Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology
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The Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology is a private institution of higher education in England, founded in 2017 by James Dyson and based at the Dyson technology campus in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.{{cite web|title=Dyson to open UK-based Institute of Technology|url=https://www.theengineer.co.uk/dyson-to-open-uk-based-institute-of-technology/|website=The Engineer|date=7 November 2016 |accessdate=24 August 2017}} Students work in a position in Dyson for three days a week, receive a salary, and have their tuition fees paid during their four-year course.
Origins and architecture
James Dyson had been outspoken about an engineering skills shortage and training for engineers in the United Kingdom.{{Cite news|url=http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/mediacentre/wmgnews/?newsItem=094d434557c3551a01582eb240d80ec5|title=New engineering degree developed between WMG and Dyson|date=2016-11-04|work=Shaping the future|access-date=2017-03-15|language=en-GB}} In November 2016, he announced the planned launch of the Dyson Institute.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/04/james-dyson-addresses-engineering-skills-gap-with-university-launch|title=James Dyson launches new university to bridge engineering skills gap|agency=Press Association|date=2016-11-04|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-03-15|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}
File:Dyson Village.jpg]] As part of the development of the Institute, accommodation and communal spaces for undergraduates were designed and built in collaboration with Wilkinson Eyre. Completed in 2019, the village consists of pre-fabricated cross-laminate timber pods, arranged in clusters around a central communal building which houses a cafe, bar, and screening room.{{Cite web|url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/wilkinsoneyre-completes-village-of-modular-student-housing-pods-for-dyson-institute/10042988.article|title=WilkinsonEyre completes village of modular student housing pods for Dyson Institute|last1=Wilson|first1=Rob|last2=Williams|first2=Fran|website=Architects Journal|date=10 June 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-08-17}} The Dyson Institute Village was entered into the residential category of the 2019 World Architecture News awards, and the housing project of the year category of the 2019 World Architecture Festival awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/article/1588814|title=2019 WAN Awards: Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology - WilkinsonEyre|website=www.worldarchitecturenews.com|access-date=2019-08-17}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wilkinsoneyre.com/news/two-wilkinsoneyre-projects-shortlisted-in-the-world-architecture-festival-awards-2019|title=Two WilkinsonEyre projects shortlisted in the World…|last=WilkinsonEyre|date=2019-08-16|website=WilkinsonEyre|language=en|access-date=2019-08-17}}
Intake and courses
The Dyson Institute offered a single degree (Bachelor of Engineering) to the first, second and third cohorts, starting in September 2017, September 2018 and September 2019 respectively. The first two years of the four-year program were to cover the fundamentals of engineering, then specialized electronics and mechanical engineering courses would follow in the final two years.
The entry requirements for 2017 included AAB grades at A-level including an A in Mathematics and in another science or technology subject. Fourth-year students might be eligible to spend time at Dyson facilities in Malaysia or Singapore.
Student intake in September 2018 was 43,{{Cite web|last=Turnbull|first=Stacey|date=13 September 2018|title=Dyson Institute welcomes its second cohort of engineering students|url=http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/16842626.dyson-institute-in-malmesbury-welcomes-its-second-cohort-of-engineering-students/|access-date=13 September 2018|website=The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald|language=en}} and by 2020 there were 150 undergraduates.{{Cite web|last=Adams|first=Richard|date=October 7, 2020|title=Dyson technology institute to be given power to award its own degrees|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/oct/07/dyson-technology-institute-to-be-given-power-to-award-its-own-degrees|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007052602/https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/oct/07/dyson-technology-institute-to-be-given-power-to-award-its-own-degrees |archive-date=7 October 2020 |access-date=27 October 2020|website=The Guardian}}
Originally, degrees were awarded in partnership with the University of Warwick,{{Cite web|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2016/11/10/james-dyson-institute-technology-design-education-uk-engineering-skills-gap-news/|title=James Dyson opening own university to bridge UK engineering skills gap|date=2016-11-10|website=Dezeen|access-date=2017-03-15}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theengineer.co.uk/dyson-to-open-uk-based-institute-of-technology/|title=Dyson to open UK-based Institute of Technology|work=The Engineer|access-date=2017-03-15|language=en-UK}} and lectures were given by professors from Warwick as well as Dyson engineers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dysoninstitute.ac.uk/enquire/faqs/|title=Dyson Institute|website=www.dysoninstitute.ac.uk|access-date=2017-03-15}} The Institute was granted the power to award degrees in 2021.
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