many different jobs are involved in one repaint.
Electronics & Communications
Electronics & CommunicationsInnovation
Aerospace, Defence & Marine
For studentsReal engineer
Orla Murphy grew up in rural Ireland, where she remembers how exciting it was when the family tractor was upgraded with a radio. As…
For studentsReal engineer
Yusuf Muhammad is a design engineer. Working from London's HMS President, he developed a household fire-safety device that brings the techniques of professional firefighters…
For studentsReal engineer
Adrian Westaway is a design engineer and co-founder of the invention studio Special Projects. When he was 11, he wrote to the magician Paul…
Careers guides
The guide is aimed at students considering a career in engineering and at parents and carers assisting them with their decision. It explains the…
Careers guides
This guide is for students planning their next year, parents and carers helping them, and teachers and careers leaders building a calendar. It lists…
For teachersCareers guides
The guide is aimed at career leaders, teachers and anyone planning careers education in a secondary school or college in England. It sets out…
Guide
For the 2026 entry, the UCAS personal statement has been altered and this change is more significant than many people think. Rather than writing…
Automotive & Transport
Ever watch a Formula 1 race and wonder, "How do those cars even exist?" We just did a deep dive into the engineering beneath the bodywork, and honestly? It’s wilder than you…
SpaceOpportunities
Construction & InfrastructureBreakthroughs
Energy & EnvironmentInfographics
FilmMimi-Isabella, Ebony and Minal
FilmEngineering Myths
FilmA risk worth taking
FilmSimple solutions for a cleaner, better world
FilmWhy would I want to do anything else?
FilmSystems Engineer
FilmEngineer and Entrepreneur
FilmAeronautical Engineer and Extreme Sportsman
FilmAvionics and Aerospace Systems Engineer
FilmApprentice Engineer
FilmInnovation Design Engineer
FilmNuclear Fusion Engineer
Ages 16–19 (A level / post-16)
“When you tell people you make stars for a living, their heads turn and their mouths open.”
Ages 14–16 (KS4 / GCSE)
Explore the biology of cancer, and how a targeted approach avoids some of the damaging side effects of traditional chemotherapy
Ages 11–14 (KS3)
Explore different ways of extinguishing a flame with some surprising results