The Permanent Way Institution (PWI) has formally changed its name to the Railway Engineering Institution (RailEI).
The Building Safety Conference 2026 will be taking place on 17 March 2026, hosted by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in London. It will provide a forum to support and inform the construction engineering industry, bringing together leading voices from building construction and industry regulation.
Nine engineers have been awarded the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize (QEPrize) for Engineering for their pioneering work on modern neural interface technologies. Graeme Clark, Erwin Hochmair, Ingeborg Hochmair, Blake Wilson, John Donoghue, Alim Louis Benabid, Pierre Pollak, Jocelyne Bloch and Grégoire Courtine were formally announced as the winners by Lord Vallance, Chair of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation, at the official ceremony hosted by BBC Technology Editor Zoe Kleinman at the Science Museum in London on 3 February.
National Apprenticeship Week returns from 9 to 15 February, celebrating the achievements of apprentices across the UK, and highlighting the positive impact they make to communities, businesses and the wider economy.
The staff and trustees of the Engineering Council would like to congratulate the registrants who have been recognised in the 2026 New Year’s Honours List.
The Engineering Council extends its congratulations to the registrants awarded at the WES Caroline Haslett Lecture and Awards Ceremony, held at The Geological Society of London on 16 December.
The Engineering Council has welcomed the publication of the Government’s Single Construction Regulator Prospectus and the Fire Engineers Advisory Panel’s authoritative statement, setting out the principles that should underpin future regulation of fire engineering, including the title and role of fire engineer. This follows the Phase 2 report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, which made a number of important recommendations relating to the engineering profession.
The Engineering Council would like to congratulate registrant Jennifer Barry CEng MRAeS, who has been named the Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2025 at the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards, held at IET London: Savoy Place last night.
A new report published by the National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC) is calling on the Government to urgently prioritise, invest in, and reform the management of the UK’s ageing infrastructure.
The Engineering Council regularly reviews the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence and Commitment (UK-SPEC), the Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP), the Approval and Accreditation of Qualifications and Apprenticeships (AAQA), and Regulations for Registration (RfR) to ensure they stay up to date, protect public safety, and reflect current technology and sustainability needs. These reviews maintain clear, internationally recognised routes to professional registration, ensure education and training remain aligned with industry requirements, and support consistent regulatory governance under the Engineering Council’s Royal Charter.
The National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC) has published Engineers 2030: The final report, calling on the Government to help bridge what it calls the “perilous skills gap and diversity challenge”.
The Engineering Council is proud to celebrate the achievements of the registered professionals selected as finalists for the 2025 Women’s Engineering Society (WES) Awards.