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Engineering Includes Me: Roy Allela

Posted on 17/04/202317/04/2024 by Clare Lapworth

left: Roy Allela, right graphic of hands

Engineering Includes Me: Roy Allela

Roy Allela is a Kenyan Software Engineer and data science tutor at Oxford University who invented the Sign-IO glove and supporting technology that translates sign language to speech for the deaf.… Read more

Posted in Engineering Includes Me, Not Featured

Engineering Includes Me: Shrouk El-Attar

Posted on 17/04/202317/04/2024 by Clare Lapworth

left: Shrouk El Attar, right: graphic of circuit board

Engineering Includes Me: Shrouk El-Attar

Shrouk El-Attar is an electronics design engineer who disrupts the typical cut-out shape of what an engineer is a supposed to be — not just a problem solver, but a creative, a refugee activist, and queer belly dancer.… Read more

Posted in Engineering Includes Me, Not Featured

Engineering Includes Me: Hannah Schmitz

Posted on 17/04/202317/04/2024 by Clare Lapworth

left: Hannah Schmitz, right: graphic of racing car

Engineering Includes Me: Hannah Schmitz


Hannah serves as a prominent engineer within a leading F1 team, championing inclusivity for women in motorsports and engineering.
… Read more

Posted in Engineering Includes Me, Not Featured

Engineering Includes Me: Dr Ronald McNair

Posted on 17/04/202317/04/2024 by Clare Lapworth

Left: Ronald McNair, right: graphic of astronaut in space suit

Engineering Includes Me: Dr Ronald McNair

Ronald McNair (1950-1986) was an American NASA Astronaut, Physicist and second African American in space.… Read more

Posted in Engineering Includes Me, Not Featured

Engineering and identity: Erin’s story

Posted on 30/03/202314/11/2023 by Sarah

Engineering and identity: Erin’s story

Erin Brady is a 4th Year Mechanical Engineering student who started their studies at the University of Bristol in 2018.… Read more

Posted in Engineering Includes Me, Mechanical Engineering, Our Community, Student Stories, Uncategorized

Exploring digital health through a broader lens

Posted on 08/03/202310/05/2024 by Kathryn Bastow

Nishika at her stand at Bristol Futures 2022

Exploring digital health through a broader lens

How an unexpected encounter with engineering inspired Neshika Wijewardhane’s academic pathway.… Read more

Posted in Engineering Includes Me, Health and Living, Postgraduate (taught)

Make friends and influence tech: five reasons to join Bristol’s Computer Science Society

Posted on 21/02/202314/11/2023 by Clare Lapworth

Composite image of Joanne from CSS, a CSS-branded cake and a student on a computer

Make friends and influence tech: five reasons to join Bristol’s Computer Science Society

Spoiler… It involves pizza…
Joanne is a final-year Computer Science student at the University of Bristol.… Read more

Posted in Computer Science, Society Spotlights

Should I apply for a PhD?

Posted on 23/01/202314/11/2023 by Kathryn Bastow

Josh Poole and students working on the earthquake shaking table

Should I apply for a PhD?

A PhD can be a really exciting road to take, but before you apply you need to consider whether it’s the right route for you.… Read more

Posted in Uncategorized

Meet the Electronic Engineering lecturer with pioneering teaching methods

Posted on 17/11/202216/10/2024 by Clare Lapworth

Dr Francesco Fornetti and students

Meet the Electronic Engineering lecturer with pioneering teaching methods

We caught up with Professor Francesco Fornetti, recently nominated for Most Innovative Teacher of the Year in the Times Higher Education Awards 2022, to ask what it was like to receive the nomination.… Read more

Posted in Electrical EngineeringTagged teaching innovation, Times Higher Education

Sustaining the Suspension Bridge: digital twinning the built environment

Posted on 07/11/202214/11/2023 by Clare Lapworth

Sam Gunner, Dr Elia Voyagaki and Dr Maria Pregnolato from the Digital Twin team with the Suspension Bridge in background

Sustaining the Suspension Bridge: digital twinning the built environment

The smooth running of everyday life is hugely dependent on our national infrastructure.… Read more

Posted in Civil Engineering, Transport and InfrastructureTagged digital twin

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