#INWED20 Competitions
We had THREE new competitions for INWED20... see below for details
1. #INWED20 University Poster Competition - Shape your World for a Sustainable Future!
The following are the winners of the INWED poster competition for universities
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Undergraduates
1st place Rosie Mulligan, 4th year Mechanical Engineering student from Heriot-Watt University. Poster title: New Wind Turbines Inspired by Nature. 2nd place Hooi Yee Lim, 4th year Engineering and Physical Science student from the University of Southampton. Poster title: A Data-Driven Global-Ranking Model: Biodiesel Energy-Water-Food Index (BEWFI). 3rd place Niki Kotecha, 2nd year Chemical Engineering student from the University of Cambridge. Poster title: Zero. Postgraduates
1st place Mercy Chinenye Iroegbu, MSc student in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Leeds. Poster title: Role of Nigerian Women in Food Sustainability. 2nd place Barbara Bourgade, PhD student in Chemical Engineering at Loughborough University. Poster title: Commodity Chemicals Production from C1 Gases in Moorella thermoacetica. 3rd place Yiheng Hu, PhD student in Computing and Engineering at the University of Huddersfield. Poster title: Transient Energy Storage System for Sustainable Power Systems. |
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Please see the fantastic winning poster entries below!
2. #INWED20 Schools and Colleges Poster Competition - Engineering A Sustainable World!
The following are the winners of the INWED poster competition for schools and colleges...
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Junior (age 11 - 14)
1st Place Mathmita Manimohan age 14, Lady Eleanor Holles school, UK 2nd Place Mathura Manimohan age 12, Lady Eleanor Holles school, UK 3rd Place Nirisksha Rajanikanth age 13, Sir William Perkins school, UK Senior (age 15 - 18)
1st Place Sophie Jones age 17, St Albans High School, UK 2nd Place Ruby Ingham age 15, Skipton Girls High School, UK 3rd Place Luke Obilo age 15, Stonyhurst College, UK |
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We were really impressed with all the entries into the competition. Please see below for the many wonderful posters we received from across the world!
The INWED20 Poster Competition for schools and colleges was launched for the first time this year. It encouraged young people to investigate sustainability in engineering through creating a 'poster'. It was extremely well supported and we're really pleased to say that we received over 50 entries from the UK, USA, France, India and Australia! There were two categories for younger and older entrants with lots of exciting entries.
3. New Global Lottie Competition!
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In Partnership with the Women's Engineering Society, Arklu, creators of the Lottie doll were excited to announce, a Worldwide STEAM Competition (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Maths) giving kids the chance to design their very own Lottie Doll Soapbox Race Car! The winning design will be made into a real toy Soapbox Race Car, available all over the world!!
There were two age groups for the competition with winners announced below
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The Under 6 Competition was a Colouring / Design Competition.
Under 6s winners
1st place Holly Backhouse age 3.5 years
2nd place Martina age 5 years
3rd place Emily age 5 years
Under 6s winners
1st place Holly Backhouse age 3.5 years
2nd place Martina age 5 years
3rd place Emily age 5 years
The 6+ Competition was to create a Soap Box Derby car using materials you find around your home.
Over 6s winners
1st place Beatrix Blazey age 7 years
2nd place Eva Kitching age 10 years
3rd place Saskia Yeomans-Hill age 8 years
Over 6s winners
1st place Beatrix Blazey age 7 years
2nd place Eva Kitching age 10 years
3rd place Saskia Yeomans-Hill age 8 years
The brilliant entries from the winners and the runners-up can be seen below
Past Competitions
2019
'Give Yourself The Edge' Essay Competition 2019
Theme of 100 Years of Inventions.
Theme of 100 Years of Inventions.
The winners:
Alaa - Aged 11, from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia!
Click here to read the winning entry
Due to the high level of entries in 2019, we also congratulated the following highly commended entries;
Emily - Aged 14, Stanchester Academy, UK
Daniel - Aged 12, Stanchester Academy, UK
Amy - Aged 14, Roseberry School, UK
The WES Young Members' Board judged the competition and were extremely impressed by the high quality of entries
Many thanks to all the children who entered the competition - we hope they will take part in future years
Alaa - Aged 11, from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia!
