Making Human Engineering Real - Using bioengineering to inspire and engage young people

实现人体工程学——利用生物工程激励和吸引年轻人

• 批准号: EP/D030846/1
• 负责人: Sophie Williams
• 金额: $ 2.56万
• 依托单位: University of Leeds
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2006 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FD030846%2F1
• 关键词: Making; Human; Engineering; Real; Using

This project will build on experiences communicating research at the Celebration of UK Engineering event. Young people (14-18 year olds) will be targeted in the proposed project, activities will be developed to promote the medical applications of engineering and encourage wider participation in science and engineering disciplines at university level.The reduction in application rates for engineering degrees continues to be a cause for concern, engaging young people is seen as critical to reverse this trend. We are proposing to develop interactive experiments and accompanying workshops to engage, inspire and motivate young people. The interactives will be a common theme throughout the project; these include a demonstration of the forces acting through the hip, and experiments looking as the friction and wear of different materials. The associated workshop activities will vary dependent on the age group to address different learning outcomes.14-16 year olds, the interactives created will be used in workshops, which will be designed to link into the learning outcomes of key stage 4 of the national curriculum. Workshops will be held in the University and researchers will be able to take them out to schools/youth groups. The availability of workshops will be promoted though the SetNet network. Additionally, the iMBE has an exhibition at the Thackray Museum (Leeds), targeting this age group, school groups visiting the exhibition will be given details of the workshops to use as a follow up activity.16-18 year olds will be targeted, with an emphasis placed on undergraduate recruitment. These students will be contacted through university admissions. Taster days will be used to replace more traditional open days. The interactives created in the project will be used for small groups to solve bioengineering problems, with links to the undergraduate medical engineering course highlighted.Interactives and workshops will be designed and written in collaboration with science educators and communicators. Full evaluation following activities will be undertaken.

该项目将建立在英国工程庆祝活动的经验交流研究的基础上。该项目将以年轻人（14-18奥尔兹）为目标，将开展各种活动，促进工程学在医学上的应用，并鼓励更广泛地参与大学一级的科学和工程学科。工程学位申请率的下降仍然是一个令人关切的问题，让年轻人参与进来被视为扭转这一趋势的关键。我们建议开展互动实验和相关讲习班，以吸引、激励和激励青年人。互动将是整个项目的一个共同主题;其中包括通过髋关节作用的力的演示，以及不同材料的摩擦和磨损实验。相关的讲习班活动将根据年龄组的不同而有所不同，以解决不同的学习成果。14 -16奥尔兹，创造的互动将用于讲习班，这将是旨在连接到国家课程的关键阶段4的学习成果。将在大学举办讲习班，研究人员将能够把讲习班带到学校/青年团体。将通过SetNet网络促进举办讲习班。此外，iMBE在萨克雷博物馆（利兹）有一个展览，针对这个年龄组，参观展览的学校团体将获得讲习班的细节，作为后续活动。这些学生将通过大学招生联系。品尝日将用来取代更传统的开放日。该项目中创建的互动将用于小组解决生物工程问题，并突出显示与本科医学工程课程的链接。互动和研讨会将与科学教育工作者和传播者合作设计和编写。将对以下活动进行全面评价。