Civil engineering's image in schools—and how to change it Available to Purchase

Applications to study civil engineering at British universities halved between 1995 and 2001, reflecting the profession's declining attraction as a career. This paper reports on a study of school and college students to discover why. It concludes that the problems which need to be addressed include the ‘invisibility’ of the profession, the absence of positive role models, low starting salaries and unattractive working conditions.