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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 11/07/2026
DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 26TH JULY. Register your interest now in contributing a resource, reviewing, or joining our expert working group.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 17/07/2026
On 21st July, ten years to the day after Johnny Rich joined the EPC as Chief Executive, he will be stepping down. This week he delivered a valedictory address reflecting in the past decade’s challenges and the healthy state of the EPC he leaves behind. epc.ac.uk/article/ten-...
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Ten years of the EPC: a farewell review by Johnny Rich - Engineering Professors Council
On 21st July, ten years to the day, after Johnny Rich joined the EPC as Chief Executive, he will be stepping down. This week he delivered a valedictory address reflecting in the past decade’s challeng...
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 11/07/2026
DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 26TH JULY. Register your interest now in contributing a resource, reviewing, or joining our expert working group.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 11/07/2026
Last chance to contribute!
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 08/07/2026
We are seeking experts in intelligent robotics, from academia, industry and engineering organisations, to develop resources for publication in the #ComplexSystemsToolkit: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/inte... Please register your interest in developing a resource by 12th July 2026.
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Intelligent Robotics: Contributions sought for the Complex Systems Toolkit - Engineering Professors Council
Further contributions sought for the Complex Systems Toolkit.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 01/07/2026
Missed our Complex Systems Toolkit webinar on ACE-Lab and Agentic Engineering Workflows? You can now watch it on demand: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/ace-... If you requested a CPD certificate for this webinar, you can expect to hear from us by the 13th July. #ACELab #Engineering #EngineeringEducation #AI
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Watch the recording: ACE-Lab and agentic engineering workflows webinar - 29th June 2026 - Engineering Professors Council
Watch now: Complex Systems Toolkit ACE-Lab and agentic engineering workflows.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 01/07/2026
Missed our Complex Systems Toolkit webinar on ACE-Lab and Agentic Engineering Workflows? You can now watch it on demand: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/ace-... If you requested a CPD certificate for this webinar, you can expect to hear from us by the 13th July. #ACELab #Engineering #EngineeringEducation #AI
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Watch the recording: ACE-Lab and agentic engineering workflows webinar - 29th June 2026 - Engineering Professors Council
Watch now: Complex Systems Toolkit ACE-Lab and agentic engineering workflows.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 26/06/2026
Help us to create a new #educational resource! Contributors sought to develop resources for our #InclusiveEngineeringToolkit: a free resource supporting educators to embed #equity #diversity & #inclusion in engineering teaching & professional practice. ➡️ epc.ac.uk/toolkit/cont...
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 24/06/2026
👉 Get Involved Contributors are needed to develop resources for our #InclusiveEngineeringToolkit: a free resource supporting #educators to embed #EDI in #engineering teaching and professional practice. Register your interest by 11th July! Read more: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/cont...
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 22/06/2026
We're seeking contributors to develop resources for our Inclusive Engineering toolkit: a free resource to support educators to embed #equity, #diversity and #inclusion (EDI) into #engineering teaching and professional practice. The toolkit is supported by @raeng.org.uk epc.ac.uk/toolkit/cont...
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Johnny Rich @johnnyrich.com · 18/06/2026
#EANCongress26 is underway at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social with the opening keynote by Prof Sir Jim McDonald, who recently received Scotland’s highest honour, Knight of the Order of the Thistle, but we trumped that by also awarding him the @epc.ac.uk’s President’s Prize.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 18/06/2026
Welcome to day 2 of #EANCongress26. Please tag us and let us know what you are enjoying or have discovered.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 09/06/2026
Peter Martin, Director of Research & Development at Quanser, and co-chair of the Complex Systems Toolkit Working Group, reflects on the importance of engineers understanding complex systems when working in the field of intelligent robotics: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/help...
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 26/05/2026
Join us on 29th June as we introduce practical engineering workflows and explore the emerging role of agents in engineering workflows, in this free to attend, CPD-certificated webinar, as part of the Complex Systems Toolkit.
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Complex Systems Toolkit: ACE-Box and agentic engineering workflows (CPD-certificated webinar) - Engineering Professors Council
Learn about practical engineering workflows and earn CPD hours.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 05/06/2026
Every Congress has a theme. Every Congress has a programme. But the best Congresses also have a strong sense of place. For #EANCongress26, that place is Glasgow. epc.ac.uk/article/why-...
