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Series 1 Episode 1: Matthew Dickinson, SMA Jacket and a Shopping Trolley

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Series 1 of the podcast was supported by The Royal Commission of the Exhibition of 1851

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On top of that, we hear the engineering ideas of Jacob and Caitlin from Pitteuchar East primary school.

We will also meet Louise and Beth who were part of a Proto Team at the University of Strathclyde that brought Aidan’s ‘Shopping Trolley for the Elderly’ to life, unveiling their design in front of a packed audience and with Aidan on stage at the Barony Hall in Glasgow.

It was the second time Dr Matthew Dickinson from the University of Central Lancashire had been tasked with turning a child’s idea into a working prototype, so he was no stranger to the ‘If you were an engineer what would you do? competition. But he never expected what would happen next. Matthew tells us how the SMA jacket, a seemingly simple idea, has changed the entire trajectory of his career. We also hear from Krystyna Marshall, the young woman behind the concept.

Watch from the audience as Matt unveils the SMA Jacket for the first time.

It was the second time Dr Matthew Dickinson from the University of Central Lancashire had been tasked with turning a child’s idea into a working prototype, so he was no stranger to the ‘If you were an engineer what would you do? competition. But he never expected what would happen next. Matthew tells us how the SMA jacket, a seemingly simple idea, has changed the entire trajectory of his career. We also hear from Krystyna Marshall, the young woman behind the concept.

Watch from the audience as Matt unveils the SMA Jacket for the first time.

On top of that, we hear the engineering ideas of Jacob and Caitlin from Pitteuchar East primary school.

We will also meet Louise and Beth who were part of a Proto Team at the University of Strathclyde that brought Aidan’s ‘Shopping Trolley for the Elderly’ to life, unveiling their design in front of a packed audience and with Aidan on stage at the Barony Hall in Glasgow.

And if you have an answer to any of our problems from the series send your thoughts to [email protected] or comment on Twitter @Leadersaward.

You can also head over to our Primary Engineer YouTube Channel and be inspired!

We’d like to hear what you thought of the series so please help us and complete our survey.

Series 1 of the podcast is supported by The Royal Commission Exhibition of 1851

A permanent body ‘to increase the means of industrial education and extend the influence of science and art upon productive industry’.

And if you have an answer to any of our problems from the series send your thoughts to [email protected] or comment on Twitter @Leadersaward.

You can also head over to our Primary Engineer YouTube Channel and be inspired!

We’d like to hear what you thought of the series so please help us and complete our survey.

Series 1 of the podcast is supported by The Royal Commission Exhibition of 1851

A permanent body ‘to increase the means of industrial education and extend the influence of science and art upon productive industry’.