Engineering is essential to addressing the coronavirus crisis Engineering an effective response to the coronavirus At first it seemed – at least in commentary – that dealing with the Covid-19 crisis was mainly a task for epidemiology, medical and public health experts, and they continue to lead the global effort to combat the outbreak. But the cross-sector scale of the challenge became apparent last week with the UK government’s appeal [...]
Not all engineers wear hard hats and high-vis jackets What do prosthetic limbs, cosmetics, clean water, YouTube, and biodegradable plastic alternatives have in common? None of them would exist without engineers – but that would likely come as a surprise to most people. Unfortunately, we suffer from narrow and outdated stereotypes of what engineers do and the role they play in society. And this [...]
