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Ingenious Case Studies
This section features a series
of project case studies and mini films which show
the variety and creativity of the projects we fund.
Case Studies
Films
Watch our mini-films to hear what
grant holders and engineers have to say about their
work and why they wanted to communicate their
passion for engineering:
Digital Stories
for Engineers
Ingenious Public Engagement Grant:
£24,712
Professor Trevor Cox
University of Salford
Trevor Cox talks about his digi-stories
project which enables engineers to tell personal
stories through short films comprised of audio played
over a sequence of still images.
Link
to Films
Robots explore the universe
Ingenious Public Engagement Grant: £29,650
Mr Tudor Gwynn
Eureka! The
National Children’s Museum, Halifax.
Emma Hughes, a recent graduate engineer working at
Halcrow talks about her participation in the project
which has been delivering family workshops over the
summer holidays on the theme of robots and space
exploration and aimed at 5-11 year olds.
Link
to Films
Road safety for primary schools
Ingenious Public Engagement Grant: £29,650
Dr Donal McNally
University of Nottingham.
Rachel Leech talks about her role in this original
project which allowed the University of Nottingham
to pilot incorporating a public engagement element
in the curriculum of its Mechanical Engineering
degree. Undergraduates provided a series of
innovative primary school activities based on the
topic of 'engineering road safety' and were mentored
and supported by a number of experts from the motor
industry, academic research, primary and science
education and the news media.
Link
to Films
Is science improving sport?
Ingenious
Public Engagement Fellowship grant, £30,000
Dr David James
Sheffield
Hallam University.
David James explains how his fellowship is allowing
him to explore the social impact of his work in
sports engineering, to examine the ethics of
engineering athletic performance and to gauge public
opinion on this. The fellowship will enable him to
train in ethics, give him experience in public
dialogue, and enhance his skills in communicating
the implications as well as the applications of his
work.
Link
to Films
Blog
Find out more about current Ingenious projects, as
well as other engineering engagement activities on
our blog.
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