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...
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...
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...
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...
FeME’s Independent Advisory Board brings together global leaders in engineering, systems thinking, and inclusive innovation to help guide the network’s growth and impact. The Board’s role is to advise, challenge, and amplify FeME’s mission to ensure our values of...
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...