The James Dyson Foundation inspiring young people to study engineering
Posted by Science Oxford on November 11, 2009 | comments
Here at Science Oxford we have come across The James Dyson Foundation who have the mission to inspire young people to study engineering. We support this mission and so would like to tell you a bit more about them in the article below. They provide free educational resources for schools and universities.
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Visit this page »The James Dyson Foundation, with its mission to inspire young people to study engineering and become engineers, was created by James Dyson in 2002. We have been growing steadily since then and now, with a newly designed website, we aim to go even further to support engineering education, not just in the UK but internationally.
The new James Dyson Foundation website provides a wide range of free and easily accessible resources that schools and universities can use at any time. Resources like the Education Box – a disassembly and product analysis tool containing a Dyson DC22 and parts. There is also a new selection of educational videos to download and a design engineering Teacher’s Pack that can be integrated into lessons. Visitors will also discover what designers inspire James Dyson – in Design Heroes; what is involved in engineering – in the Design Process; and learn about what it’s like to be a Dyson engineer – in our Engineering Profiles.
And we don’t plan to stop there. Over the next year we will be continuing to expand our website with additional resources already planned, so watch this space.
Go to www.jamesdysonfoundation.com for more information.
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