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Supporting women in engineering

International Women in Engineering Day 2021, taking place on Wednesday 23rd June, is an international awareness day to support, inspire, celebrate and raise the profile of women in engineering. It is an opportunity to draw attention to the careers in engineering for young people and to celebrate the achievements of women engineers. The theme for 2021 is Engineering Heroes! This year we are celebrating the amazing work that women engineers around the world are doing, and not just to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic but also…

Stress Awareness Month

Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic.    The past months have brought many additional challenges to our already stressful lives: prolonged working from home, going to work with the worry of catching the virus, adapting to schooling children from home with little contact from teachers and friends; and for people with mental health conditions, many experiencing even greater social isolation than before. …

World Engineering Day

World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development is celebrated on 4th March every year as a UNESCO international day of celebration of engineers and engineering.  The day offers an opportunity to highlight engineers and engineering’s achievements in our modern world and improve public understanding of how engineering and technology are central to modern life and for sustainable development.   The celebration of World Engineering Day is also about promoting engineering as a career and how it is an opportunity to change the world for…