Supported the production of peer-reviewed research.
The £42m EPSRC hub I project-managed from 2018 to 2022: eight universities, one programme, delivered through Covid-19.
Founder and educator
PeterBrewer
Robotics, AI and the people who will build what comes next.
I've project managed multi-million-pound robotics and AI research projects and I teach young people to code. I am an engineer, a geek, a dad, an inventor and an ambassador for STE(A)M as director of Club Coders Ltd. I am also an ambassador for accessible education as founding trustee of Shared Area Org.
£42m
Project Managed National Centre for Nuclear Robotics (EPSRC)
£32m
Project Managed RESCU-M2 programme (EPSRC)
£2.8m
Co-designed and Oversight for Extreme Robotics and AI Lab, built on budget
200+
Reported Industrial engagements on NCNR
8
Universities collaborative project management in one consortium
10+ yrs
Teaching coding, robotics and engineering
About
A career between two worlds.
Project managing multi-million-pound robotics and AI research, and teaching people to code, build and fix things. My career has never kept those two apart for long.
I trained in electronics, lectured electronic engineering to full-time learners and apprentices at Birmingham Metropolitan College, then went back to the University of Birmingham to study Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, specialising in intelligent robotics. Alongside that I started Robot Coders, running robotics and computing clubs in primary schools and training teachers to deliver the computing curriculum.
From 2018 I spent eight years project managing robotics and AI research at Birmingham, through large publicly funded programmes including the £42m National Centre for Nuclear Robotics and the £32m RESCU-M2 programme. That meant consortia of universities and industry partners, programme advisory boards with members from aerospace, vehicle manufacturers, the NHS, NNL and Sellafield, building a £2.8m robotics and AI lab, and keeping a national programme delivering through Covid-19.
In 2026 I founded Club Coders, a live online games coding and AI club for 13 to 17 year olds. I also founded Shared Area, an education charity building free, safeguarded learning for everyone. Many of the young people I teach are neurodivergent, home-educated, or have drifted away from mainstream education. Giving them a way back in is the work I care about most.
Experience
Where I've worked.
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2026 – now
Founder, Club CodersCurrent
Club Coders Ltd
- Built and teach a live online club where 13–17 year olds code 3D multiplayer games in real Python, with game AI and generative AI taught the way exam boards now expect.
- Wrote the club's games, lessons and missions myself, and run the UK class server they play on.
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2026 – now
Founder & trustee, Shared AreaCurrent
Shared Area education charity
- Founded Shared Area to build free, verified, safeguarded learning in every subject and learning style; wrote its safeguarding and data protection practice.
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2025 – 2026
Project Manager, RESCU-M2
University of Birmingham · £32m EPSRC programme
- Managed planning, resourcing, partner onboarding and milestone tracking for a national multi-institution programme.
- Reported progress against deliverables and KPIs to the funder and senior leadership.
- Convened the programme's advisory boards, whose members included representatives of Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, the NHS and advanced-technology start-ups.
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2022 – 2024
Robotics & AI Research Project Manager
University of Birmingham
- Managed several concurrent multi-million-pound funded projects against KPIs and milestones.
- Main contact for industry partners at decision-maker level; negotiated collaboration agreements and NDAs.
- Built costings, workplans and budgets for competitive bids to EPSRC, Innovate UK and ARIA.
- Hosted government department and industry VIP visits.
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2018 – 2022
Project Manager, National Centre for Nuclear Robotics
University of Birmingham · £42m EPSRC hub
- Coordinated a consortium of eight UK universities.
- Delivered 200+ industrial engagements, £8m of leveraged industry investment and £2m of match funding from new partners.
- Ran training for 60+ early-career researchers and brokered placements and internships with partner employers.
- Led education outreach with national and international organisations.
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2018 – 2019
Project Design and Deliver Lead, Extreme Robotics Lab build
University of Birmingham · £2.8m capital project
- Co-Led design, commissioning and build of a 1,000 m² robotics research facility, on budget and meeting every user requirement.
- Wrote safety documentation for high-risk robotics and AI installations, then oversaw a second nuclear and industrial scale off-site robotics research facility.
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2016 – 2018
Founder & CEO, Robot Coders
Robotics and computing clubs for primary schools
- Ran robotics and coding clubs in primary schools; built robots and games with children.
