Do we need to redesign our brains for innovation?
Engineering innovation specialist David Cropley believes that for engineers to be innovative they need environments that encourage this from school, through university, to the workplace. You might...
View ArticleOnline education is bringing knowledge to the masses
Knowledge is power and it belongs to the people, says online education pioneer and Udacity founder Sebastian Thrun. Sebastian Thrun’s work has given cars the ability to drive themselves and literally...
View ArticleIs space exploration the best incentive to get more kids interested in STEM?
To get more kids interested in STEM careers, one program is dangling a carrot – getting to see an experiment they’ve designed performed on the International Space Station. Teaching STEM subjects in...
View ArticleFellowship program to encourage women in engineering a national first
Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne is offering research fellowships for women in engineering and IT, which it says is a first for the Australian tertiary sector. The Vice Chancellor’s...
View ArticleThis 3D printing startup helps students find their inner engineer
A NSW startup sees 3D printing as a gateway to get students interested in STEM. They’re working to get the tech in front of as many students as possible. It’s likely that many of the engineers of...
View ArticleTop of the class: Singapore’s students ranked first in the world for STEM skills
Singapore’s students are outperforming the rest of the world in STEM skills, according to the latest analysis from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The Programme for...
View ArticleDo engineering programs need to be overhauled?
Technology wranglers, climate savers, cityscapers – it will all be in a day’s work for future engineers. But is the way we run university engineering programs keeping pace? The 21st century can be...
View ArticleVR in the classroom helps engineering students go places
Thanks to innovative use of VR in the classroom, engineering students can get ‘hands-on’ experience before leaving school. With advances in virtual reality (VR), teachers are now encouraging students...
View ArticleHow to attract more women in engineering? Focus on purpose
For today’s purpose-driven students, could focussing on humanitarian engineering in schools open a door for more women in engineering? In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a new generation of engineers...
View ArticleDo HSCs measure up to the demands of engineering degrees?
HSC physics left me and others ill-prepared for our engineering degrees, which begs the question: What needs to happen to narrow the gap between high school and university courses? The NSW Board of...
View ArticleF1 in Schools: Australian team races to first place at the annual competition
The annual F1 in Schools race combines fast cars and an international competition to showcase the fun side of STEM education. A team of four up-and-coming young car designers have zoomed across the...
View ArticleCan forensic engineering teach you to think like a detective?
Want to help solve engineering mysteries? Lessons in forensic engineering are helping students put the pieces together by thinking like detectives. When something goes wrong – a building collapses, a...
View ArticleWhy do engineering courses focus on theory more than experience?
At a recent career fair, I realised that doing well on test after test doesn’t impress employers – proof of applying knowledge to real-world problems does. So why don’t my engineering courses reflect...
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These STEM awards winners highlight the bright future for engineering
If the winners of these STEM student awards are any indication, the future of science and engineering in Australia is pretty bright. It’s an exciting time for the STEM students revealed as winners for...
View ArticleWho wants to program robots in space?
School students across Australia will get the chance to program robots on the International Space Station (ISS). For the past three years, the University of Sydney has supported nearly 500 students...
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University of Melbourne makes $1 billion commitment to Engineering School
A seven hectare engineering campus is set to open at Fisherman’s Bend in Victoria in the early 2020s, giving students and researchers the opportunity to work alongside industry. The Melbourne School of...
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Unconventional CSU engineering program named one of the best in the world
The new Charles Sturt University (CSU) engineering program has been identified as one of four case studies of global best practice in a new Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) report. The CSU...
View Article3 ways work experience taught me what it’s really like to be an engineer
After undertaking work experience for my engineering degree, I realised that there are just some things you can’t learn in a classroom. Despite being halfway through my engineering degree, I still...
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AI for kids: New book hopes to get young minds interested in the future of tech
With robotics and AI changing our world at a rate of knots, kids need to get a handle on these concepts as soon as possible, according to Professor Michael Milford. Milford, a professor of robotics...
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More help from industry the missing link for better STEM education
On the whole, Australia’s education system does a good job, but when it comes to STEM skills it can always be better. What comes first: demand for STEM skills from industry, or student interest in STEM...
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