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Glasgow calling: why EAN Congress 2026 is worth the journey - Engineering Professors Council
EAN Congress 2026 takes place at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, from 17–19 June. Discover why Glasgow’s engineering heritage, culture and location make it the ideal host city.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 05/06/2026
Johnny Rich, who has been the EPC’s Chief Executive since 2016, is to step down at the end of July 2026 in order to take up a new leading role in the higher education sector. epc.ac.uk/article/epc-...
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EPC Chief Executive to step down - Engineering Professors Council
Johnny Rich, who has been the EPC’s Chief Executive since 2016, is to step down at the end of July 2026 in order to take up a new leading role in the higher education sector. In a message to the EPC m...
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Johnny Rich @johnnyrich.com · 03/06/2026
After ten fantastic years as CEO of the @epc.ac.uk, I am delighted to announce that I have been appointed first Director of @researchplusunis.bsky.social, the collaborative of research-led universities, from August 1st 2026. researchplus.ac.uk/policy-news-...
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ResearchPlus appoints Johnny Rich as first Director - Research Plus
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 26/05/2026
Join us on 29th June as we introduce practical engineering workflows and explore the emerging role of agents in engineering workflows, in this free to attend, CPD-certificated webinar, as part of the Complex Systems Toolkit.
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Complex Systems Toolkit: ACE-Box and agentic engineering workflows (CPD-certificated webinar) - Engineering Professors Council
Learn about practical engineering workflows and earn CPD hours.
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Johnny Rich @johnnyrich.com · 12/05/2026
I'm pleased to see the @epc.ac.uk's submission to the Education Select Committee inquiry into #HigherEducation finance has been given due weight in its report. committees.parliament.uk/committee/20...
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“A very serious problem”: No clear government plan for universities risking insolvency, MPs find in new report - Committees - UK Parliament
Today MPs on the Education Committee warn that the government has no clear plan for universities facing insolvency and that protections for students are inadequate, as the Committee publishes a new re...
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 18/05/2026
Reflections on the outcomes of a hackathon between students from the University of Leeds and NTU Singapore which explored solutions to sustainability challenges as well as fostering interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/inte...
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 18/05/2026
Our Complex Systems Toolkit teaching resource “Teaching complex systems in advanced manufacturing” provides a systems approach to digital manufacturing, looking at designing and evaluating additively manufactured heat sinks.
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Teaching activity: Teaching complex systems in advanced manufacturing - Engineering Professors Council
Designing & evaluating heat sinks.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 11/05/2026
Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit knowledge article “Understanding emergence in complex engineering systems” introduces the concept of emergence as a key characteristic of complex systems. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/unde... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Engineering #Education #Teaching
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Understanding emergence in complex engineering systems - Engineering Professors Council
Emergence in complex systems.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 05/05/2026
Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit knowledge article “A tool for thinking about complex systems and policy” explores complexity and engineering policy. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/a-to... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Education #Engineering #HigherEducation #Teaching
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A tool for thinking about complex systems and policy - Engineering Professors Council
A tool for conceptualising complexity and policy.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 28/04/2026
LAST CHANCE! Get your early bird discount before Friday 1st May! 👉 epc.ac.uk/event/ean-co... Taking place from the 17-19th June at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, this year’s Congress event will challenge discussions and focus on how meaningful change can be delivered across the sector.
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EAN Congress 2026: Evolution or revolution? - Engineering Professors Council
EAN Congress 2026: Evolution or revolution invites delegates to explore whether incremental change in engineering education is enough to make it fit-for-purpose in the face of significant global and s...
