The UK Government has recently unveiled plans to fund building safety workforce shortages to support the building of around 1.5 million homes.
In response to the current situation affecting parts of the Middle East and recognising that some governments in the region have directed universities to transition to online learning, the Engineering Council acknowledges that higher education providers with accredited provision in affected areas may need to introduce temporary adjustments to programme delivery and assessment arrangements.
The Government has published its first annual update on delivering the Phase 2 recommendations, one year after its formal response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report.
The Engineering Council and the Royal Academy of Engineering have chosen Chartered Week (23–27 February) to publish an update of their joint Statement on Ethical Principles for the engineering profession, first published over 20 years ago.
As the engineering community comes together to celebrate Chartered Week (23-27 February), the Engineering Council is reinforcing the central role ethical behaviour and professional integrity play in maintaining public confidence in engineering
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.