Department of Engineering Design and Mathematics

DETI Inspire at UWE Bristol have partnered with I’m an Engineer to host an online sustainability and engineering youth summit this October, ahead of the UN climate change summit COP26 taking place in Glasgow this November. The Youth Engineering for Environmental Sustainability Summit (YEESS) will enable young people from the West of England region to … Continue reading "Say YEESS to climate action!"

Speeding cars, traffic jams, air pollution… these are but a few of the grievances the average city dweller contends with on a daily basis. Below the driving age, children in the West of England do not contribute to these problems, yet they are among the most vulnerable to their consequences. To allow children to safely … Continue reading "Empowering WECA pupils with data for sustainable school streets"

DETI has announced key research highlights and results from the partners collaborating on the programme, developed to help UK manufacturers achieve engineering leadership and better sustainability.  Digital Now presents nine key research highlights; from a visualisation tool that displays carbon emissions, and an industry first with sustainable prototyping to a novel software system used to … Continue reading "DETI announces key research results"

The University of the West of England’s Department of Engineering Design and Mathematics have today launched their new mobile app, Digital Trailblazers, as part of their work for the Digital Engineering Technology and Innovation (DETI) Skills programme.   Digital Trailblazers highlights the West’s best engineering inventions of the past, present, and future, and showcases the organisations and people that create them.  The … Continue reading "New Digital Trailblazers App Launched for West of England"

INNOVATE™ BRISTOL & BATH, the latest edition from Global Village Publishing, is a 380-page premium coffee-table book complete with augmented reality videos showcasing all the people, companies, products, and services that are leading the race within Bristol & Bath’s innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem. You can pre-order your copy now, or view the e-book and an … Continue reading "UWE Bristol EDM Department – Innovation Enablers"

Formula student is the world’s largest Engineering design competition, organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, with the challenge of designing, manufacturing and racing a single seat race car. Through multiple events, cars are judged on their acceleration, handling and efficiency, while engineers are assessed for their design, costing and business presentation skills. Current UWE … Continue reading "Formula Student – Our Best Year Yet!"

UWE student engineer Oliver Németh has been recognised for his hard work by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).  The IET Prize is awarded annually to outstanding students who are completing a course of study which has been accredited by the IET. Prize winners are nominated by their university based on having shown distinction … Continue reading "IET Prize awarded to UWE student engineer!"

Last month the DETI Inspire team at UWE Bristol held an online webinar with local engineers from organisations throughout the West of England, to share learnings from the past year with regards to delivering online engineering work experience events. As can be seen in the above word cloud, there are many benefits to virtual engagement … Continue reading "How to deliver effective engineering work experience virtually: a West of England Knowledge Share"