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 27/04/2026
Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit teaching activity “Practical control engineering education through the ACE-Model” aims to develop learners’ competence in model-based systems engineering. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/teac... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Engineering #Education
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Teaching activity: Practical control engineering education through the ACE-Model - Engineering Professors Council
Developing competence in model-based systems engineering.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 22/04/2026
New EOP resource for Earth Day: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/new-... #SustainabilityToolkit #Sustainability #EngineeringForOnePlanet #ClimateAction #SustainabilityInEngineering #EngineeringEducation #ClimateLiteracy #ClimateEducation #ClimateActioninEngineering #EarthDay
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New EOP resource: Bridging the climate gap in engineering education - Engineering Professors Council
For Earth Day on 22nd April, as part of our Sustainability Toolkit, we share details of EOP's newest resources.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 20/04/2026
Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit teaching resource “LLM-driven interactive simulation for complex sociotechnical systems” explores student created interactive simulation for complex sociotechnical systems. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/teac... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Engineering #Engineer #Education
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Teaching activity: LLM-driven interactive simulation for complex sociotechnical systems - Engineering Professors Council
Interactive simulation for complex sociotechnical systems.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 13/04/2026
Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit teaching resource “Using a participatory modelling approach to urban regeneration” explores complex interactions in a system through participatory modelling methods: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/teac... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Engineering #Engineer #HigherEducation
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Teaching activity: Using a participatory modelling approach to urban regeneration - Engineering Professors Council
Participatory modelling approach to urban regeneration.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 07/04/2026
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell announced to give EAN Congress annual public lecture on ‘Women in science and engineering’. Book here: epc.ac.uk/event/jbb2026/ #Engineering #WomenInEngineering #WomenInScience #STEM #EANCongress2026 #EPCCongress2026
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Annual lecture: Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, 'Women in science and engineering' - Engineering Professors Council
This year’s EPC Public Lecture will be delivered by one of the greatest living scientists, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell CH DBE FRS FRSE FRAS FInstP HonMRIA HonFLSWn, the astrophysicist who, among her…
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 06/04/2026
Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit teaching resource “Using fault tree analysis in a rail failure investigation” explores rail accident investigation and material failure analysis using systems thinking: epc.ac.uk/toolkit/case... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Engineering #Engineer #Education
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Case study: Using fault tree analysis in a rail failure investigation - Engineering Professors Council
Material failure analysis using systems thinking.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 01/04/2026
Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit guidance article “Improving metal recycling and recycled content intake” explores the development of systems-based interventions in taking steps towards a circular economy. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/impr... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Sustainability #Education #Teaching
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Improving metal recycling and recycled content intake - Engineering Professors Council
Towards a circular economy.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 31/03/2026
A big thank you to everyone who attended our Digital Technical Standards Toolkit launch webinar. If you missed it, or if you want to watch it again, you can now access the recording - just navigate to the 'Event recording' tab: epc.ac.uk/event/digita... #Education #Engineering #HigherEducation
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Digital Technical Standards Toolkit: Launch webinar - Engineering Professors Council
Join the launch webinar for our new Toolkit.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 30/03/2026
Join us at he University of Strathclyde, Glasgow from 17th–19th June for our annual flagship event! Congress 2026. Early bird tickets for the must-attend event of the year are available until Easter! Book here:
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EAN Congress 2026: Evolution or revolution? - Engineering Professors Council
EAN Congress 2026: Evolution or revolution invites delegates to explore whether incremental change in engineering education is enough to make it fit-for-purpose in the face of significant global and…
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Johnny Rich @johnnyrich.com · 19/03/2026
We're very proud of the range of speakers and sessions throughout – do go and take a look at the programme as we announce it at epc.ac.uk/event/ean-co... or follow @epc.ac.uk for announcements here.
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EAN Congress 2026: Evolution or revolution? - Engineering Professors Council
EAN Congress 2026: Evolution or revolution invites delegates to explore whether incremental change in engineering education is enough to make it fit-for-purpose in the face of significant global and s...
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Johnny Rich @johnnyrich.com · 19/03/2026
I could not be more excited today as the @epc.ac.uk announces our annual lecturer for 2026 and it is one of my personal hero/ines, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell. epc.ac.uk/event/jbb2026/
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 23/03/2026
The Digital Technical Standards Toolkit will launch at a free, one-hour webinar on 26th March with a panel of experts to explain what it is and what’s in it. This event is for anyone teaching #Engineering in #HigherEducation. Find out more and register for free here:
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Digital Technical Standards Toolkit: Launch webinar - Engineering Professors Council
Join the launch webinar for our new Toolkit.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 23/03/2026
Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit knowledge article outlines the core competencies required for engineering students to effectively engage with complex systems. #ComplexSystems #ComplexSystemsToolkit #SystemsThinking #Engineering #Engineer #Education #HigherEducation #Teaching
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Understanding complex systems competencies required in engineering graduates - Engineering Professors Council
Core competencies required to effectively engage with complex systems.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 19/03/2026
The Digital Technical Standards Toolkit will launch at a free, one-hour webinar on 26th March with a panel of experts to explain what it is and what’s in it. This event is for anyone teaching #Engineering in #HigherEducation. Find out more and register for free here:
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Digital Technical Standards Toolkit: Launch webinar - Engineering Professors Council
Join the launch webinar for our new Toolkit.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 16/03/2026
Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit knowledge article “Engineering complex systems glossary” contains definitions of key terms relevant to Engineered Complex Systems. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/comp... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Engineering #Engineer #Education #HigherEducation #Teaching #HigherEd
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Complex Systems Toolkit: Engineering complex systems glossary - Engineering Professors Council
Definitions of key terms.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 09/03/2026
Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit guidance article “High-level overview of complex systems methods and tools” explores methods & tools used to embed complex systems in engineering education. #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Engineering #Engineer #Education #HigherEducation
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High-level overview of complex systems methods and tools - Engineering Professors Council
Complex systems methods and tools.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 05/03/2026
The Digital Technical Standards Toolkit will launch at a free, one-hour webinar on 26th March with a panel of experts to explain what it is and what’s in it. This event is for anyone teaching #Engineering in #HigherEducation. Find out more and register for free here: epc.ac.uk/event/digita...
