The Face of Engineering Episode 13

Welcome to series two of our podcast. The face of engineering is forever changing and evolving, but who are the faces behind it and more specifically, the women? Let us take you on a journey exploring careers within the engineering sector. Join our host Ngunan Adamu as we bring you, The Face of Engineering podcast series. 'There’s an engineering for you, you just need to find the right one. So don’t let anybody tell you can’t, because you can.’ – Introducing Dr Nike Folayan MBE. In this final episode of the series, Ngunan chats to Dr Nike Folayan MBE. Nike is a Chartered Engineer with a PhD in Electronics Engineering, and the Co-Founder of the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK). In this episode, Nike shares how she became an engineer because she loved television as a child, and discusses the importance of allowing young people to explore various aspects of engineering. Nike also tells us about what influenced her and her brother, Dr Ollie Folayan, to establish AFBE-UK – such as negative stereotypes surrounding black communities – and the work that their organisation does to support the development of more diverse engineers and young people exploring the industry.