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Ask not what you can do for engineering…

HEPI

Engineering is a UK powerhouse sector, growing in all UK regions and impacting all economic sectors. Engineers design, build and maintain the infrastructure, products and services that our economy and society depend on, provide life-saving medical devices, and are the drivers in our transition to a more sustainable world.

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Will the use of generative AI shift higher education from a knowledge-first system to a skills-first system?

HEPI

The higher education sector places the highest importance on creating, collecting, and applying knowledge. The advent of search engines has made acquiring knowledge more accessible, while generative AI has automated the communication of knowledge. When and why can something be considered the truth? appeared first on HEPI.

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International Women’s Day: Black Women Shaping the Future of Academia

HEPI

Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris is Professor of Public & Industry Understanding of Capability Driven Design in the School of Mechanical Engineering, and the Engagement Champion for the EPSRC EDI Hub+, at the University of Leeds. In the US, Black women account for just 2% of science and engineering roles.

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Level 7 Apprenticeships: Babies and Bathwater

HEPI

After all, they might argue, businesses dont exist to do the governments job of workforce planning or social engineering. At over 45%, the drop-out rates from apprenticeships are at a level that would make higher education blush and the system is beset by widespread and deep-rooted quality issues.

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From Potholes to Progress: How Higher Education is Driving Solutions to the UK’s Pressing Challenges

HEPI

Today on the HEPI blog, you can read about how University Alliance members are using healthcare degree apprenticeships to address workforce shortages: click here to read. It’s National Apprenticeship Week. But another thing that is so exciting about this discovery is where it came from.

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How do care-experienced students view their time in higher education?

HEPI

Last Thursday 6 th March, TASO shared its report on Pathways into and through higher education for young people with experience of childrens social care. What do the data say about their experiences in higher education? The post How do care-experienced students view their time in higher education?

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From the Military to the Ivy League: Two Veterans Pursue Dartmouth’s Online Master of Engineering

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John Murphy and Felix Hong have traversed unique yet parallel journeys, from serving their country to pursuing advanced degrees through Dartmouths online Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering (MEng). Heres a glimpse into their stories and what drives them as they navigate the online program. The flexibility was critical.