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Festival of Engineering

Visit University College London from 15-20 July 2024 for a week-long festival showcasing how engineers are continuing to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing humanity.
For future engineers, industry innovators and public enthusiasts, the Festival of Engineering is the must-see, summer, showcase event that explores cutting-edge innovation, explains how humanity is tackling its biggest challenges and inspires you to think differently about the world around you.
 

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Plan Your Visit

Find out where to go, what to bring and which days the events and activities are happening.

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How do engineers improve the world?

Discover how engineers are tackling global challenges. 

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Information for Schools and Groups

Information for young people, schools and groups visiting the festival, including booking festival activities and how we are supporting careers education, information and guidance.

A Celebration of Engineering Education
The appointment of Sir Alexander Kennedy, at UCL in 1874, sparked a revolution in engineering education that spanned traditional disciplines

The value of engineers to modern-day life is immeasurable and the appointment of Sir Alexander Kennedy, at UCL in 1874, sparked a revolution in engineering education that spanned traditional disciplines, saw the introduction of the first engineering teaching laboratory in the UK, and reformed how engineering was taught globally. Find out what engineers are doing to address global challenges.

Celebrating the past, but looking to the future!

It is believed that Sir Alexander was inspired to advance engineering education after attending a single exhibition and we want to use a similar showcase event to tell the modern story of engineering, to demonstrate the value it adds to people’s lives and to ignite the passion and imagination of the next generation of engineering innovators and leaders. Find out what's on.