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• Prof. Rebecca Shipley handpicked for her work using computational modelling to predict effectiveness of cancer drugs
• Prof. Rebecca Shipley chosen as one of just five Engineers On A Mission for Tomorrow鈥檚 Engineers Week (4-8 November)
• Tomorrow鈥檚 Engineers Week (#TEWeek19) aims to inspire a new generation into engineering and tackle an annual shortfall of 59,000 engineers in the UK

Prof Rebecca Shipley has been chosen to feature in a national campaign showcasing how engineers are on a mission to make the world a better place.

The healthcare engineer at 果冻影院 Institute of Healthcare Engineering is one of just five engineers from across the UK handpicked to front #EngineerOnAMission for Tomorrow鈥檚 Engineers Week 2019.听

Prof. Shipley, 36, was selected for her work helping to beat cancer. She leads a team developing tools to understand the structure of cancerous tissues in the body and better predict where drugs will be delivered to. These predictions have the potential to help doctors to optimise the delivery of therapies to patients.

As an Engineer on a Mission, Prof. 聽Shipley became the star of a film that highlights the impact engineers have on the nation鈥檚 health and wellbeing. The film was shown to 50,000 students at the Tomorrow鈥檚 Engineers Week Big Assembly yesterday (6聽November).

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Explaining why she chose a career in engineering, Professor Shipley said:

鈥淔rom when I chose my A-levels, I focused on maths, physical sciences and engineering, as these were the subjects I loved.

鈥淥nce I started my research career, I wanted to be able to have an impact on people鈥檚 health and quality of life.

鈥淔ortunately, there is huge opportunity for this, as we need researchers who can develop tools from maths and engineering to develop digital and medical technologies in healthcare.鈥�

Dr Hilary Leevers, CEO at EngineeringUK, the organisers of Tomorrow鈥檚 Engineers Week, commented:

鈥淲e want every young person to see that engineering offers a varied, stimulating and rewarding career.

鈥淭he UK needs tens of thousands more engineers and Tomorrow鈥檚 Engineers Week provides an opportunity for the engineering community to work together to inspire the next generation of engineers to meet this demand.

鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to have the opportunity to share Prof. Shipley鈥檚 mission to help beat cancer with thousands of potential future engineers.鈥�

We welcomed聽Hilary and Chris Skidmore MP to visit us at 果冻影院 during our Autumn Research Symposium to celebrate our work together on Tomorrow's Engineers Week.

果冻影院 Engineering have also been working with Tomorrow's Engineers Week to develop a Meet the Future You quiz which helps children and teenagers decide which engineering career path might suit them. Play the .