Engineering Heroes

Never before have we had two guests on our podcast at once... but UN SDG 12 - Responsible consumption and production really called for it. Joining us from Canada is Annette Bergeron and Jeff Card. They speak about how they are making changes in society with engineering and innovation, as well as taking lessons home to challenge themselves to consume Earth's resources in a more responsible manner.

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Valerie Agberagba explains how “being an engineer, you're actually able to make the world a better place for people”, and says that the key to reducing inequalities in society, female engineers “play a very vital role”. Valerie presents a number of projects the engineers are working on to support UN SDG 10 - Reducing Inequalities

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Gavin Blakey talks to us about the 3 pillars (or the 3 legged stool as he calls it!) every engineer should know.He discusses that when you have true gender diversity in engineering, suddenly those soft skills aren’t so hard. And he is an engineer who has experienced and witnessed such equality on engineering projects.But how can more women be enticed into engineering? Gavin discusses this with us.
Get ready for World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development on 4 MarchAll February Engineering Heroes will be releasing episodes with 17 engineers as they discuss what each United Nations Sustainable Development Goal means.

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Meagan Olive has learned that the technical skills you learn as an engineer will only take you so far. To be a better engineer, you must get your boots on the ground, talk to the trades, learn from mentors and just... get out there and see it for yourself.
Get ready for World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development on 4 MarchAll February Engineering Heroes will be releasing episodes with 17 engineers as they discuss what each United Nations Sustainable Development Goal means.

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Alexander Borovskis works in Australia’s nuclear facility at ANSTO as a Waste Management lead. And in his role, he has many interactions with the community and has learned to communicate about challenging issues. This has allowed him to become a better engineer.
Get ready for World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development on 4 MarchAll February Engineering Heroes will be releasing episodes with 17 engineers as they discuss what each United Nations Sustainable Development Goal means.

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The skills and the role of the engineer has been disappearing from the social conscience since the 1800’s. Roma Agrawal discusses with us the need to understand where society is, before we can best communicate and change society’s perception.
World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development is on 4th MarchJoin us in February as we introduce you to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and the engineers who are working on making our world a better place.Coming Soon: World Engineering Day mini-series

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Engineering Heroes is helping the new podcast IDEA EVOLUTION. A podcast about the innovation of everyday items, the evolution of society and the powerful impact it's had on the environment. And it asks... how can we do better? Please enjoy. Subscribe to Idea Evolution on your podcatching app today.LAUNCH

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Melanie spoke at the World Engineering Convention in November 2019. She spoke about the importance of engineers needing to step into society and how they can become our real-life heroes. This is a recording of her live presentation.
You can view her presentation with accompanying slides over on our Show Notes page.

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The Hon. Trish White talks to us about how society, and especially engineers, are experiencing the Industrial Revolution 4.0. We discuss the subsequent global disruption and the skills of engineers to navigate through this time. This is a re-edited REPLAY
This is a podcast about the engineering challenges that are facing today’s society. These are our Engineering Heroes. Previously known as Beer With An Engineer.

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Rob Bell is an engineer working his dream career. Rob consulted a career advisor which altered his career. He chats to us about the importance of this early advise. Rob shares some of his amazing engineering experiences with us. This is a re-edited REPLAY

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