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Calling all STEM students from GCSE to A Level! Join Dr Michael Berthaume, Reader of engineering at KCL, who will explore his work combining engineering with anthropology in the college's Annual Engineering Schools Lecture.
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Welcome to King's College London's Annual Engineering School's Lecture, delivered by Dr Michael Berthaume on the afternoon of 3 December 2025 at the College's Strand Campus.
As society faces new problems, we need new skills and ways of thinking to tackle these. In this lecture, Dr Michael Berthaume will explore how we can combine the worlds of engineering and anthropology to help advance our understanding of human evolution, and design novel technologies to improve people’s lives.
Traditionally scientists have worked in their separate areas, but as the problems we need to tackle become ever more complex, the boundaries between disciplines become fuzzy and break down. Michael will unpack the new field of anthroengineering he has pioneered, which is helping us better understand the variation we see in humans today, and what this means for how our bodies work and move.
This knowledge can then be used to improve human lives in a range of ways, with Michael’s team focussing on how to better provide culturally relevant and sustainable prosthetics to low and middle income countries. The Engineering Department at King's is filled with a diverse group of scientists, working on a range of interesting projects just like this, which straddle different scientific topics, and aim to help shape the world for the better.
Before the talks, attendees can explore engineering in a mini fair of engineering demos and activities, where they’ll have the chance to talk to students and researchers working in engineering.
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Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
Learning what the engineering workplace is like
Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering
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