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Your Foothold is here
(The IET Benevolent fund)

Funded by engineers for engineers - your Foothold is here.

All the ways your Foothold is here for you

Foothold is a small organisation but we have big plans. We're expanding the number of partners we work with to help increase the varied support we offer. We're constantly looking at ways we can provide support. And we're working with our community more than ever — to create community stories, recruit wonderful volunteers and fundraise. Check out all the ways we're working hard to make sure we've got your back.

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The weight of responsibility: supporting the next generation of engineers

We spoke with Engineers Without Borders UK about the pressure and responsibility of entering engineering to address global challenges.

Autumn wellbeing

The northern hemisphere’s autumn season is underway and we explore ways that you can improve your wellbeing this autumn.

Is the engineering sector doing enough to support neurodivergent talent?

We sat down with Beverley Gibbs to explore how learning environments and workplaces can design better systems.