Click here to read the winning entry
Due to the high level of entries in 2019, we also congratulated the following highly commended entries;
Emily - Aged 14, Stanchester Academy, UK
Daniel - Aged 12, Stanchester Academy, UK
Amy - Aged 14, Roseberry School, UK
The WES Young Members' Board judged the competition and were extremely impressed by the high quality of entries
Many thanks to all the children who entered the competition - we hope they will take part in future years
Draw an Engineer Competition 2019
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The INWED Draw an Engineer competition 2019 received over 260 entries from countries across the globe including UK, Hungary, Japan, India and Australia! The winning entries were:
Key Stage 1: 1st – Isa (Age 6) Kirchhörder, Germany 2nd–Lizzie (Age 5) Bradley Stoke Community School, UK 3rd – Amelia (Age 5) Charfield Primary School, UK Key Stage 2: 1st – Medhansh (Age 7) Maxfort School, India 2nd – Zachary (Age 8) : St John’s Brignorth 3rd – Amelie (Age 7) Groveside Primary, UK The competition aimed at children 5 -11, proved to be a great way to get school children involved in International Women in Engineering Day 2019! A big thank you to the WES Young Members' Board who help to organise and judge the competition. They reported an extremely high level of entries in both age groups and thoroughly enjoyed looking at all drawings of engineers from all entrants! |
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2018
Draw an Engineer Competition 2018
The INWED Draw an Engineer competition 2018 received over 120 entries from across the globe!
Aimed at children 5 -11 (in the UK in key stages 1 and 2), it proved to be a great way to get school children involved in International Women in Engineering Day 2018.
Our 2018 judging panel consisted of 3 members of WES' Young Members' Board. They all reported an extremely high level of entries in both age groups and thoroughly enjoyed looking at all drawings of engineers from all entrants
Aimed at children 5 -11 (in the UK in key stages 1 and 2), it proved to be a great way to get school children involved in International Women in Engineering Day 2018.
Our 2018 judging panel consisted of 3 members of WES' Young Members' Board. They all reported an extremely high level of entries in both age groups and thoroughly enjoyed looking at all drawings of engineers from all entrants
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We are delighted to announce the 2018 winners are noted below and their artwork is in the slideshow on the right ------->
5-7 years (KS1) Winners:
7/8-11 years (KS2) Winners:
Thank you to Abrams and Chronicle and Kate Pankhurst at Bloomsbury Publishing plc for donating the prizes for this competition. |
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2017
Draw an Engineer Competition 2017
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The INWED17 celebrations included a competition for young engineers (3-11 years), asking them to 'Draw an Engineer' using their creativity and artistic skills.
There were just under 100 entries for the competition and the 6 winners were chosen by Maeve Higham, Caroline Carslaw and Holly Goodwin from the WES YMB. Each winner received a copy of 'Rosie Revere, Engineer' by Andrea Beaty and every entrant received a participation certificate. Congratulations to the winners, the entries can be seen on the right. To see all the fantastic entries please click the links below. Key Stage 1 Entries Key Stage 2 Entries |
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2016
Draw an Engineer Competition 2016
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As part of our celebrations for NWED2016, we partnered with Butterfly Books and relaunched a great competition for young engineers (4-11 years) by asking them to 'Draw an Engineer' using their creativity and artistic skills.
Winners received a copy of 'MY MUMMY IS AN ENGINEER' courtesy of Butterfly Books and a copy of the charming book Sky Pods in Phnom Penh by Bryony Mathew. Our lucky winners were: Daisy Wagg from Caerphilly Izzy Faulker from Dorset Muad Moorcroft Towers from Abingdon Daisy O'Dyer from Hemel Hempstead |
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Herstories 2016
The winners of the 'Herstories' competition were: Jasneet Dhaliwal and Esther Pinches from Howell's School in Llandaff, with their PowerPoint presentation on Claudia Parsons.
Congratulations to you both and we hope you enjoyed your day out at RIAT with Northrop Grumman.
Congratulations to you both and we hope you enjoyed your day out at RIAT with Northrop Grumman.
