Grand Challenge 2: Ageing Society
The Grand Challenges was a successful programme that ran from 2018 to 2023. This programme aimed to help young people develop the skills needed to bridge the gap between learning and career choices.
The UK population is ageing. This resource collection explores how technology will support people to live longer, independent lives and why the needs of an ageing population will create demand for new technologies.
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The Grand Challenges – Our Futures programme (2018 to 2023) aimed to help young people develop the skills needed to bridge the gap between today’s learners and tomorrow’s career choices. The Government’s Industrial Strategy set out key Grand Challenge themes, aimed at putting the UK...
Sensor Solutions
This activity, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), introduces students to how we see communications developing to help others.
The resource is designed so that students will:
...Fixperts
Fixperts is an award-winning, hands-on learning programme that challenges young people to use their imagination and skills to create ingenious solutions to everyday problems. The programme is equally relevant to design and technology, engineering and as a STEM enrichment activity.
This set of resources can...