Using our Born To Engineer video series in the classroom



It does not matter what your interests and passions are, from sport to healthcare – there is an exciting and rewarding role for you in Engineering.

These videos have been produced by creative video producers duckrabbit, under the sponsorship of the ERA Foundation, the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

These videos are useful in the classroom, at master classes or residential courses, STEM clubs or any other forum when the excitement and opportunities of engineering are to be discussed.

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Field: Mimi-Isabella, Ebony and Minal
Description: An honest and entertaining conversation about careers in engineering
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 8 minutes 49 seconds

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Field: Engineering Myths
Description: Civil Engineer Mimi-Isabella busts some myths about engineering.
Approriate for ages: 12-18
Time Required: 3:02

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Field: A risk worth taking
Description: Richard Browning grew up making model aeroplanes with his aeronautical engineer father. Inspired, he now is taking flight engineering and technology to the next level.
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 3 minutes 52 seconds

Online: www.youtube.com
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Field: Simple solutions for a cleaner, better world
Description: Milly Hennayake knows that simple engineering solutions can make a huge difference to the lives of others, building a cleaner, better world for all.
Approriate for ages: 10-18
Time Required: 3:56

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Field: Why would I want to do anything else?
Description: Growing up in rural Ireland, Orla Murphy remembers how exciting it felt when her family's tractor was upgraded to include a fitted radio.
As an engineer with Jaguar Land Rover she's working on ways to ensure that the software that drives every function of modern vehicles can be downloaded remotely wherever they are in the world.

Approriate for ages: 12-18
Time Required: 2:42

Online: youtu.be
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Field: Systems Engineer
Description: It was a school visit to an airport that first got a 14 year old John Wheal thinking about all of the complex systems that have to work together to make air travel possible, from departure boards to baggage handling.
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 2:48

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Field: Engineer and Entrepreneur
Description: Sol Ryan had to have his arm amputated after he was born. When his father Ben saw the prosthetics that were available for small children, he knew that it wasn't good enough for his son.
Approriate for ages: 10-19
Time Required: 3:26

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Field: Aeronautical Engineer and Extreme Sportsman
Description: Higher, Further, Faster. Angelo is Born to Engineer
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 3 minutes 18 seconds

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Field: Avionics and Aerospace Systems Engineer
Description: "If you can build it, we'll launch it..." That was the challenge posed by the UK Space Agency to Steve Greenland and the team at Clyde Space Ltd.
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 2 minutes and 53 seconds

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Field: Apprentice Engineer
Description: One chance conversation led Lewis to a seriously exciting apprenticeship in engineering
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 3 minutes and 15 seconds

Online: youtu.be
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Field: Innovation Design Engineer
Description: Winter is coming but Engineer Matt Holloway and his team have built a robot to keep you warm through the long cold nights
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 3 minutes

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Field: Nuclear Fusion Engineer
Description: Meet Engineer Kim Cave-Ayland. She creates Stars for a living
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 4 minutes and 32 seconds

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Field: Electrical Transmission Engineer
Description: It’s a myth that apprenticeships won’t get you far – Faye’s introduced her to new and exciting opportunities.
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 3 minutes and 36 seconds

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Field: Inspiring stories of female engineers
Description: Follow Dawn Bonfield on her journey looking at some incredible and inspiring stories of female engineers - could the next one be you?
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 5 minutes and 3 seconds

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Field: Student Engineer
Description: It took just one day at a race-track for Nina Parsons to know that she wanted to be an engineer. Now she’s heading for a career in Formula 1
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 3 minutes and 4 seconds

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Field: Design Engineer
Description: Everything you touch, see and interact with has been engineered and designed. But for engineer Adrian Westaway, the best inventions need something more - a little bit of magic…
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 5 minutes and 34 seconds

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Field: Engineer and Designer
Description: Yusuf Muhammad revolutionary new household fire-safety device extinguishes fires fast and aims to save lives
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 3 minutes and 29 seconds

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Field: Aspiring Aeronautical Engineer
Description: For Alice Martin Engineering is not just about equations, it is always about making a real difference to the way people live their lives
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 3 minutes and 5 seconds

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Field: Sports Engineer
Description: In sport great engineering can make the difference between winning and losing.
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 2 minutes and 57 seconds

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Field: A-Level Engineer
Description: A Level student George Edwards had no idea his engineering concept would change his life forever.
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 4 minutes and 31 seconds

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Field: Biomedical Engineer
Description: Biomedical Engineer Eleanor Strides' microbubbles could revolutionise chemotherapy and saving lives.
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 4 minutes and 6 seconds

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Field: Software Engineer
Description: Engineer Andrew Robertson is saving drummers across the country from the tyranny of the click track by liberating bands to drive the tempo of their live performances.
Approriate for ages: 11-19
Time Required: 4 minutes and 46 seconds

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