Alumnus Barry Moore’s #LboroJourney to Chartered Engineer

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Barry Moore began his journey to chartership with no formal qualifications after leaving school at 15. A decade later, he earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Loughborough in 1973 and achieved Chartered Engineer status, enabled by the university's forward-thinking approach.

Barry in his graduation gown and hat with his grandmother. They are smiling together.

Barry was inspired by a civil engineering discussion at school. He began his journey with evening classes while working at W J Furse Ltd in Nottingham. 

He earned a City and Guilds Full Tech certificate in electrical engineering, which was accepted by Trent Polytechnic as equivalent to an ordinary national certificate, allowing him to progress to a Higher National Certificate and later a three-year Higher National Diploma.  

After completing his Higher National Diploma in 1971, he faced limited options for further study, until Loughborough offered a unique pathway. The University admitted students without a BSc (Hons) into a preliminary MSc year, combining final-year undergraduate lectures and exams with additional mathematics. 

Barry said: 

Loughborough gave me a chance when others wouldn’t - and that changed everything.” 

Those who performed well were admitted to the full MSc in Electrical Engineering. His research project, Band Bending at Metal Dielectric Interfaces, supervised by Dr Paul Murgatroyd, led to the MSc award, later accepted by the IEE as equivalent to a BSc (Hons). He achieved Chartered Engineer status in 1975. 

He credits Loughborough’s innovative pathway for helping him succeed. 

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