Diversity In Engineering

Being a woman in engineering is not straightforward. 

It may be harder for women to work in such a male-dominated field. However biomedical engineering provides a great opportunity for both male and female students to study and work in the field of engineering.

The biomedical engineering course spans a wide range of topics. These include core engineering modules as well as biology, biomechanics, and tissue engineering that provide a variety of opportunities to students in their future career.

There is continuous growth in the engineering field and improvements in social awareness for gender inequality. There is now evidence that there will be a brighter future for young female engineers, especially in the field of biomedical engineering.

Many globally recognised female engineers are working in academia or the industry. These leaders provide a good example for young female engineers to follow.

In our university, we support diversity on all engineering programs by having a multi-disciplinary teaching and research team to provide support to various programs and to our students with a hope of advancing the career development for both young female engineers as well as male engineers.

There is a growing trend of support and opportunities for networking and mentoring available for younger generations. They should utilise these resources to better prepare themselves within the engineering field.

Dr Mohammad Sanami (Programme Leader)

BEng (Hons) Biomedical/Medical Engineering