Graduates Archives - Page 2 of 4 - Being Brunel
The Future of Design 2014: Part 1
October 7, 2014 6
Every year I go to the IABSE Future of Design conference (sample size: 2 years). It has a good selection of speakers, but more than that- it has a good selection of attendees. It’s nice to meet people the same level as…Read More
Engineering Stack Exchange
September 11, 2014 7
Around two years ago I wrote a post rhapsodising on the benefits of Stack Exchange, about how it was the best thing in the world and about how Civil Engineers should totally have a presence there. It finished…Read More
Visualising Your Engineering Niche
May 13, 2014 4
While the math and the software always came fairly easy to me, it wasn’t long into my career that I noticed something was wrong- I didn’t like design. It came to me clearly and soundly. Whenever…Read More
IKEA Engineering
April 14, 2014 1
Over the last year I’ve been learning some real practical engineering lessons from the most unlikely of sources: my IKEA Austmarka wardrobe. Brought from that nightmarish trip, which has become…Read More
Being A Gay Civil Engineer
March 18, 2014 4
It’s alright, being a gay civil engineer. In fact, it’s largely a non-issue, with the focus very much on competence and ability in an industry where getting things done is always a priority. Do expect a bit of banter, especially…Read More
Journey To Civil Engineering Success
February 14, 2014 2
Even wondered what you have to do to have with a successful career in civil engineering? Well, wonder no more, as I have been to the IABSE Journey To Success event, and will happily share…Read More
Contracting Is Boring
December 16, 2013 2
I’ve been finding it hard to ignore a certain pattern that persists between the years: The consultant always wins (especially if he works for Arup). However whilst the male/female divide over the last ten years of victors has been…Read More
Civil Engineers Aren’t Paid Enough
November 11, 2013 6
This week I thought I’d give my writing hand a rest and take an Infographic look at the ICE’s Salary Survey. Needless to say: Civil Engineers aren’t paid enough!Read More
Civil Engineering Is…
November 4, 2013 7
Wiping my identity in a black-box virtual machine to remove the skews of the long and tattered history Google collects on you; I took note of the first five auto-completes from this ‘vanilla’ www.google.co.uk (well, I am…Read More
Civil Networking
September 9, 2013 1
A quick search online turns up 24 tips of how to have a conversation without the other person hating you; but these “7 Habits of Intolerable People” rub me up so much the wrong way. But why? Taking that I’m heading…Read More
