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

本项目将以英国工程庆典上交流研究的经验为基础。拟议的项目将以青年（14-18岁）为对象，将开展活动，促进工程的医学应用，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担忧的问题，吸引年轻人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研讨会，以吸引、启发和激励年轻人。互动将是贯穿整个项目的共同主题；其中包括通过臀部作用的力的演示，以及不同材料的摩擦和磨损实验。相关的工作坊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岁的学生，所创建的互动将在研讨会上使用，这些研讨会将被设计成与国家课程关键阶段4的学习成果相联系。研讨会将在大学举行，研究人员将能够带他们到学校/青年团体。将通过SetNet网络促进讲习班的提供。此外，iMBE在Thackray博物馆（利兹）举办了一个针对这个年龄段的展览，参观展览的学校团体将被告知讲习班的细节，作为后续活动。招聘对象为16-18岁的年轻人，重点招聘本科生。这些学生将通过大学招生联系。品尝日将取代传统的开放日。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。互动和讲习班将与科学教育者和传播者合作设计和编写。将进行下列活动的全面评价。

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.