AAE’s policy advice and research resources, addressed to government, industry and the public, are evidence-based and put the public interest first. The Academy distinguishes between its formal institutional position and the personal views of individual Fellows. On the policy side, AAE follows the AU’s Agenda 2063 and its supporting instruments, including STISA, CESA and the […]
AAE’s education policy work focuses on three questions: structure, quality and fairness of engineering education.
Engineering policy covers standards, regulation, professional liability, engineering safety and public procurement. AAE applies one principle in this field: independent, restrained and professional.
AAE supports research and innovation that respond to engineering problems; it does not encourage research produced for its own sake. The research resources published by the Academy include: All publicly released research identifies authors, funding sources and conflicts of interest, and can be checked externally.
AAE provides independent engineering advice to government departments, parliaments and public institutions. Forms of advice include:
Engineering is a public profession. The engineering community cannot be drawn from only one gender, one region or one social group. AAE treats diversity and inclusion as part of daily practice, not as a separate communications slogan.
Every decision an engineer makes affects public safety, the environment and future generations. AAE requires all members and programme participants to observe the baseline principles of engineering ethics. AAE maintains a code of conduct and an appeals mechanism. Depending on the seriousness of a breach, a member may receive a warning, suspension or removal, following […]