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Scotsman
16-06-2025
- Science
- Scotsman
Flying high at Glasgow Prestwick Airport as local pupils win big in national engineering competition
An awards and exhibition event was held on June 13 in Prestwick, which showcased and celebrated local school pupils across Scotland South West region for their engineering ideas submitted to the Primary Engineer annual UK STEM competition. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... These pupils had taken part in a national competition, run by educational not-for-profit Primary Engineer, where they answered the question 'If you were an engineer, what would you do?'. Pupils interview an engineer, learn how to think like an Engineer and are tasked with identifying a problem in the world around them and coming up with a creative solution to that problem. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Entries were then graded by local industry professionals before going to a regional judging panel were they picked two winners and two highly commended for each year group. Big smile The highly commended and winning pupils were awarded trophies and framed certificates of their ideas, with 54 pupils from schools in the area being celebrated. Congratulations to all the pupils, including Primary 6 pupil Faith from Sanquhar Primary School, whose idea 'Breathe Safe Baby Car Seat' stood out for the judges and won the special 'Judges Award'. Every year University and Industry Partners of Primary Engineer select an idea to turn into a working Prototype from the previous year's winning designs. The Focus Band prototype was unveiled at the ceremony, brought to life by Thales, based on the idea of Primary 3 student, Sophia, from Gargieston Primary School. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'If you were an Engineer, what would you do' is an annual, national competition free to enter for all 3-19 school pupils. Entries are open now for 2025-2026 and schools can register now at The Judges Award winner
Scotsman
09-06-2025
- Science
- Scotsman
A night to remember for Glasgow schools
An awards and exhibition event was held on June 5 in Glasgow, which showcased and celebrated local school pupils across Scotland West region for their engineering ideas submitted to the Primary Engineer annual UK STEM competition. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... These pupils had taken part in a national competition, run by educational not-for-profit Primary Engineer, where they answered the question 'If you were an engineer, what would you do?'. Pupils interview an engineer, learn how to think like an Engineer and are tasked with identifying a problem in the world around them and coming up with a creative solution to that problem. Entries were then graded by local industry professionals before going to a regional judging panel were they picked two winners and two highly commended for each year group. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The highly commended and winning pupils were awarded trophies and framed certificates of their ideas, with 29 pupils from schools in the area being celebrated. The Jump Charge prototype Congratulations to all the pupils, including Primary 4 pupil Elil from Langside Primary School, whose idea 'The Micro Blood Opener' stood out for the judges and won the special 'Judges Award'. Every year University and Industry Partners of Primary Engineer select an idea to turn into a working Prototype from the previous year's winning designs. The Jump Charge prototype was unveiled at the ceremony, brought to life by Thales, based on the idea of Adam from Langside Primary School. Primary Engineer were joined by Colin Scouller, UK Head of Engineering at Thales, Colin Cook, Director of Economics Development at Scottish Government and David McDonald, Head of Central Product Engineering at Aggreko for the presentation to pupils on the night. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'If you were an Engineer, what would you do' is an annual, national competition free to enter for all 3-19 school pupils. Entries are open now for 2025-2026 and schools can register now at Proud family Primary Engineer Public Exhibitions an Award Ceremonies continue all over the UK through to July, with thousands of pupils engineering ideas being displayed for all to see. Find out more:
Scotsman
29-05-2025
- Science
- Scotsman
Local children's engineering ideas celebrated at The University of Edinburgh
An awards and exhibition event was held on 28th May 2025 in Edinburgh, which showcased and celebrated local school pupils across Scotland South East region for their engineering ideas submitted to the Primary Engineer annual UK STEM competition. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... These pupils had taken part in a national competition, run by educational not-for-profit Primary Engineer, where they answered the question 'If you were an engineer, what would you do?'. Pupils interview an engineer, learn how to think like an Engineer and are tasked with identifying a problem in the world around them and coming up with a creative solution to that problem. Entries were then graded by local industry professionals before going to a regional judging panel where they picked two winners and two highly commended for each year group. