STEAM Day 2022

STEAM (also known as STEM) focuses education around five key areas; Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths to help inspire the innovators of tomorrow and give insight into the roles and opportunities that are available to our younger community within these areas once they leave school.

The following member of NRP were in attendance; Alasdair Lothian, Angeliki Konstanti, Karen Jagdeo, Margarita Tsavdaroglou, and Sotiria Papaisidorou. The team met pupils virtually from Acland Burghley School within the London Borough of Camden, to speak with them about their studies, career paths, types of engineering roles, challenges they have faced and projects they have been involved with.

During one of the discussions, Karen spoke to her group about her experience working on a mega construction site, undertaking engineering design. As well as her role at a materials laboratory,  understanding the chemistry of construction materials, through to NRP. Explaining what is involved in her role as a Project Manager at NRP – which covers a wider area of responsibility such as; finance management, contract management (touching on the legal part of things), programme management, stakeholder engagement, sustainability, social value, and people management.

It was a great experience for the pupils to hear the wide scope of experience and opportunities individuals gain from an engineering career, way more that bricks and mortar! They came away with a better understanding the importance of collaborating with various people and disciplines, which can open up unlimited opportunities.

The team recall benefiting from similar initiatives when they were younger so were delighted to have the opportunity to reciprocate the experience to the next generation and feedback from the students has been excellent.