Staffordshire student named top young British engineer

A talented Staffordshire student has been named a top young British engineer of the year – and hopes to make her mark in a male-dominated profession.

Katie Winkle, who attended the Cardinal Griffin Catholic High School in Stafford Road, Cannock, has been named as one of the UK's brightest young engineers after winning a prestigious scholarship from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

The 18-year-old from Heath Hayes will be studying for a Mechanical Engineering degree at Bristol University.

The James Clayton Undergraduate Scholarship will contribute £1,000 a year to Katie's degree studies at Bristol University.

The scholarship was won by just 20 of the top engineering students in the UK and Katie said she was very proud to be one of them.