What Engineering Professors' Council does

The Engineering Professors' Council (EPC) is a UK private company limited by guarantee, founded in 1994 and headquartered in London, that functions as the collective representative voice for engineering academics in UK higher education. It serves engineering departments across 85 UK universities and represents over 8,000 individual academic staff, operating through institutional membership subscriptions and complementary individual membership via the Engineering Academics Network (EAN) sub-brand. Its primary stakeholders are heads of engineering departments and academic staff, with secondary engagement with UK government, the Engineering Council, the Royal Academy of Engineering, and the broader professional engineering institution community.

EPC Online is the organisation's personalised digital platform and interactive hub, supported by a Data Explorer tool for engineering higher education statistics and a portfolio of curated toolkits covering Ethics, Sustainability, Complex Systems, Inclusive Engineering, Inclusive Employability, Digital Technical Standards, Accreditation and Quality Assurance, and Curriculum Development. New toolkits have been launched in 2024 (Sustainability), 2025 (Inclusive Employability, Complex Systems), and a government-funded Inclusive Engineering Toolkit is in development with the Royal Academy of Engineering. The technology stack is a content-and-community platform rather than a software product; no AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or SDKs are documented.

The revenue model is a diversified membership and grant mix. Primary income is institutional membership subscriptions from UK universities, which have been falling in real terms since 2016. Secondary income comes from event fees (the annual EPC Congress, EAN Congress, and CPD-certificated webinars) and external grants for specific initiatives, notably the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology's funding of the Diversity Impact Programme through the Royal Academy of Engineering. The organisation operates with a small team of 19 employees and is governed by a member-led board, with a leadership transition from Chief Executive Johnny Rich to an interim successor scheduled for August 2026.

Name

Engineering Professors' Council

Legal name

Engineering Professors' Council

Website

https://epc.ac.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Engineering Professors' Council is a UK membership body founded in 1994 that represents over 8,000 engineering academics across 85 universities, delivering toolkits, policy advocacy, and the EPC Online platform through institutional and individual membership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Membership & Engineering Education Advocacy

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA), Engineering & Technology Congresses (THAHAJAE)

Keywords

• Engineering education advocacy
• Academic membership body
• Higher education policy
• Professional development resources
• Engineering curriculum toolkits

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Membership Subscriptions: Annual subscription fees from member universities and institutions
2. External Funding for Initiatives: External funding for various initiatives and toolkits. The Inclusive Engineering Toolkit is funded by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology through the Diversity Impact Programme partnership with Royal Academy of Engineering.
3. Event Fees: Revenue from conferences, webinars, and events including the annual EPC Congress and EAN Congress

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Engineering Professors' Council is a UK membership body that represents over 8,000 engineering academics across 85 universities. It sells institutional and individual memberships that grant access to EPC Online — a personalised digital hub housing themed educational toolkits (Engineering Ethics, Sustainability, Complex Systems, Inclusive Engineering, Inclusive Employability, Digital Technical Standards, Accreditation and Quality Assurance) and a Data Explorer — and provides policy advocacy, professional development, and an annual Congress. The core service is convening, representing, and resourcing engineering academia in partnership with government and professional engineering institutions.

Product overview

The Engineering Professors' Council operates EPC Online as its primary digital platform, an interactive hub offering personalized features and resources for engineering academics. The core offering includes multiple educational toolkits: the Complex Systems Toolkit (resources for embedding complex systems concepts), Inclusive Engineering Toolkit (EDI principles for teaching), Engineering Ethics Toolkit, Sustainability Toolkit, Accreditation and Quality Assurance Toolkit, and Digital Technical Standards Toolkit. Additional resources include the Data Explorer for statistics and the Engineering Academics Network community platform. The organization functions as a membership body representing engineering academics across UK universities, providing toolkits, publications, events, and policy influence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Engineering Academics Network: Community of individual EPC members established to bring greater engagement at all levels of academia, with new communities of practice and ways of connecting.

Products and services

• EPC Online Personalised website and interactive digital hub for EPC members, featuring toolkits, Data Explorer, publications, and member resources.
• Engineering Academics Network (EAN) Community of individual EPC members providing engagement at all levels of academia, communities of practice, and networking for engineering academics.
• Data Explorer Interactive data exploration tool for accessing engineering higher education statistics and analysis.
• Complex Systems Toolkit Accessible, practical resources for embedding complex systems concepts into engineering education.
• Inclusive Engineering Toolkit Resources to help engineering educators embed equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles into their teaching and professional practice.
• Inclusive Employability Toolkit Resources to support inclusive employability practices in engineering higher education.
• Engineering Ethics Toolkit Educational resources for teaching engineering ethics, including case studies for use in engineering higher education.
• Sustainability Toolkit Resources to transform sustainability in engineering education.
• Accreditation and Quality Assurance Toolkit Resources covering internal validation processes and Quality Assurance Agency benchmarks for launching new engineering programmes or reviewing existing ones.
• Digital Technical Standards (DTS) Toolkit Resources covering digital technical standards in engineering education.
• Institutional Membership Annual institutional subscription for UK universities, schools and faculties with engineering departments, providing access to EPC Online resources, toolkits, and policy representation.
• Individual Membership (via EAN) Individual membership for engineering academics at all career stages, providing access to the Engineering Academics Network communities of practice, networking, and EPC resources.
• Annual Congress and CPD Events Annual Congresses (EPC Congress, EAN Congress), committee meetings, and CPD-certificated webinars providing professional development and networking for engineering academics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 8,000 engineering academics represented across 85 universities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Royal Academy of EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through the Diversity Impact Programme to create the Inclusive Engineering Toolkit, which will help educators embed equity, diversity and inclusion principles into their teaching and professional practice. The Diversity Impact Programme is funded by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology.
• Institution of Engineering & TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative 'New Approaches to Engineering Higher Education' with wide and lasting influence on innovation in the teaching of engineering in UK universities and beyond.
• Engineering CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Engineering Council is the UK regulatory body for the engineering profession. EPC responses to policy consultations are sometimes countersigned and supported by the Engineering Council.
• Professional Engineering InstitutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIncludes IET, IChemE, IMechE and others. These institutions recognise improvement and transformation awards and scholarships activities, focusing on employer emphasis on student diversity.

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Recent moves6 records

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Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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