Resources by Royal Academy of Engineering

This is Engineering: walk wizard

This resource is an interview with Alan - a walk wizard.

"Alan, from Newcastle, didn’t want to sit in a classroom or behind a computer. He likes working with his...

This is engineering: water

Some of the biggest challenges we face stem from how we interact with our environment, and engineering is at the heart of finding sustainable solutions. Working with water is particularly important when thinking about the environment because water sustains all life and is essential to the survival of the planet....

This is Engineering: what is engineering?

This video is a brilliant introduction to explaining the work that engineers do.

This resource forms part of the This is Engineering campaign.

This is Engineering: wonder maker

This resource is an interview with Daniela - a wonder maker.

"Daniela is a creative, an engineer, an innovator and a business woman. She has a degree in engineering and has started up her own engineering business, but she actually never thought she would become an engineer… it just happened. Problem...

This is Engineering: workout hacker

This resource is an interview with Charles - a workout hacker.

"Charles is an entrepreneur and an app designer. To him, engineering is about finding solutions to real world problems. His natural analytical mind led him to study a degree in engineering at university, and while there, the 2012 Olympics and...

This is Engineering: you can make a difference

This video introduces the difference that engineers make to society.

This resource forms part of the This is Engineering campaign.

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Tube Lines, Improve and Upgrade

This London Engineering Project case study of an integrated science and engineering, from the Royal Academy of Engineeringy, was designed around an industry context and delivered as part of National Science and Engineering Week in 2009.

Underground Storage Tank

This resource, from Mathematics for Engineering Exemplars, shows the application of mathematics when building an underground storage tank, with an elliptical cross section. Health and safety requirements apply and the depth to which the tank must be buried is established using the 2D geometry of an ellipse,...

Understanding the Motion of the Wheels

This resource, from Mathematics for Engineering Exemplars, shows the application of mathematics within the field of mechanical engineering and explores the design and construction of wheels, to be used to challenge a land speed record. These principles also apply in engines and gear-boxes, which are typically full...