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Rising to the challenge-Challenging ideas

Engineers hold the key to solving the problems of the future, says Lord Browne of Madingley, president of the Royal Academy of Engineering

The engineering profession brings to society a unique combination of scientific analysis, and problem-solving. The key to engineering is its practice because the particular skills of engineers are developed by solving real-world problems. And the complex nature of engineering challenges means that engineers more often than not need to engage with communities, politics, economic realities and environmental considerations.

Monday 2 June, 2008 11:39 AM

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