Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) played host to primary and secondary school children taking part the Primary Engineer Leaders Award competition.
School children from across Bristol got to see state-of-the-art body armour and robots at first hand when they were welcomed inside the doors of the Ministry of Defence’s procurement organisation.
Each has been asked to consider the question: “If you were an engineer, what would you do?” for the competition that aims to inspire future generations to pursue a career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects.
Once down on paper the competition entries will be shortlisted with one of the winning designs made into reality by engineers from The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).
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On show at MOD Abbey Wood was kit used by the armed forces including a nano surveillance helicopter and a bomb disposal robot, while cutting-edge research projects, including interactive Lego robots and a wind turbine activity were also provided by DE&S partners, UWE Bristol.
Air Marshal Julian Young, Chief of Materiel Air, who is also the Defence Engineering Champion and the lead Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Ambassador for DE&S, said: “We were proud to support the Primary Engineer Leaders Award for the first time last year, and it was a great success.
“This year we want to build on that foundation, strengthen our ties with the schools, pupils and teachers with the aim of encouraging more of the region’s school children to be curious about technology and one day to be enthralled about engineering.”
Registration for the Leaders Awards opened in September with the winners due to be announced in June 2019.
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