Resources by Royal Academy of Engineering

This is engineering: sustainable futures

Some of the biggest challenges we face stem from how we interact with our environment, and engineering is essential to finding sustainable solutions. From renewable power to recycling, to making our homes more energy efficient, and tackling how we feed a growing population, engineering is a vital field.
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This is Engineering: tech trendsetter

“I am software engineer for ASOS, building technology that fundamentally changes how people experience fashion.”

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This is Engineering: underground visionary

This resource is an interview with Ala - an underground visionary

"Ala is a Civil and Tunnelling Engineer with a passion for the vast buildings and structures we use every day, and…for all things beauty too. Not what you might imagine when you hear the word ‘...

This is Engineering: walk wizard

This resource is an interview with Alan - a walk wizard.

"Alan, from Newcastle, didn’t want to sit in a classroom or behind a computer. He likes working with his...

This is engineering: water

Some of the biggest challenges we face stem from how we interact with our environment, and engineering is at the heart of finding sustainable solutions. Working with water is particularly important when thinking about the environment because water sustains all life and is essential to the survival of the planet....

This is Engineering: what is engineering?

This video is a brilliant introduction to explaining the work that engineers do.

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This is Engineering: wonder maker

This resource is an interview with Daniela - a wonder maker.

"Daniela is a creative, an engineer, an innovator and a business woman. She has a degree in engineering and has started up her own engineering business, but she actually never thought she would become an engineer… it just happened. Problem...

This is Engineering: workout hacker

This resource is an interview with Charles - a workout hacker.

"Charles is an entrepreneur and an app designer. To him, engineering is about finding solutions to real world problems. His natural analytical mind led him to study a degree in engineering at university, and while there, the 2012 Olympics and...

This is Engineering: you can make a difference

This video introduces the difference that engineers make to society.

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