Failure Modes of Engineering (FeME) is delighted to announce the launch of FeME STEPS, a new programme that embodies the network's mission to create more inclusive, resilient, and adaptable engineering practices. This innovative programme brings together teams of...
Failure Modes of Engineering (FeME) is delighted to announce the launch of a new quarterly webinar series, FeME Perspectives: Showcasing our people, practice, and purpose. This new series will provide a regular space to highlight the expertise, insights, and lived...
FeME's Represent and Innovate Seed Fund is a new initiative designed to spark inclusive innovation and amplify voices historically underrepresented in engineering. Part of FeME’s wider mission to reimagine the engineering sector, the Failure Mode 4-powered seed fund...
Failure Modes of Engineering (FeME) is launching a new Climate Challenge workshop series bringing together researchers, practitioners and stakeholders to explore how engineering solutions for climate change and biodiversity loss can be developed in ways that are...
FeME is excited to launch the Call for Proposals for No Boundaries, one-day conference and festival exploring transdisciplinary practice and collaboration, organised by the FeME Network (Failure Modes of Engineering) in collaboration with the DiveIn Centre for...
Climate change is already reshaping the systems we depend on - from infrastructure and energy to water, housing, and mobility. Too often, engineering responses focus on technical performance alone, overlooking the social realities, lived experiences, and uneven...
FeME is delighted to announce the launch of three seed funds designed to support inclusive, community-centred, and climate-responsive engineering across the FeME network. Together, these calls strengthen the foundations of co-created research, equitable training, and...
We are delighted to welcome Jordan McInally to the FeME team. With over 12 years of experience in Higher Education, she joins us from the Scottish Graduate School for the Arts and Humanities – the world’s first national graduate school – where she supported the...
Engineers can use data to change the world for the better. With high-quality data, engineers are better equipped to tackle some of the most pressing challenges of our time, including climate change and biodiversity loss. But collecting and analysing this data...
Failure Modes of Engineering (FeME) is recruiting two part-time Earth Fellows to help reimagine what engineering can be in a world shaped by climate change and biodiversity loss. These roles sit at the heart of FeME’s mission to build an inclusive, globally...
The inaugural FeME Climate Challenge gathered more than 60 participants from 18 countries for two days of collaboration, reflection, and experimentation in Edinburgh in September 2025. It marked the launch of the Failure Modes of Engineering (FeME) network plus, a...
We are proud to launch the Failure Modes of Engineering Network (FeME), a collaboration between the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Heriot-Watt, supported by £2.2 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). FeME has grown from...