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Dr Mark McBride-Wright won the Rooke Award by the Royal Academy of Engineering
A British engineer championing underrepresented views in his industry has won a prestigious award.
Dr Mark McBride-Wright, who founded EqualEngineers to spearhead rapid cultural change in the engineering and technology sector while promoting diversity and inclusion, was honoured with the Rooke Award by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
The award, previously won by astronaut Major Tim Peake, is presented to people who have brought engineering to life for the public. Mark will receive the medal at the Academy's awards dinner in London on July 12.
Driven by a vision and understanding that better equality, diversity and inclusion programmes are essential to improve individual and organisational performance, Mark has worked to engage thousands of people through EqualEngineers through events, public speaking and training to ensure organisations across the engineering and technology sector are truly inclusive environments.
He said: 'It's a massive honour to receive this award as it is so vital we engage people from all walks of life to consider a career in engineering. This sector is so important to society, helping us find solutions, drive innovation and improve quality of life.
'And I have the ambition to now take my work forward, evolve and elevate to a place that will help the engineering sector to improve exponentially for the generations to come.'
Mark explained that he wants to establish a national engineering mentoring programme, whereby every engineering student has the opportunity to gain a mentor from industry.
Already, his company EqualEngineers runs a Pathways Programme which involves the likes of McLaren Racing and Rolls-Royce. Through this pioneering diversity employment scheme, Mark helps to address inclusion
