Born to Engineer: The honest guide to becoming an engineer in the UK

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Orla Murphy, engineer at Jaguar Land Rover

Orla Murphy grew up in rural Ireland, where she remembers how exciting it was when the family tractor was upgraded with a radio. As…

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Mathew Holloway, innovation design engineer

Mathew Holloway is an innovation design engineer. His award-winning Q-Bot robot helps housing providers tackle fuel poverty and climate change. "What makes you get…

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Ebony Allison, electronic engineer

Ebony Allison is an electronic engineer. She joined fellow engineers Mimi-Isabella Nwosu and Minal Patel for the Born to Engineer roundtable, an honest conversation…

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  1. Automotive & Transport

    The Engineering Behind Formula 1

    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…

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STEM Classroom Toolkits

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Ages 16–19 (A level / post-16)

Fusion

“When you tell people you make stars for a living, their heads turn and their mouths open.”

Ages 14–16 (KS4 / GCSE)

Cancer and biomedical engineering

Explore the biology of cancer, and how a targeted approach avoids some of the damaging side effects of traditional chemotherapy

Ages 11–14 (KS3)

Antibubbles

Explore how bubbles can be used to deliver drugs to cancerous tissue

Ages 11–14 (KS3)

Combustion

Explore different ways of extinguishing a flame with some surprising results