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If you look at our world today, the challenges are just so clear for us all to see. Climate change. It’s an existential issue and it’s going to need engineers to come up with solutions. Engineering has a really crucial role to play in helping us to deliver jobs and opportunities. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, the Royal Academy of Engineering harnesses the power of engineering to help build a sustainable global society and create an inclusive economy that works for everyone. What does the Academy do for you? My research is in the development of batteries. Finding ways of storing energy that is intrinsically low carbon is really important. The research that I’m doing is completely underpinned by the support of the Academy. We support talented engineers, like Paul, at every career stage and work with teachers, researchers and employers to make the profession more resilient, diverse and prepared for the future. Engineering in the UK really still has a serious diversity deficit. Better engineering solutions will come from having a diverse group of people working together. The Graduate Engineering Engagement Programme helps graduates from under-represented backgrounds into the engineering industry. It was incredibly beneficial to my career. What is the Academys Enterprise Hub The Academy backs the people behind innovative businesses through our Enterprise Hub. NitroPep creates surfaces which self-clean. So they kill bacteria, they kill viruses, they kill fungi and it protects people from surface contamination. Having a mentor who is a really experienced business person was absolutely invaluable. It’s a great privilege being a mentor and it’s a responsibility. And becoming a Fellow, this is made very clear. Our global entrepreneurship programmes train innovators worldwide to commercialise their work. And we bring together the world’s best engineers, in collaboration with other professions, to form international partnerships addressing some of the planet’s biggest challenges. The National Engineering Policy Centre. We engage policymakers to ensure government has the best engineering advice. Our National Engineering Policy Centre provides independent guidance, drawing on the expertise of more than 450,000 engineers. The Academy has been extremely helpful in areas of energy, in particular looking at hydrogen. The Academy has a wide systems view of the whole of hydrogen, from its generation, production, distribution and the like, and by providing us with that understanding we can see the bigger picture. This is Engineering. We also engage the public. Our This Is Engineering campaign opens the eyes of millions to the wonders of engineering, challenging preconceptions and showing how engineers make a difference. I see extraordinary talent and passion in the engineering community. I’m enormously optimistic about the future.