Many thanks to a number of superb guest speakers we’ve had talking to engineering students in the past 2 weeks. These include Prof. Neville Jackson, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Ricardo, Mike Oliver, Head of Innovation for Thales UK, and entrepeneurs Mike Jay and Steve Ranson at Myklops and Traffic Angels.
Some impressive work placements for Brighton students this year, including at Thales and Welland Medical in smart premises close to each other in Crawley. More about placements here.
One of Britains greatest engineers, Sir Nigel Gresley, has been honoured by Britain sculpture Hazel Reeves. Never heard of him . . ?
Good luck to Ian Watts and his new robot in the forthcoming new Robot Wars series on BBC2. Hope it works better than Big Brother did at the Triangle on Saturday Ian . . .
Vauxhall are citing improper repairs to Zafira B blower motor resistor for cauising some cars to burst into flames – leading to todays recall of 234,000 cars (image BBC).
Brightons student engineers have achieved lots of good works abroad through initiatives like Engineers without Borders. Worth also checking out this feel good story on the Pestalozzi web site.
The i360 is advancing on the sea front – anyone unfamiliar with the awesome engineering involved should check out the i360 blog.
The graduate engineering show is on at the Roundhouse Derby on 26th October and includes many big names in engineering hoping to fill the engineering jobs gap. Despite this gap, companies say recruiting is hard , with 34% saying candidates had ‘unrealistic expectations’
The Public viewing of First year Product Design work will be in the Design Studio from 09.30 to 17.00 on 14th May. The 2nd year public event will be from 11.00 to 17.00 on 18th May, and 09.30 to 17.00 on 19th May. The Final year exhibition is supported by a number of sponsors including UK Power Networks and will be in central Brighton’s Jubilee Square from 10.00 to 18.00 on 1st and 2nd June, and 10.00 to 16.00 on 3rd June. Information about this exhibition is available on line here. Please take the time to visit each exhibition and talk about the work on display.
Nice to see gradute Patrick Kendal developing his final year project into a business venture. Patrick was chosen by the Design Council as one of 70 graduates representing the future of British Design. More about the Spring Oven project here.