• Question: What would you do if you don't win

    Asked by mountainous321 to Al, Emma, Ivanka, James, Omar on 14 Mar 2012.
    • Photo: James Vokes

      James Vokes answered on 13 Mar 2012:

      I don’t really care about winning or losing. I’m already very happy that I just get to take part! Yes I know I sound clichéd.

    • Photo: Ivanka Brown

      Ivanka Brown answered on 13 Mar 2012:

      There are quite a few funded projects out there currently that need people’s time, so I would help out with them if I can find some spare time.
      For example I like – http://www.thebigbangfair.co.uk/home.cfm. The next one is in Birmingham very soon. I know that the Institution of Civil Engineers stand and the Institution of Sturctural Engineers stand regularly look for volunteers to help out.
      I also help out with STEMnet which asks engineers to go into schools for careers fairs and sometimes even to do engineering experiments (my favourite type!) which don’t need funding.

    • Photo: Emma Bould

      Emma Bould answered on 13 Mar 2012:

      I’m a STEMNet Ambassador, so I will carry on helping to make science and engineering more fun as the opportunities present themselves. I am hoping to start working with a school near where I live to help them do more Science and maybe help them with Maths too.

    • Photo: Omar Mustufvi

      Omar Mustufvi answered on 13 Mar 2012:

      I’m also helping at the Big Bang fair (maybe I’ll see you there Ivanka!). And I have been helping the Smallpeice trust (http://www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk/) putting together activities for school kids to get involved in engineering- we had a competition recently where the kids had to build small electric cars and manoeuvre them around various obstacle courses which I really enjoyed (especially the judging).

      As part of Jaguar Land Rovers corporate social responsibility they are very keen to get children interested in STEM.

    • Photo: Al Bartlett

      Al Bartlett answered on 14 Mar 2012:

      hello Mountainous321,

      I think the point of this process is to give you guys an understanding of what we, as engineers, actually do. If we don’t win, its not a problem because if you take just one piece of knowledge away from this process then we are all winners. I hope you are enjoying this scheme so far and hopefully i’ll see you in the chat room soon!

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