- Trained school staff as CPD to teach the introduction of Key Stage computing curriculum, with resources that recorded progress for Ofsted.
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2012 – 2013
Lecturer in Electronic Engineering
Birmingham Metropolitan College
- Taught full-time learners and part-time apprentice engineers, and wrote the full scheme of work the college kept as a legacy resource.
- Helped design, build and maintain the high-tech learning environment at BMet Kidderminster Academy with Samsung.
- NVQ lecturer and assessor for adult digital communication engineers during the UK digital switchover.
Achievements
What I'm proud of.
£8m leveraged investment plus £2m match funding from new partners.
The £2.8m Extreme Robotics Lab, delivered on budget.
Early-career researchers trained and placed into research and industry.
Royal Institution masterclasses
Ran masterclasses at the Royal Institution, London. Robotics and AI speaker, delivering masterclass workshops for secondary learners across the country.
EDI Board member
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Board, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham.
A scheme of work still in use
My electronic engineering scheme of work was kept by Birmingham Metropolitan College as a legacy resource.
Bids to EPSRC, Innovate UK and ARIA
Costings, workplans and budgets for competitive bids, with contributors coordinated across institutions.
Programme advisory boards I convened included senior representatives from
- Rolls-Royce
- BAE Systems
- NHS
- National Nuclear Laboratory
- Sellafield Ltd
- EDF
- KUKA
- KAERI
- Shadow Robot Company
- NASA JPL
- The Royal Institution
Listed to describe my programme role. Not an endorsement of me or my ventures.
Universities I've worked with across NCNR and RESCU-M2
- University of Birmingham
- University of Bristol
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Essex
- University of Lincoln
- Lancaster University
- Queen Mary University of London
- UWE Bristol
- Loughborough University
- University of Sheffield
- University of Leeds
- University of Strathclyde
- University of Brighton
Ventures
Things I've started.
2026 · Founder
clubcoders.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Founder
readysetknow.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Founder
vibelab.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
2026 · Founder & trustee
sharedarea.org (opens in a new tab)
Creator
TikTok @carpe.diem2036 (opens in a new tab)
2016–2018 · Founder & CEO
Became Club Coders
Club Coders
Live online games coding and AI club for 13–17 year olds. Real Python from day one, 3D multiplayer games, and AI taught properly: write it, test it, check it, credit it.
Ready Set Know
Free science simulations for Key Stages 1 to 4.
Vibe Lab
Live AI making sessions.
Shared Area
An education charity working to make trusted learning accessible for everyone: verified lessons in every subject and style, safeguarded and organised by subject, topic and level.
Carpe Diem
Building better learning in public: short posts on TikTok.
Robot Coders
Hands-on robotics and coding clubs in primary schools, plus computing CPD for teachers. Robot Coders later grew into Club Coders.
Qualifications
Education & certificates.
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence2013–17University of Birmingham, specialising in intelligent robotics.
- PRINCE2® 7 Foundation in Project Management2024PeopleCert. Practitioner level next.
- Postgraduate teacher training2017–18Studied alongside running Robot Coders.
- IOSH Managing SafelyIOSHSafety management for high-risk robotics and AI installations.
- A1 AssessorNVQAssessing adult learners in work-based qualifications.
- Enhanced DBSCurrentCleared for work with children and young people.
Online
Find me online.
Press
Press kit.
Short bio
Peter Brewer is an engineer and teacher working on robotics, AI and STEM education. From 2018 he spent eight years project managing robotics and AI research at the University of Birmingham, including the £42m National Centre for Nuclear Robotics and the £32m RESCU-M2 programme, and co-led the build of the £2.8m Extreme Robotics Lab. He studied Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Birmingham, lectured electronic engineering at Birmingham Metropolitan College, and ran masterclasses at the Royal Institution, London. In 2026 he founded Club Coders, a live online games coding and AI club for 13 to 17 year olds.
He is also the founding trustee of Shared Area, an education charity building free, safeguarded learning for everyone.
Headshot
Download headshot (JPG, 800×1000). Peter Brewer at the Royal Institution, London.
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Let's build something.
Workshops and masterclasses, education partnerships, speaking, or programme and project work. I'd like to hear about it.