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Year 3 Pupil designs ’Smart Recycling Bin’ to help recycle more efficiently   

Maisie, from Everdons Primary School in Wokingham submitted her engineering idea to Primary Engineer’s annual UK STEM competition which asks pupils aged 3 –19 the question “If you were an…

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Thales brings young engineer’s winning design to life to help tackle homelessness

Our national partner, Thales (in the UK) are supplying 150 solar-powered heated blankets to six charities across the Glasgow region to help tackle homelessness. The blankets were designed by a…

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Scottish Pupil designs Jump Charge to generate electricity and help the environment  

Adam, from Langside Primary School in Glasgow, submitted his engineering idea to Primary Engineer’s annual UK STEM competition which asks pupils aged 3 –19 the question “If you were an…

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Scottish Pupil designs Bench Bed to help the homeless

Libby, from Cockenzie Primary School in East Lothian, submitted her engineering idea to Primary Engineer’s annual UK STEM competition which asks pupils aged 3 –19 the question “If you were…

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University of Edinburgh Creating the Bench Bed Prototype – Midpoint Update!

Where we left off… Libby’s innovative “Bench Bed” idea, transforming a bench into a sheltered bed for homeless individuals selected by the University of Edinburgh’s School of Engineering to be…

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Thales Glasgow creating the Jump Charge prototype – Midpoint Update!

Where we left off… Thales UK, as a national partner of the Leaders Award competition, began turning six pupils’ imaginative engineering ideas into working prototypes, including Adam’s ‘Jump Charge’, a…

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Civil Aviation Authority creating the Attaching Suitcase Prototype – Midpoint Update

Where we left off… The Civil Aviation Authority, as a regional partner for the Leaders Award competition, selected Year 4 pupil Anna’s innovative idea—The Attaching Suitcase—to be developed into a…

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University of Southampton creating The 4 Bin Swopper prototype – Midpoint Update!

Where we left off… A team of five final-year engineering students at the University of Southampton began designing a smart recycling bin inspired by Maisie’s ‘4 bin swopper’ concept. The…

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Thales Glasgow creating the Focus Band prototype – Midpoint Update!

Back in February we shared the exciting announcement that Thales, would be bringing Sophia’s engineering idea to life in the form of a prototype. Thales UK is a national partner for our Leaders…

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Edge Hill University creating the Bacteria Robot Prototype

Edge Hill University are a regional partner for our Leaders Award competition which asks pupils aged 3-19 the question “If you were an engineer, what would you do?”. As part of…