LEDs light up QEPrize and SpaceX has explosive landing: 10 top stories of the week 05 Feb 2021 More students pick engineering The number of students choosing to study engineering subjects grew from 25,995 in 2011 to 31,545 in 2020, new UCAS data has shown – an increase of 21%. IMechE education policy adviser Lydia Amarquaye said: “It is encouraging to see that a growing number of young people are taking up courses in engineering and associated Stem subjects. We hope this will only increase as young people see the employability and value of engineers through their response to the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic.” Another explosive landing for Starship project