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Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · Jul 26

Franklin's story remains one of the most famous and egregious examples of a female scientist being denied credit for her work due to sexism

Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · Jul 26

While Franklin has become increasingly recognized for her immense contributions to molecular biology, even today, students everywhere learn the story of Watson and Crick's discovery but few are taught about the critical contributions of Rosalind Franklin to understanding the nature of DNA.

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Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · Jul 26

While Watson, Crick and Wilkins received the Nobel Prize in 1962 for their contributions to science, Franklin had passed away due to cancer four years prior and was not eligible for the award.

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Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · Jul 26

Franklin's photo allowed them to deduce the structure and, shortly thereafter, they published a series of articles about the discovery, only mentioning Franklin's contributions in a footnote.

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Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · Jul 26

Without her permission, fellow researcher Maurice Wilkins later showed her photo to James Watson and Francis Crick, who were also trying to determine the structure of DNA. .

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Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · Jul 26

Rosalind Franklin, the British scientist who first discovered the helix shape of DNA, was born on this day in 1920. Franklin, who graduated with a doctorate in physical chemistry from Cambridge University in 1945, used her knowledge of x-ray diffraction techniques to take the first photo. 1/n

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Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · Jun 29

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TEDI-London Open Day 19 July 2025 | TEDI London

Discover an engineering degree like no other. Book now!

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Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford @oxengsci.bsky.social · Jun 27

From lecture halls to lap times - Oxford University Racing team builds a fully electric race car from scratch and the story behind it is just as powerful.
🏁🏎️ Find out how students become engineers at the cutting edge of motorsport here 👉🏻 eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...

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Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · Jun 26

Remove Engineers having a go in the forge!
"The best school trip I've ever been on"

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Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · Jun 14

Today saw the Engineer in Residence organising a Last Robot Standing competition for the Platform+ students. Lots of fun!

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Roma Agrawal @romatheengineer.bsky.social · Jun 10

Hammered!

What do you like making? What does it do for you?

More about my attempts at nail forging here:

romatheengineer.substack.com/p/hammered

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Roma Agrawal @romatheengineer.bsky.social · Jun 2

Why should engineers do comedy?!

Find out in my latest newsletter.

It would mean the world if you signed up (it's free!).

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Why Engineers should do Comedy

A bonus post. Nailed it.

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Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · Jun 2

Nuts and Bolts by friend of Westminster Engineering Roma Agrawal (and featuring your own Engineer opening chapter 1!) is available for 99p on Kindle this month
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Nuts and Bolts: How Tiny Inventions Make Our World Work eBook : Agrawal, Roma: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Royal Academy of Engineering @raeng.org.uk · May 22

Women continue to be underrepresented in engineering. Join our event to celebrate and raise the visibility of international women engineers, who have enhanced their careers in the UK with a Global Talent Visa: raeng.org.uk/events/2025/...
#TogetherWeEngineer #INWED25

Engineering Excellence: Celebrating Women of Global Talent
23 June, 11am to 12pm, online
Hear from three outstanding women engineers as they share their inspiring stories, and how they have enhanced their careers in the UK thanks to the Global Talent Visa.
Dr Mona Faraji Niri, Associate Professor of Battery Modelling, WMG
Dr Amanda You, Biochemist and entrepreneur
Dr Lina Mohjazi, Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow

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Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford @oxengsci.bsky.social · May 22

Thinking about engineering at Oxford? Wondering what it’s really like?

6 students tell all - from their favourite projects to what actually surprised them.

Spoiler: it’s not just maths and mechanics 👀
🎥 youtu.be/hRcYUx7j9mo

#OxfordEngineering #StudentVoices @ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social

What It’s Like to Study Engineering Science at Oxford?

YouTube video by Oxford Engineering

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Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · May 20

New post from friend of Westminster Engineering @romatheengineer.bsky.social

romatheengineer.substack.com/p/why-engine...

Why Engineers should do Comedy

A bonus post. Nailed it.

romatheengineer.substack.com

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Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · May 12

Baby steps...
www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/...

Philips debuts 3D printable components to repair products

No more rigging your own fixes, download the official part.

www.tomshardware.com

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Lee Grant @tnargeel.com · Apr 24

A bricks n mortar repair space gives more to a community than reducing e-waste by fixing broken toasters.

It's a place to learn, teach, solve, give, lend that's all driven by an unselfish desire to help.

Congratulations to everyone at @therestartproject.org 👏

#RightToRepair
#Repair
#Refurb

The Restart Project @therestartproject.org · Apr 23

Hackney Fixing Factory is officially open! 💥🪛 ⁠
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We had the best time launching the new location this morning and we're so excited to teach, learn and grow with the local community! Thank you to National Lottery Community Fund and our incredible team for making this possible
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See you there soon 💚⁠

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Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · Apr 18

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Fi Daisy G @fidaisyg.bsky.social · Apr 11

Really interesting episode of #RareEarth Set In #Concrete with guests including @romatheengineer.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Rare Earth, Set in Concrete

Our civilisation is based on concrete. Can we build in a cleaner way?

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Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge @hugheshall.bsky.social · Apr 9

Engineering student Ryan Teh tells us about Full Blue Racing, Cambridge University’s Formula Student team.

This summer, the annual competition will be held at Silverstone Circuit, the home of the British Grand Prix.

www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/news/s...
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Students pushing the boundaries of engineering at Silverstone Circuit - Hughes Hall

Engineering student Ryan Teh tells us about Full Blue Racing, Cambridge University’s Formula Student team. This summer, the annual competition will be held at Silverstone Circuit, the home of the…

www.hughes.cam.ac.uk

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Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · Apr 7

tedi-london.ac.uk/open-day-june/

TEDI-London Open Day - June 2025 | TEDI London

Open Day on 14 June 2025 at TEDI-London in Canada Water

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Westminster School Engineering @wsengineering.bsky.social · Apr 6

Ka81 @ka81.bsky.social · Apr 5

10 year #LiverpoolMakefest anniversary this year July 5th. Anyone who's been with us before and not got a email and wants to showcase anything get in touch at [email protected]!
#Makers

Starting fine tune that list soon.

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Liverpool MakeFest

Coming back July 5th 2025

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Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge @eng.cam.ac.uk · Mar 31

Researchers have developed 'smart #pyjamas' that can monitor sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea (using fabric-based sensors) at home

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/scienti...

All without the need for sticky patches, cumbersome equipment or visits to specialist sleep clinics

@cambridge-ee.bsky.social

Scientists develop ‘smart pyjamas’ to monitor sleep disorders

The team, led by the University of Cambridge, developed printed fabric sensors that can monitor breathing by detecting tiny movements in the skin, even when the pyjamas are worn loosely around the nec...

www.eng.cam.ac.uk

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Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford @oxengsci.bsky.social · Mar 28

India has one of the world’s most ambitious hydrogen plans. New study shows how green hydrogen & ammonia could cut emissions, reduce fuel imports, & position India as a leader in clean industry.

🔗 Read more: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/green-hydrogen-and-ammonia-could-power-india-s-low-carbon-future/

A stock image of a man fitting solar panels to a roof.

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Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford @oxengsci.bsky.social · Mar 26

Oxford has risen to 2nd in the world for Engineering & Technology in the latest QS rankings📈

Proud of our engineers, researchers & students driving innovation every day.

Read more➡️https://eng.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-university-claims-second-place-in-global-engineering-rankings/

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