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Students Set Sail for a Career in Naval Architecture

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Leamington Spa, 5th August 2011: From 25th to 28th July, forty-one aspiring young engineers enjoyed a unique learning experience at the University of Plymouth. The group of 15 to 17 year old students spent four days discovering what’s involved in the creation and maintenance of many different types of ships including aircraft carriers, yachts, submarines and commercial ships. Sponsored by...

Nuclear Engineering Course a Resounding Success

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Leamington Spa, 3rd August 2011: From 25th to 28th July, forty-nine teenagers from across the UK have been learning how to solve some of the challenges facing the nuclear industry. The four-day residential course, held at the University of Manchester, was organised by The Smallpeice Trust, in collaboration with the Dalton Nuclear Institute and URENCO. Over the four days, students took part in a...

Students on Course for Career in Civil Engineering

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Leamington Spa, 3rd August 2011: From 25th to 28th July, thirty-four teenagers from across the UK have been learning about Civil Engineering and how it can save lives. Organised by educational charity, The Smallpeice Trust and working in partnership with STEM Sussex and the University of Brighton, students gained a valuable practical knowledge of the engineering challenges involved in disaster...

Students on Course for Career in Structural Engineering

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Leamington Spa, 2nd August 2011: From 25th to 28th July, fifty aspiring young engineers from across the UK were given a unique insight into what is involved in the design and construction of a structure. Organised by educational charity, The Smallpeice Trust and working in partnership with Coventry University, students gained a valuable practical knowledge of some of the greatest engineering...

Students Engineer a Sustainable Future

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Leamington Spa, 1st August 2011: From 25th to 28th July, forty-nine students from across the UK attended a residential course to learn more about low carbon energy sources. Taking place at Newcastle University the 15 and 16 year old students spent time discovering about new energy sources such as renewable tidal, wave and wind, through a series of presentations and practical exercises. The School...

Students on Fast Track for Railway Careers

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Leamington Spa, 29th July 2011:- From 18th to 21st July, thirty-seven teenagers from across the UK had the unique opportunity to learn about how railway technologies come together to create state-of-the-art, safe and efficient transport systems. Sponsored by the National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering (NSARE) and The Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust (The LRET), this course forms part of...

Engineering course a Resounding Success

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Leamington Spa, 28th July 2011:- From 18th to 21st July, forty-seven young people from across the UK have been learning how Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects can open the door to a wide variety of career options. The four-day residential course was organised by The Smallpeice Trust, in partnership with Lancaster University. The course began with a Freshers Fair, where the...

Youngsters Set Sail for a Career in Nuclear Marine Engineering

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Leamington Spa, 26th July 2011:- Leading engineering support services company, Babcock, the Defence Academy and the Royal Navy recently teamed up with educational charity, The Smallpeice Trust to offer thirty-eight students from across the UK the chance to gain an insight into nuclear marine engineering. The four-day residential course for 13 and 14 year old students took place from the 19th to...

Aspiring Students Get Smallpeice of the Action

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Leamington Spa, 25th July 2011:- From 18th to 21st July, twenty-nine students aged 16 and 17 were given a rare insight into the exciting and dynamic field of nanotechnology. During the four-day residential course organised by The Smallpeice Trust in partnership with the University of Leeds, students enjoyed a unique opportunity to learn first-hand about this revolutionary science. Drawing from...

Aspiring Students Dig Out Mining Careers

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Leamington Spa, 21st July:- From 18th to 21st July, twenty-seven aspiring young engineers from across the UK enjoyed a unique learning experience at the University of Exeter’s Tremough Campus, near Penryn. The group of 15 to 17 year olds spent four days at the University’s Camborne School of Mines (CSM), learning about mining and minerals through a jam-packed timetable of educational and fun...