Celebrating success in the School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment

The School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment (SCEBE) Annual Celebration took place last night with a host of prizes and inspirational stories.

Hosted by BBC presenter and Glasgow Caledonian graduate Sarah McMullan, industry guests, students and staff came together to share key developments and to explore further engagement, as well as celebrating the achievements of talented students through annual industry and professional body awards.

Success was recognised in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Property Management, Civil, Mechanical, Electronic and Environmental programmes, Health and Safety, Forensic Investigation, Networking and Computing Web Systems Development, and Digital Security.

Glasgow Caledonian University’s Racing Team presented on the back of their standout performance at last year’s 25th Formula Student, a European educational engineering programme run by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. Guests also heard from Professor Joanna Lumsden, the new Dean of SCEBE.

Professor Lumsden said: “I am quite literally ‘just in the door’ and am already very impressed by the School’s extensive links with industry. We strive to help businesses and organisations adapt, grow and develop through our leading research, consultancy and knowledge transfer partnerships, as well as, of course, focus on the development of our great students – the brilliant young minds who will shape the workforce of the future. I am incredibly proud of our students – the efforts and successes of whom we are celebrating this evening.”

An update was also given on the fund established by Glasgow Caledonian in 2018 to support outreach projects and scholarships in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM), made possible thanks to the generosity of student prize donors.

Jillian Watt, Director of the GCU Foundation, said: “The GCU Foundation is proud to work with donors and partners, who like us, are committed to building a more inclusive and diverse workforce for the future. Donations to the STEAM Fund enable us to deepen our outreach activities working with pupils who may not have considered this a route open to them, whilst our scholarship programmes support talented students whose ambitions are not always matched by their means.”