The progress your support makes possible
businesses from 22 countries supported through the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
views of our This is Engineering campaign films
school pupils have participated in our This is Engineering: Schools - Welsh Valleys programme
women supported through the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarships since 2021
Highlights from the 2024/25 report
Google DeepMind Research Ready
In partnership with Google DeepMind and The Hg Foundation, we are delivering pioneering AI research placements. These will help address the barriers to progressing into research and careers in AI encountered by undergraduates from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. The Google DeepMind Research Ready programme will provide up to 120 paid research placements lasting for six to eight weeks in summer 2025.
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarships
In partnership with Amazon, we awarded 15 more Amazon Future Engineer scholarships in 2024, to women from low-income backgrounds who are studying for a degree in computer science or engineering-related courses. Since 2021, we have awarded over £1.6 million and currently support 81 women studying computer science or engineering-related degrees at universities across the UK.
Graduate Engineering Engagement Programme
This year, our award-winning Graduate Engineering Engagement Programme (GEEP) celebrates its 10th anniversary. Since launch, more than 1,800 students from over 70 universities have participated. Of these students, 30% are women; 30% are the first in their family to attend university; and over 90% are Black, Asian, or from other minority ethnic backgrounds. Over 300 volunteers from more than 50 companies have also taken part.
This is Engineering: Schools
For the past seven years, This is Engineering: Schools – Welsh Valleys has been developing centres of excellence in STEM teaching and learning. An injection of £760,000 over four years from the Welsh government’s Tech Valleys programme and the Panasonic Trust means we can continue to support all 54 schools in Blaenau Gwent and Merthyr Tydfil.
We also extended our This is Engineering: Schools programme into Scotland to inspire young women and other underrepresented groups to continue studying STEM subjects beyond age 16.
This is Engineering: Digital Campaign
Thanks to the support of our corporate and university partners and donors, we were able to continue our popular This is Engineering digital campaign. Our reach continues to grow and in 2024, we achieved our highest campaign reach with more than 67 million impressions on social media (compared to 7 million impressions in 2023).
In total, our This is Engineering films have had over 67 million views, 148 million impressions and 4.4 million engagements.
Sir Ralph Robins Scholarship
In 2024, we chose three more students who have shown exceptional engineering potential to receive Sir Ralph Robins Scholarships. The scholarship is provided in addition to their Engineering Leaders Scholarship (ELS) to further support their university journey and aid their career development. The recipients are Emma Chatwin, University of Birmingham, Gonzalo Montenegro, Imperial College London, and Shohail Ismail, University of Sheffield.
Talent and Diversity
We support cross-cutting educational initiatives that promise a stronger future for engineering and tackle the issue of under-representation across the engineering profession. Read more about your impact of talent and diversity.
Enterprise Hubs
In 2025, our network of regional Enterprise Hubs grew, with new hubs opened in Newcastle and Liverpool. Enterprise Hub Newcastle opened in March and in June the Academy launched Enterprise Hub Liverpool, the Academy’s fifth hub outside of London.
Our Enterprise Hub was ranked among the UK’s top three startup accelerators in the Financial Times’ list of Europe’s leading startup hubs, and placed 14th out of the top 150 in Europe. This year’s list saw our Enterprise Hub rise from fifth to third place, based on the cultivation of successful new companies.
The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
The Africa for Engineering Innovation kicked off its 11th year in March, with 16 engineering innovators shortlisted from seven African countries. Innovators will compete for a share of the £60,000 Africa Prize fund at the showcase final on 16 October in Dakar, Senegal. All shortlisted candidates will become part of the thriving Africa Prize alumni group, now comprising over 150 innovators, 71% of whom are already generating revenue through their innovations.
Innovation
We invest in the most talented engineering innovators and empower them to find solutions to complex and global societal challenges. Read more about your impact on innovation.
Environmentally sustainable AI
We launched a new report Engineering Responsible AI calling for progress towards environmentally sustainable AI. The report is the first on AI sustainability from our engineering responsible AI programme. It calls on governments to ensure that tech companies accurately report on how much energy and water their data centres are using.
Role models of modern engineering
For National Engineering Day, we commissioned a new statue of manufacturing engineer Alice Kan. Macclesfield-based engineer Alice Kan was spotlighted as the Academy’s ‘engineering role model’, for her pivotal role in the manufacture of the COVID-19 vaccine and her current work on vaccines for Ebola. The statue aims to challenge stereotypes and get people talking about contemporary engineers and the fascinating work they do.
We also commissioned a digital mural featuring Alice and four other inspiring engineers to further highlight the incredible diversity and creativity of modern engineering.
Policy and engagement
We are the UK government’s trusted port of call for engineering advice. We lead the profession to provide key decision-makers with informed insight and innovative thinking. Read more about your impact on policy and engagement.
Impact of Giving Report 2025
The Academy’s community of donors and supporters play an important role in helping us deliver vital impact in the UK and across the world. Read more about this in our latest Impact of Giving Report.
Supporting the Academy
With a global shortage of engineering skills and an annual shortfall of up to 59,000 engineers in the UK, we must increase our investment in them and their innovations if we are to solve complex global challenges.
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