Canterbury Christ Church University creates ‘Medication Calendar’ Prototype
Adela, from St Johns Catholic Comprehensive Secondary School in Gravesend, Kent submitted her engineering idea to Primary Engineer’s annual UK STEM competition which asks pupils aged 3 –19 the question “If you were an engineer, what would you do?”.
She was recognised as one of the Highly Commended in her year group at the South East England award ceremony, one of 25 regional UK events, in 2024.
Inspired by her own experience and sometimes forgetfulness when taking medication, her creation would help a variety of people with it’s medication organiser and alarm feature.
Each year Industry and University partners of Primary Engineer choose a pupil’s idea to build into a Prototype and to be revealed a year later at the regional awards ceremony.
Canterbury Christ Church University selected Adela’s idea to bring to life during the 2024-2025 academic year because they felt it had great potential to support people in their everyday lives. Nicola Joyce, Technical Instructor Engineering at Canterbury Christ Church University said “Working on the Medication Calendar prototype was an incredibly rewarding experience. Bringing a young person’s vision into reality—knowing it could genuinely help someone stay safe and independent—captured the reason why engineering matters. This wasn’t just a project, it was a shared vision, and I’m so proud of what we achieved together.”
The finished prototype was officially unveiled on 18th June at the South East England regional award ceremony hosted at Canterbury Christ Church University.
“If you were an Engineer, what would you do” is an annual, national competition free to enter for all 3-19 school pupils. Entries are open now for 2025-2026 and schools can register now at www.leadersaward.com
Primary Engineer Public Exhibitions and Award Ceremonies continue all over the UK through to July, with a total of 18 prototypes being unveiled. Read more about the prototypes: https://leadersaward.com/prototeams/
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