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How FeME funds: notes from a small experiment in doing things differently
When we designed the FeME Seed Fund, we asked a question funders don’t always ask out loud: what would it take to fund engineering research the way we say it should be done — inclusively, participatively, with care?
From Machakos to Fair Isle: meet the 2026 FeME Seed Fund cohort
Nineteen projects. Four continents. One shared question: what does it take to make engineering more inclusive, more grounded in lived experience, and more responsive to the climate and biodiversity challenges we face?
Meet FeME’s inaugural Earth Fellows: Jessica Chacko and Jeanne Michalon
We are delighted to welcome Jessica Chacko and Jeanne Michalon to FeME as our inaugural Earth Fellows. Through the University of Edinburgh’s Edinburgh Earth Initiative, they bring fresh perspectives from sustainability, mechanical engineering, education, and communications. In this Q&A, they share their backgrounds, what FeME means to them, and what they hope to contribute as they support more inclusive, climate-conscious engineering.
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How FeME funds: notes from a small experiment in doing things differently
When we designed the FeME seed fund programme, we asked a question that funders don't always ask out loud: what would it take to fund engineering research the way we say engineering research should be done — inclusively, participatively, with care? The answer turned...
From Machakos to Fair Isle: meet the 2026 FeME Seed Fund cohort
Nineteen projects across nineteen contexts, all asking the same question in different ways: what does it take to make engineering more inclusive, more grounded in lived experience, and more responsive to the climate and biodiversity challenges we face? In early 2026,...
Meet FeME’s inaugural Earth Fellows: Jessica Chacko and Jeanne Michalon
We are delighted to welcome Jessica Chacko and Jeanne Michalon to the FeME team as our inaugral Earth Fellows! The Earth Fellows programme, led by the University of Edinburgh's Edinburgh Earth Initiative (EEI), brings together postgraduate and PhD students from across...
Rethinking Engineering: Power, Participation, and the Systems That Shape Our Work
FeME was delighted to join other networks earlier in March at the Tomorrow’s Engineering Research Challenge (TERC) network meeting, hosted at the Royal Academy of Engineering. Each network was invited to share progress, team composition, challenges, and plans for the...
Launching FeME Steps – Where Students and Organisations Collaborate on Climate Solutions
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...
FeME launches new webinar series: FeME Perspectives – Showcasing our people, practice, and purpose
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...
Don’t miss out: Represent & Innovate Seed Fund closes 10 March
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...
FeME launches London Climate Challenge workshops on Energy and Transport
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 launches ‘No Boundaries’ Conference and Festival
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...
New Role with FeME: Research Associate in Human-Centred Climate Engineering
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 Launches Three New Seed Funds to Advance Inclusive, Climate-Responsive Engineering
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...
FeME Expands: Meet Our New Team Member, Jordan McInally
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...