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Today is International Women in Engineering Day.💜

We're proud to celebrate the inspiring women helping to shape the future of engineering through education, innovation and industry leadership.

Featuring Richmond upon Thames College colleagues Pradeepa Sundaram and Kavitha Kandeepan, alongside National Innovation Challenge judge Thiloshini Ellary-Bachu, this carousel highlights the importance of diverse perspectives, education and supporting future talent in engineering.

Take a look through the slides and read the full story here: https://www.hruc.ac.uk/news-events/news/hruc-celebrates-international-women-in-engineering-day

Meet the College Finalists of the National Innovation Challenge 2026!🌟

We're delighted to announce the four college finalists that have reached this year's National Final:

• Coleg Penybont - Bridgend College – Hydro-Vein
• Our Lady and St Patrick's College, Knock – VaccineLoop
• Uxbridge College – Road-IQ
• Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern – SmartSort

These innovative projects address challenges in renewable energy, healthcare, sustainable transport and recycling, demonstrating the creativity and technical skills of the next generation of innovators.

The winners will be announced at the National Innovation Challenge Awards & Gala Dinner at IET London on 25 June 2026, with the winning finalist earning the opportunity to travel to MIT, USA.🏆

Read the full story to learn more about each finalist, their project and what inspired their innovation: https://www.hruc.ac.uk/news-events/news/finalists-announced-for-national-innovation-challenge-2026

Meet the School Finalists of the National Innovation Challenge 2026!🌟

We're delighted to announce the four school teams that have reached this year's National Final:

• The Waid Academy – Synthetic Tree
• St Bede's Catholic High School – DuoPod
• St Modan's High School – Improve Energy Efficiency
• The Sydney Russell School – Cleara

The winners will be announced at the National Innovation Challenge Awards & Gala Dinner at IET London on 25 June 2026, with the winning team earning the opportunity to travel to MIT, USA.🏆

Read the full story to learn more about each finalist, their project and what inspired their innovation: https://www.hruc.ac.uk/news-events/news/finalists-announced-for-national-innovation-challenge-2026

Congratulations to our International Women’s Day student winners!🌟

To mark International Women’s Day, the Uniformed Services department invited learners across all programmes to vote for the peer they found most inspirational, thoughtful and supportive in their group.

We are proud to recognise the following winners:

▪️Level 1 & 2 Uniformed Services: Tamani Kebri
▪️Level 3 Year 1: Ravnoor Kaur
▪️Level 3 Year 2: Harveen Sadia

Each of these students was chosen by their peers for consistently demonstrating leadership, kindness and the values that strengthen our learning community.

A huge well done to our winners and to all students who continue to empower and support one another every day. 💜

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