Building Bridges
The School of Engineering has received £50,000 funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering, for the appointment of three Visiting Professors in the Principles of Engineering Design. The funding is for a five-year period from the academic year 1996/97 The scheme is designed to help strengthen the bridges between the teaching of principles of engineering design in universities and best practice in industry.
Dean of ENGG, Eddie Powner and former Dean Brian Roberts are pictured with the Visiting Professors (Rod Edwards, Len Trevillion, Roy Simons) and David Foxley of the Royal Academy of Engineering when the first cheque for £10,000 was presented to the School. (l to r: Brian Roberts, Roy Simons, David Foxley, Ed Powner, Rod Edwards and Len Trevillion).