Open Lecture: Professor Alexandra Knight –  Engineers Solve Problems

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Join Professor Alexandra Knight at the Brunel Research Festival, as we ask: 
what is the skillset for our problem-solvers of the future?

Eastern Gateway Auditorium

What will make you a great engineer of the future? We are in the 4th Industrial Revolution with things like big data, artificial intelligence and smart assets re-shaping our engineering landscape. How will we keep up with the pace of change whilst remaining grounded in our connection to the fundamental reason we do anything as engineers - to make the world a better place? Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor Alexandra Knight FIMechE FWES, will give her view on the essential skillset for engineers in this rapidly evolving world of technology, and explain why taking an Asset Management approach and building a more diverse and inclusive engineering culture will be the key to success.

Alexandra Knight CEng FIMechE FWESAlex is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the IMechE and the Women’s Engineering Society. She is the Founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.stemazingltd.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">STEMAZING</a> – a social enterprise dedicated to inspiration and inclusion in STEM. Alex is passionate about supporting women in STEM to shine as confident, visible role models and inspire our future generations of innovators and problem-solvers. She is also a Visiting Professor with the Royal Academy of Engineering at Brunel University London where she shares her passion for Asset Management and Inclusion in Engineering with the aim to improve student employability. Alex won the We Are The City Champions Award in 2020 for her work to champion diversity and inclusion in STEM, and STEMAZING won the Diversity Impact Award at the RAC awards in 2021.

This event is part of the <a href="https://www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Research-Festival" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brunel Research Festival</a>, a packed programme of online and on-campus activities throughout May, open to all. Showcasing the world-class and challenge-led research carried out by our colleagues from across the University, the Festival is a month-long celebration of the diverse impacts that research has on society, both in the UK and globally. Whether an academic, student, community stakeholder, industry partner, or member of the public, there’ll be something for you at the Brunel Research Festival.<a href="https://www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Research-Festival" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">brunel.ac.uk/BRF</a>

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