"This year was the 7th IEEE Systems Conference. Attendance has been growing each year, with almost 250 delegates in attendance this year. This is smaller than other major international systems conferences, though this smaller size and its excellent location at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando tempted 3 research engineers from the Systems Centre to attend and present their papers..."
Per Saunders, Cohort 4, Lamdamap Conference March 2013
“Advanced machine tool metrology supports superior part production; enabling understanding and tracking of the baseline performance of your machine ... ... Bringing together machine tool manufacturers, measurement and control specialists plus process engineers to share critical developments, Lamdamap 2013 will provide delegates with comprehensive, up-to-date know how in instrumentation..."
"As publicly funded researchers it is important that we are able to justify the investment to the general public. Many of us do our research in very technical areas ..."
Joel Igba, Cohort 7, Vestas, 26th March 2013
"My Trip to the States was filled with high and low moments. As anticipated whenever travelling to the States, one always expects high moments with fantastic views, amazing environment..."
Sophie Causon-Wood, Innovate 2013, March 2013
"Innovate 2013 a joint conference and exhibition organised by TSB and UK Trade & Investment was a two day show which expected 4000 individuals from industry, government and academia to visit..."
Sophie Causon-Wood, Oksana Kasyutich - The International Woman's Day tomorrow - 8th March!
Friday 8th March is the International Woman's Day 2013, marked every year on the same date. Wiki describes:”… In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements”....
Blake Kendrick, Cohort 6 with Renishaw, CIRP Conference - Paris 2013
"The International Academy for Production Engineering, commonly known as CIRP, is the world leading organisation in production engineering research.."
Jonathan Rees , Facilitator of the session " Induction for Supervisors and REs", 12 November 2012
".....the supervisors (Academic and Industrial) attended a workshop intended to provide some value-adding material, applicable to their role as a Supervisor".
Cohort 7, Induction Week, 24th October 2012
"Arriving at the Systems Centre on the first day felt a little bit like being a fresher again..."
Oksana Kasyutich, Deputy programme director/Centre manager, 18th October 2012
"As a part of our outreach and public engagement portfolio of activities, the Systems centre sponsored a new initiative, facilitated by diverse group of people, who feel passionate about making science and engineering accessible to all, i.e. gender independent...."
David Oxenham, Systems Centre Visiting Professor, 8th October 2012
"On 25th Sep I ruthlessly took advantage of the Systems Centre’s generosity and took the Centre over to run a workshop on affordability, specifically how well Systems Engineering/Thinking can cope with affordability analysis and handling affordability issues....."
Darren Williams, Research Engineer Cohort 3, 28 September 2012
" Paul Gibbons (EngD Systems Alumnus) and I arranged a workshop at the site I am based at with Rolls-Royce...."
Charlotte Dunford, Research Engineer Cohort 4, 22 September 2012
"On September 20th I had my third year independent review with a professor from Bristol's Department of Management..."
David Greenwood, Research Engineer Cohort 7, 21st September 2012
‘Human Behaviour in Fire Symposium’ is one of premier conferences on the study of fire safety, fire engineering and the study of human factors in relation to evacuation...
Natasha Watson, Research Engineer Cohort 5, 17th September 2012
Strictly Engineering is an initiative set up by the British Science Association to initiate conversations about how engineering impacts our everyday lives and also to draw attention to cutting edge engineering research....
Liam Boyd, Research Engineer Cohort 4, 11th September 2012
One of the issues with being an RE on the EngD programme, is that we are a rather fragmented. We come from different years, different places around the world, different universities...
Ellie Cosgrave, Research Engineer Cohort 4, 1st September 2012
"...Taking part in the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games was one of the most awe-inspiring moments of my life. Not only did it open my eyes to the beauty and diversity humanity, but it showed me that with the right support, dedication and passion, any dream is attainable....
Team SOS have a Grand Day Out, 31st August 2012
So if academics go to conferences, REs go to conferences/ study days/ summer schools what do the support team do....
Richard Craig, Research Engineer Cohort 5, 30 August 2012
I recently arranged a modelling and simulation workshop at the University of Bristol System Centre, and to my surprise it went quite well. The motivation for organising a modelling and simulation workshop came from a number of conversations ....
Natasha Watson, Research Engineer Cohort 5, 1 August 2012
Having just given a webinar on the Wales Institute for Sustainable Education, a wonderful innovative low carbon building in Wales that Buro Happold provided the structural engineering for, I am very aware of how important public engagement with engineering is....
Paul Gibbons, EngD in Systems Alumnus, 31.July 2012
From ‘Could do Better’, to Has Done Better!
(1979) My old secondary school reports always used to say things like, ‘could do better’, ‘when he puts his mind to it, Paul can produce excellent work’ etc…. I did not like school that much as I found the lessons boring and I just did not see the benefits of the things I was being taught! Troublemaker, perhaps yes (I was bored), stupid, no! Although that is how the teachers often portrayed me...
Joe Clarke, Research Engineer Cohort 4, 5th July 2012
I was invited to the AEngD Steering Committee meeting in Southampton on Wednesday 4th July to present my idea for a national EngD magazine, but it was also a great opportunity to learn a bit more about the new society and its inception, and to take a look around another university.....
