Graduate ExcellenceRichard MartinChief Engineer, Nestlé UK and Ireland

Introducing MEng Food Engineering Students to Cutting-Edge Technology Richard MartinChief Engineer, Nestlé UK & Chair of Graduate Excellence Project Group

Industry identified skills gap

University partner identified

FDF, NSA & SHU form 

Graduate Excellence Partnership

MEng Food Engineering curriculum developed

Recruitment campaign launched

The Journey

Overview of Graduate Excellence Workstreams

Graduate Excellence 

Project Group

Curriculum Group HR Group Marketing 

Group

Some of the top UK companies involved:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

Food Composition and Safety

Food processing Food processing applications (including Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) 

Group project

Engineering principles   Thermofluids and dynamics  Dynamics and Control B for the Food Industry

Lean Operations for the Food Industry

Food engineering practice Engineering Business Management, Environment and Society

Automation andRobotics for the Food Industry

Finance and Marketing for the Food Industry

Engineering mathematics Dynamics and Control A for the Food Industry

Total Quality Management

Contemporary issues in food technology

Computer methods for engineering design

Instrumentation and Quantitative Analysis

Individual Project (including Project Management)

Energy and environmental management

Mechanical engineering in food industry

Mechanics and Food Packaging

Rheology

Elective

(Last updated 21.05.13)

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

Late Sep –early Dec(Semester 1)

Study Study Study Study

Late Dec – Jan (5 week break)

Christmas Holidays (2 weeks)

Factory visits & placement interviews

Industry workshops at SHU & placement 

interviews

Exams 3 week placement / project work

Feb – May(Semester 2)

Study Study Study Study

30 week placement(February to September)Jun – early Sep

(14 weekbreak)

12 week placement 12 week placement Employment

Summer Holiday (2 weeks)

What have we achieved so far? Attended 10 skills events &open days

Attended 10 skills events &open days

2800 students targeted via UCAS

2800 students targeted via UCAS

£2500 FDF Bursary for 1st year students

£2500 FDF Bursary for 1st year students

100 students on 

Food Engineering mailing list

100 students on 

Food Engineering mailing list

Featured on Radio 1 

Newsbeat & BBC 

Breakfast

Featured on Radio 1 

Newsbeat & BBC 

Breakfast

Hosted 3 factory outreach days

Hosted 3 factory outreach days

3,000 Facebook followers

3,000 Facebook followers

40 work placements offered

40 work placements offered

Next steps

Recruitment→ ‘Keep warm’ campaign for 2014 intake: factory visits & SHU course

information days→ Kick start recruitment campaign for 2015 intake

Curriculum→ Guest lecture programme – Manufacturers & Machinery Suppliers→ Developing teaching materials using industry relevant casestudies→ Course to receive accreditation by IMechE

How will the MEng link up with Centre of Excellence?

There is still time to get involved

Industry support is needed to…

• Develop teaching materials

• Promote the degree to students through schools outreach, events & social media

• Finalise guest lecture programme

• Donate equipment to Centre of Excellence to expose students to latest technologies