Involving industrialists in teaching

Date: May, 2008 - May, 2009

Proposed By: Alan Curtis (JCB) and Jeremy Galpin (Costain)

Staff Contacts: Richard Newman, Fiona Lamb

 
 
The aim of this project is to write a guide which will provide advice and inspiration for academics who are beginning to work with industry, plus a series of resources for industry and students about working in this way. The guide will include a series of case studies from the perspective of industry, students and academics.

Case studies:

Alan Hall (Chemical Engineer, Syngenta) June 08
Alan Curtis (Research Engineer, JCB) July 08
Rob Littlewood (Graduate, Automotive Engineering) Aug 08

Chris Rielly (Head of Department, Chemical Engineering) Sep 08
Noreen Thomas (Senior Lecturer, Materials) Sep 08
Steve Walker (Student, Automotive Engineering) Sep 08
Greg Simmonds (Process Engineer, GlaxoSmithKline) Sep 08

Adam Kellett (Graduate, Chemical Engineering) Oct 08
Adrian Dartnall (Bought in teacher, Design & Technology) Oct 08
Michael Rodber (Visiting Fellow, Design & Technology) Oct 08

Peter Willmot (Principal University Teacher, Wolfson School) Nov 08
Richard Newman (Industrial Liaison Officer, engCETL) Nov 08
Ron McCaffer (Professor of Construction Management) Nov 08
Jacqui Glass (Senior Lecturer, Civil & Building) Dec 08

John Grover (External Lecturer, Aeronautical & Automotive) Jan 2009
Emily Cheung (Student, Mechanical & Manufacturing) Feb 09
Bill Gabb (Industrial Liaison Tutor, Electronic & Electrical Engineering) Mar 09

Julian Mackenzie (Senior Lecturer, Civil & Building) Apr 09
Kirti Ruikar (Lecturer, Civil & Building) DRAFT June 09
Amanda Pearce (Industrial & External Relations Manager, Electronic & Electrical Engineering) DRAFT July 09

The completed case studies are available to read here http://www.engcetl.ac.uk/industry/involvingindustrialists/