Bridge to the Future is an outreach project, led by the University of Salford, for students aged 12–13 who are thinking about their future and whether to choose STEM‑related subjects. Focusing on disadvantaged areas and underrepresented groups, the programme aims to raise awareness of the social and economic impacts of bridge failures, linking these issues to local communities.
Through interactive workshops, computer‑based model building, and physical tests using PASCO Engineering kits, pupils develop simple engineering solutions. Pupils will also visit the University of Salford’s structural engineering laboratories to test their designs, helping them to think like engineers and encouraging them to view engineering as a future career.
A civil engineering student and a technician from the University of Salford are explaining civil engineering structures to a primary school student