Not all heroes wear capes. Engineers save people and the planet every day, and we need your help to celebrate the amazing work they do!
Read more about our Engineering Heroes competition below, introduced by Sam Wilkins, aged 15, who joined IHEEM as part of a work experience week.
Welcome!
Over at IHEEM, we help engineers who work in healthcare become qualified and progress their career through a variety of means, allowing them to find many more opportunities.
They keep the hospital working properly so that everyone is kept safe, and patients are well looked after.
We are very passionate about the importance of engineering, and as such we would like to help everyone discover just how interesting engineering can be!
Engineering is so wide reaching, and has applications everywhere in the world, so we’ve set up a competition for you to discover where engineering interests you.
Between three different categories based on age, design a poster that explains how engineering achieves that goal.
The best poster for each age range/category will win free tickets to LEGOLAND. Scroll down to explore the details and look at examples
Save Animals (Under 10 Years)
Design a poster showing the many different ways engineers help keep our animals happy and safe. You could research:
- Veterinary engineers
- How engineers design things to keep our animals entertained
- How our habitats are engineered
- How our habitats are maintained
- How wild habitats are kept safe and strong
- How engineers design systems to keep wild animals safe
- How engineers help protect endangered species
Save the Planet (11-15 Years)
Design a poster explaining how engineers are helping tackle one of the most pressing issues to all of us as a species, climate change and damage to the environment. You could include:
● How engineers are revolutionising carbon capturing methods
● How engineers are working on renewable energy
● How engineers are reducing the plastic in our oceans
● How engineers are making buildings and systems more energy efficient
Save People (16-18 years)
Design a poster explaining how engineers help people. This could be in any way, so don’t feel limited to just one topic! You could include:
- How engineers help by designing everyday objects
- How engineers help in healthcare
- How engineers design medicine
- How engineers keep people connected over the internet
- How engineers help people travel via automotives and aerospace
- How engineers provide necessities such as electricity and water
The competition runs from 13th July – 1st September 2024, and is open to all young people under 18 years old, across the three distinct competition categories.
Posters may be designed digitally or by hand, but all versions must be submitted via the website. To submit a hand drawn poster, please photograph the design and attach the photo in the relevant field below.