Introduction to Engineering

1 hour

Do you have students who might be interested in engineering at University?

During this talk, an academic will discuss what engineering looks like at undergraduate level including the different disciplines of engineering at the School of Engineering, a day in the life of a first-year engineer, entry criteria and key subjects, introduction to an aspect of the first-year syllabus and what to expect from one of the first-year projects.

Opportunities for Engineering Graduates

1 hour

What does it mean to be employable? This talk centres around introducing the year in industry, the support available for graduates from the School of Engineering, what opportunities are open for engineering graduates, and what makes engineers from Lancaster so attractive to employers.

Thermodynamics Poster Challenge

Part of being an engineer is to apply maths and science to creatively solve a real-life problem. The Artemis Project, hosted by Lancaster University, envisages the return to the Lunar surface with an eye on further planetary exploration.

This workshop challenge is to apply the learning of thermodynamics to design a system to extract water from the surface of the Moon. Students will be encouraged to apply their understanding of the relationship between energy, pressure and volume to a creative design project. The students are encouraged to work in teams in order to emulate the collaborative nature of engineering.

The challenge includes an introductory lecture, and entries to be submitted by June 4^th.

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Data Driven Decisions and Emotional Intelligence Workshop

1 hour

Engineering is so much more than the application of Maths and Science. Engineers will have to work in groups with members, not just from across the disciplines of engineering, but with colleagues who don’t have the technical knowledge or terminology they possess. This workshop is designed to stimulate the leadership qualities of your students and to identify their emotional intelligence characteristics.

Arduino Coding Workshop – In school

Remote sensing as part of electric and electrical engineering is a growing industry, and as such, is one of the highest-paid graduate STEM careers. This workshop could form part of an extracurricular activity for your STEM or Science club, and begins with an explanation of the hardware, potential dividers and basic coding, through to more complex remote sensors and robotic arms.

Arduino Coding and Sustainable Energy

Full day or half day

A thought-stimulating day to encourage creative thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and communication. Students will compete as part of a team solving engineering problems in a disaster scenario, and then communicating in a persuasive manner as part of a poster competition. Critical thinking about the topic of energy production leads to a remote sensing, Arduino coding-based activity, using LU robotic arms to create a more efficient energy production development.

A great opportunity for your students to identify STEM skills in their work which can be transcribed across the curriculum back in school or college.

Automotive Design and Additive Manufacturing

Summer term, interschool competition

The activity will begin in the May term for year 12 students. An introductory lecture on material science and automotive design using CAD will prepare students to design a shell for a hydrogen fuel cell powered car which will then be printed in the Additive Manufacturing suite in the School of Engineering.

Students will then be invited onto campus to present their designs, tour the manufacturing and printing facilities, and prepare their cars. They will get the opportunity to fit gearboxes, motors, and wheels in order to prepare their cars for a series of tests over various terrains.

Students are encouraged to take part as a team of 4 or 5, with there being one team per school or college for the campus visit. The session can form part of a wider, in-school competition in which a winner can represent the school at the University.

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Maths for Engineers – Sustainable Energy

The ability to understand mathematics is a fundamental skill for an engineer. This workshop will introduce your students to the nature of an engineering project. It considers the fundamentals of mathematics and how it can be applied to the iterative nature of engineering in designing the blades of a wind turbine, in collaboration with the Lancaster Environment Centre and Energy Centre.

The day includes an opportunity to get up close to the campus wind turbine and visit the Energy Centre to learn more about the commitment the University has towards sustainable, carbon-reduced, energy generation.

School of Engineering Tour

Can form part of any on-campus visit, 40 minutes

Thanks to the innovation engineering brings, it is set to become the foundation for the UK's economy and prosperity. The decision to invest in the expansion of the School of Engineering, in the shape of new purpose-built facilities. The current The School of Engineering is sited in a bespoke, RIBA award-winning Engineering building in South Campus.

A tour of the building will showcase a wide range of facilities covering many areas from renewable energy to high-frequency electromagnetics. Our state-of-the-art equipment is in active use for world-leading research, as well as in undergraduate and postgraduate student research projects.