Engineering Explained receive Royal Academy Award
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Engineering Explained, the project that uses live shows to help inspire young people about engineering will be given a prestigious medal today by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Celebrity scientist Lord Robert Winston presented the Public Promotion of Engineering Medal to Science Made Simple for their Engineering Explained initiative, which looks at the relevance of engineering in all aspects of our lives - from bridges, to music, to playgrounds, and even
nappies.
The silver medal will be presented to Huw James from Science Made Simple at the Academy Awards Dinner at Drapers’ Hall in London, which was also be attended by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. Previous winners include Johnny Ball, author and TV presenter Adam Hart-Davies and TV presenter Kate Bellingham, but this is the first time an organisation has won. We developed the shows in response to declines in the number of students taking up engineering and the need for better understanding about the role of engineers in society. Engineering Explained shows have since been performed to over 15,000 people at schools and events throughout Britain and overseas.
Huw James of Science Made Simple said on the night: “I’m delighted to accept this award for Engineering Explained. The shows are designed to inspire young people about just how exciting engineering can be as a career choice and the extent to which it affects all aspects of our lives. Our interactive performances have been well-received by a wide variety of audiences and always get people talking and asking questions. They help to get the message out there that engineering is not something done by a stereotyped group of people, but is part of everything we do and offers a wide variety of rewarding job opportunities.”
Adam Hart-Davies supported Science Made Simple's application with this statement: "Their consistent, enthusiastic and imaginative promotion at all levels in schools must have made at least as great a contribution to young people as all the BBC broadcasts on engineering. They may be small, they may be young, but my goodness they are making a difference."
We would like to thank everyone for their continued support and look forward to a third successful year and hope to find loads of new prospective engineers!
