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Lego tops designers’ and engineers’ toy lists

Posted by Tanya Weaver - January 3, 2014

Do the toys we play with as children inspire our future career choice? This is the question I was pondering…

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Ultimaker aims to bring 3D printing to UK schools

Posted by Tanya Weaver - March 8, 2014

Hot on the heels of MakerBot’s announcement to get a 3D printer in every school in the US, Ultimaker GB…

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Brick by brick

Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 19, 2014

In the search for increasing numbers of future engineers, Stephen Holmes finds how a charity installing LEGO in schools might…

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Not just an engineer, but a Marks & Spencer engineer

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 24, 2014

Structural engineer Roma Agrawal forms part of M&S’s ‘Leading Ladies’ line-up British high street staple Marks & Spencer has today…

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Creaform offers free education manuals for 3D scanning

Posted by Stephen Holmes - March 31, 2014

3D scanner company Creaform has launched fee manuals for education staff on how to use the technology Portable 3D measurement…

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Female engineer pens an ‘ode to Engineering’

Posted by Tanya Weaver - April 4, 2014

Nowadays, with the speed of email, it’s very rare to get a letter via ‘snail mail’ that isn’t a bill…

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Disney takes on CAD, robotics and 3D Printing in its new animated movie: Big Hero 6

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 27, 2014

Big Hero 6 will see a young robotics prodigy take on a criminal gang Since continuously repeated viewings of Frozen…

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#IAmAnEngineer selfies for National Women in Engineering Day

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 16, 2014

Ok now commences a week of #IAmAnEngineer selfies and tell us what you're doing! I'm off to speak at a…

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‘Girls can’t what?!’ – National Women in Engineering Day 2014

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 23, 2014

This year’s focus is the great careers available to women in engineering Today we’re celebrating National Women in Engineering Day,…

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Baking cakes is for old ladies – schools should get involved with The Great British Make Off

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 7, 2014

A new schools competition, the Great British Make Off is setting a design challenge around cycling The Design & Technology…

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