Flexible working: Yasemin Gezer
“Be confident about what is best for you.”
Yasemin Gezer has worked in the Professional Services Team in SCEEM since 2019 as a Student Administrator for Engineering Maths.… Read more
Category: Engineering Includes Me
Change in Career Path: Allison McIntosh-Smith
Change in Career Path: Allison McIntosh-Smith
“It’s never too late to change direction… Just go for it, be curious, be adventurous and take a chance!”
Allison McIntosh-Smith has been in the faculty since 2013 and recently changed career paths, from a Professional services role as an Office Administration Manager to a Technical services role as a Laboratory Technician.… Read more
Promotions and Progression: Valeska Ting
Promotions and Progression: Valeska Ting
“Don’t be afraid to move out of your comfort zone or to put yourself out there.”
Professor Valeska Ting is the new Faculty Research Director for Engineering, and a Professor of Smart Nanomaterials within Mechanical Engineering.… Read more
Bespoke Careers: Sean Lancastle
Bespoke Careers: Sean Lancastle
“The non-linear career path – you get buffeted around by the winds of change and sometimes you have to let them send you somewhere else!”
Sean Lancastle is the Academic Enhancement Manager in CAME (the School of Civil, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering).… Read more
Bespoke Careers: Laura Telleri Stafford
Bespoke Careers: Laura Telleri Stafford
“The path I’ve ended up on has been partly due to following my instincts and partly due to having good mentors.”
Laura is the Student Industrial Liaison Manager within the Faculty of Engineering’s Industrial Liaison Office.… Read more
Be a buddy for a new international staff member!
The International Staff Buddy scheme needs YOU!
“We are particularly hoping to recruit more Engineering staff – particularly academics – to be buddies.”
The International Staff advisers, Clare Stephens and Rachel Coggins, are currently looking for volunteers to become a ‘buddy’ and help a new member of staff relocating from another country settle in to life in Bristol, and navigate the University.… Read more
Tackling Racism – a message from our Dean, June 2020
Tackling Racism in our Faculty
“As colleagues and as human beings, we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive workplace culture”
Here our Engineering Dean, Ian Bond, gives an overview of how we are working to tackle racism and other forms of discrimination for our staff and students.… Read more
Induction videos
Induction videos
If you are a new member of staff in the Faculty of Engineering, please take a look at these short videos to find out more about the community to which you now belong.… Read more
Support for My Career: Rainaa Ahmed
Support for My Career: Rainaa Ahmed
“An apprenticeship gives you the best of both worlds – both work and study.”
Rainaa is a Technical Apprentice in Engineering’s Technical Services.… Read more
A unique personal story – Hind Saidani-Scott
A unique personal story – Dr Hind Saidani-Scott
“I was so thrilled to discover the Women in Engineering society – their professionalism, attitude and friendship.”
Dr Hind Saidani-Scott has been in the Mechanical Engineering department for over thirty years.… Read more