Technology

Dame Ann Dowling, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, shares her advice for those considering a career in engineering.

When supersonic car BLOODHOUND SSC hits its top speed of over 1,000mph in 2016 it will move faster than a speeding bullet.

Last October Marc Andreessen, one of the 2013 QEPrize winners, donated $500,000 to three non-profits that promote diversity in tech including Hack the Hood.

2014 was an amazing year for engineering: from comet landings to prosthetic limbs, engineers pushed the boundaries of innovation in all fields.

Currently, only 25% of tech and computing jobs are filled by women. Girls Who Code aims to reach 1 million adolescent girls in the US by 2020.

2013 QEPrize winner Marc Andreessen donated $500,000 to promote diversity in tech. including Code2040, whose aim is to improve diversity in Silicon Valley.

"When I was studying engineering, there were very few women in my programme, and it always bugged me. I realised how important engineering is".

"It’s really important to have good role models and I think that’s something that engineering needs to work on."

The European Southern Observatory is building a really, really big telescope, so big that its official name is “European Extremely Large Telescope”