Hands-on work experience as part of a team and the opportunity to work on a problem that is relevant to a local business
Use of university’s facilities to develop, build and test solutions to the problem
The opportunity to develop technical skills and see school physics, chemistry, technology etc. applied in an industrial environment
Experience university life and gain a greater awareness of possible career opportunities
The opportunity to meet professional and graduate engineers, scientists and technologists
Exposure to a variety of engineering projects, highlighting the multi-disciplinary nature of engineering
A highly significant contribution to include in university applications and any future job applications
Experience of teamwork, interviews, presentations, project management and writing technical reports
Contribution to the Duke of Edinburgh Award skills section EES national certificate
Opportunity to apply for British Science Association CREST Award at Gold Standard (80% of EES students are successful)
Free 12 month licence to operate Autodesk Design Software
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