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As engineering departments labour under the burden of an image problem and struggle to attract high-calibre students, will the recently launched Learning and Teaching Support Network succeed in drawing them back?HELEN BEASLEY assesses its chances. Engineering academics have had a difficult time of late. Industry experts have long accepted that engineering has an image problem, and while prestigious institutions such as Imperial College are maintaining their intake levels, competition for high-calibre students is fierce. Many universities are struggling to fill their courses.