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The highly commended and winning pupils were awarded trophies and framed certificates of their ideas, with 26 pupils from schools in the area being celebrated. Libby, ProtoPupil, with The Bench Bed Prototype brought to life by The University of Edinburgh Congratulations to all the pupils, including Primary 7 pupil Malina from St David's Primary School, whose idea 'Memory Giver Alzheimers watch' stood out for the judges and won the special 'Judges Award'. Every year University and Industry Partners of Primary Engineer select an idea to turn into a working Prototype from the previous year's winning designs. The Bench Bed prototype was unveiled at the ceremony, brought to life by The University of Edinbugh, School of Engineering, based on the idea of Libby, from Cockenzie Primary School. 'If you were an Engineer, what would you do' is an annual, national competition free to enter for all 3-19 school pupils. Entries are open now for 2025-2026 and schools can register now at Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Primary Engineer Public Exhibitions and Award Ceremonies continue all over the UK through to July, with thousands of pupils engineering ideas being displayed for all to see. Find out more:
Scotsman
29-05-2025
- Science
- Scotsman
Local children's engineering ideas celebrated at The University of Edinburgh
An awards and exhibition event was held on 28 May in Edinburgh, which showcased and celebrated local school pupils across Scotland South East region for their engineering ideas submitted to the Primary Engineer annual UK STEM competition. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... These pupils had taken part in a national competition, run by educational not-for-profit Primary Engineer, where they answered the question 'If you were an engineer, what would you do?'. Pupils interview an engineer, learn how to think like an Engineer and are tasked with identifying a problem in the world around them and coming up with a creative solution to that problem. Entries were then graded by local industry professionals before going to a regional judging panel where they picked two winners and two highly commended for each year group. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The highly commended and winning pupils were awarded trophies and framed certificates of their ideas, with 26 pupils from schools in the area being celebrated. Libby, the ProtoPupil, with The Bench Bed prototype brought to life by The University of Edinburgh Congratulations to all the pupils, including Primary 7 pupil Malina from St David's Primary School, whose idea 'Memory Giver Alzheimer's watch' stood out for the judges and won the special 'Judges Award'. Every year University and Industry Partners of Primary Engineer select an idea to turn into a working Prototype from the previous year's winning designs. The Bench Bed prototype was unveiled at the ceremony, brought to life by The University of Edinburgh, School of Engineering, based on the idea of Libby, from Cockenzie Primary School. 'If you were an Engineer, what would you do' is an annual, national competition free to enter for all 3-19 school pupils. Entries are open now for 2025-2026 and schools can register now at Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
Scotsman
19-05-2025
- Science
- Scotsman
University of Dundee celebrates local pupils at STEM Awards
These pupils had taken part in a national competition, run by educational not-for-profit Primary Engineer, where they answered the question 'If you were an engineer, what would you do?'. Pupils interview an engineer, learn how to think like an Engineer and are tasked with identifying a problem in the world around them and coming up with a creative solution to that problem. Entries were then graded by local industry professionals before going to a regional judging panel were they picked two winners and two highly commended for each year group. The highly commended and winning pupils were awarded trophies and framed certificates of their ideas, with 29 pupils from schools in the area being celebrated. Congratulations to all the pupils, including Primary 7 pupil Rachel from Craigrothie Primary School, whose idea 'X-Ray Lambing Goggles and Gloves' stood out for the judges and won the special 'Judges Award'. Lambing season can be busy on the farm, and making sure all the baby lambs are safe and healthy is very important, so these Lambing Goggles and Gloves, allow you to see what's happening instead of just feeling to help assist in delivering a health little lamb. Primary Engineer were joined by Professor Fordyce Davidson, Dean at the University of Dundee and Hayyaan Bashir from AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers) for the presentation to pupils on the night. 'If you were an Engineer, what would you do' is an annual, national competition free to enter for all 3-19 school pupils. Entries are open now for 2025-2026 and schools can register now at Primary Engineer Public Exhibitions and Award Ceremonies continue all over the UK through to July, with thousands of pupils engineering ideas being displayed for all to see. Find out more: 1 . Contributed Professor Fordyce Davidson, Dean at the University of Dundee and Hayyaan Bashir from AFBE with the Judges Award Winner pupil Photo: Submitted Photo Sales 3 . Contributed One of the winners receiving their awards Photo: Submitted Photo Sales 4 . Contributed Proud family members looking around at the exhibition Photo: Submitted Photo Sales Related topics: Dundee
