The Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London runs an Engineering Summer School for Girls in July to promote the breadth of engineering disciplines available when you study science and maths subjects through interactive projects and activities.
Girls ages 11 to 14 spend a week at Imperial College and visited the departments of aeronautics, bioengineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computing, earth sciences and engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, materials science and engineering and mechanical engineering. Activities included leactures, workshops, practical activities, tours and projects.
In the Department of Computing, the girls find out about the applications of computing and visit the Dyson labs where they find out how computers ‘think’ and have a go at playing Jenga using a robot arm.