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Digital Technical Standards Toolkit: Launch webinar - Engineering Professors Council
Join the launch webinar for our new Toolkit.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 02/03/2026
Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit teaching resource case study Island Energy Transition explores complex systems modelling in renewable energy transition. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/case... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Engineering #Engineer #Education #HigherEducation #Sustainability #Teaching
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Case study: Island energy transition - Engineering Professors Council
Complex systems modelling in renewable energy transition.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 23/02/2026
Learn about using Wicked Problems to teach complex systems in engineering. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/the-... #ComplexSystems #ComplexSystemsToolkit #SystemsThinking #ComplexIntelligentSystems #Engineering #Engineer #Education #HigherEducation #Teaching #HigherEd #Sustainability #Ethics
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The role of Wicked Problems thinking to help understand the extent of engineering involvement in complex systems - Engineering Professors Council
Defining and understanding complex systems.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 16/02/2026
The EPC, in partnership with @raeng.org.uk, is developing an Inclusive Engineering Toolkit to help educators embed #EDI principles into teaching & professional practice. Prof Sarah Sharples @scsharples.bsky.social, Chair, explains its importance & how to get involved: bit.ly/IEToolkitInfo
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In development: Inclusive Engineering Toolkit - Engineering Professors Council
We've started work on a new toolkit and we need you.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 16/02/2026
The EPC, in partnership with @raeng.org.uk, is developing an Inclusive Engineering Toolkit to help educators embed #EDI principles into teaching & professional practice. Prof Sarah Sharples @scsharples.bsky.social, Chair, explains its importance & how to get involved: bit.ly/IEToolkitInfo
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In development: Inclusive Engineering Toolkit - Engineering Professors Council
We've started work on a new toolkit and we need you.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 16/02/2026
Our Complex Systems Toolkit teaching activity “Climate science and policy solutions workshops” explores the sociotechnical aspects of implementing renewable energy system. epc.ac.uk/toolkit/teac... #ComplexSystems #SystemsThinking #Engineering #Engineer #Education #HigherEducation #Teaching
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Teaching activity: Climate science and policy solutions workshops - Engineering Professors Council
Climate science and policy solutions workshops.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 09/02/2026
Our Complex Systems Toolkit teaching resource (classroom activity) "Modelling complexity in industrial decarbonisation" explores heat integration for the decarbonisation of industrial processes through the lens of complex systems thinking.
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Teaching activity: Modelling complexity in industrial decarbonisation - Engineering Professors Council
Simulating pinch analysis and multi-stakeholder trade-offs.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 03/02/2026
We’re looking for expert working group members and suggestions of resources we can incorporate into our new Digital Technical Standards Toolkit, which will launch in March 2026. Join our meeting on 6th Feb 2026. epc.ac.uk/article/digi...
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Digital Technical Standards (DTS) Toolkit: Get involved - Engineering Professors Council
We’re looking for expert working group members and suggestions of resources. Join our meeting on 6th Feb 2026.
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Engineering Professors' Council @epc.ac.uk · 02/02/2026
Our #ComplexSystemsToolkit guidance article “How to scaffold complex systems learning outcomes across a curriculum” examines integrating complex systems learning outcomes into engineering curricula.
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How to scaffold complex systems learning outcomes across a curriculum  - Engineering Professors Council
Scaffolding complex systems learning outcomes.
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