Resources by Royal Academy of Engineering

This is Engineering: dream maker

This resource is an interview with Sonya - a dream maker.

"Sonya loved drawing and making up stories as a child, and she also loved maths. Bringing together these two interests seemed impossible until she completed a degree in Engineering and Computer Science, and landed her first job working for Disney...

This is Engineering: engineering is everywhere

This video is a brilliant introduction to an engineering event, assembly or presentation.

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This is Engineering: engineers can change the world

This video is a brilliant introduction to the positive impact that engineers make on our world.

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This is Engineering: engineers solve problems

This video is a brilliant introduction to an engineering event, assembly or presentation.

This resource forms part of the This is Engineering campaign...

This is Engineering: Entertainment

The This is Engineering: Entertainment STEM resource explores the essential role that engineers play in the entertainment industry.

This is Engineering: Entertainment asks young learners to express and share their thoughts and ideas, to be curious, experiment, find their own passions and interests, and to...

This is Engineering: farming futurist

“I’m Chief Technical Officer and Co-Founder for our business LettUs Grow. The company aims to build the most efficient farms to feed the next generation. Instead of growing plants in soil, we cover plant roots in mist filled with nutrients. This increases the plants growth and uses less water than...

This is Engineering: flight futurist

This resource is an interview with Sophie - a flight futurist.

"When Sophie was 16 she got to visit Kennedy Space Centre, where she fell in love with the idea of becoming an astronaut, but didn’t know how to get there. It was only when she met the astronaut Dr Helen Sharman, the first British person in...

This is Engineering: flight perfector

This resource is an interview with Bethan - a flight perfector.

"Bethan is 25 years old and grew up in Manchester. She left home at 19 to start an engineering degree apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce in Derby. She then became a Production Manager, responsible for the team that strips down and rebuilds...

This is Engineering: fragrance finder

This resource is an interview with Olivia - a fragrance finder.

"Olivia, from Reading, has always been interested in sustainability and wanted to work for a company passionate about the environment. Sick of feeling small compared to the size of the global sustainability challenge, Olivia decided that being...

This is Engineering: Helping people

This video introduces the idea that engineers are working on solutions to help people. "Engineering makes a difference to all of our lives, and that also means helping those most in need. Whether through making buildings safer in the face of natural disasters, developing medical technologies that detect and...