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Pioneer in carbon capture technology receives prestigious Hawley Award

Published: 25/07/2024

Dr Francisco Garcia Garcia has been awarded the 2024 Hawley Award, which includes a £5,000 prize and a medal, at a ceremony held at Carpenter's Hall in London last month. The award honours the most outstanding engineering innovation that delivers demonstrable benefit to the environment and will help to achieve Net Zero Carbon by at least 2050. …

EngineeringUK announce appointment of new Chair

EngineeringUK announce appointment of new Chair

Published: 29/03/2023

EngineeringUK has announced that their new Chair will be Iain Conn, taking over from Malcolm Brinded on 1 October 2023. …

Royal Academy of Engineering establishes a new Enterprise Hub in Wales

Royal Academy of Engineering establishes a new Enterprise Hub in Wales

Published: 28/03/2023

The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has announced the launch of a new Enterprise Hub to support engineering and technology entrepreneurs in Wales. …

New report on engineering in higher education released by EngineeringUK

New report on engineering in higher education released by EngineeringUK

Published: 22/03/2023

A new research report exploring the number, characteristics and outcomes of engineering and technology students in higher education in the UK has recently been released by EngineeringUK. …

Hawley Award 2023: Applications now open for engineering innovations that will help achieve Net Zero

Hawley Award 2023: Applications now open for engineering innovations that will help achieve Net Zero

Published: 22/03/2023

Applications are now open for the Hawley Award for Engineering Innovation. An engraved medal, certificate and £5,000 prize will be presented to an individual who has personally produced an engineering innovation that has demonstrable benefits in the drive to achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2050. …

National Careers Week: Opportunities in engineering and technology

National Careers Week: Opportunities in engineering and technology

Published: 09/03/2023

A new report due to be published next week by EngineeringUK reveals that engineering and technology is the fourth most popular subject for first degree undergraduates and the most popular subject for postgraduate research students. It is also the fifth most popular subject when looking at all degree levels combined. …

Women’s History Month 2023: Inspirational women in engineering

Women’s History Month 2023: Inspirational women in engineering

Published: 08/03/2023

Engineering affects every aspect of our lives and day-to-day is a problem solving, creative career, that offers variety and mobility. Our case studies library includes many inspirational female engineers and technicians who are professionally registered and at the top of their profession, winning prestigious awards and representing their professional engineering institutions (PEIs) at the highest levels. …

Opportunities to volunteer with EngineeringUK’s Big Bang

Opportunities to volunteer with EngineeringUK’s Big Bang

Published: 21/02/2023

EngineeringUK are looking for volunteers to get involved with the Big Bang Fair and to be judges for the Big Bang Competition. Big Bang activities aim to engage young people with Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine (STEM) and inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists. …

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology created

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology created

Published: 09/02/2023

The UK Government has announced that it has created three new departments to replace the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). A new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will be working towards securing the UK’s long-term energy supply, including the need to secure more energy from domestic nuclear and renewable sources to achieve net zero. …

Solar technology recognised by 2023 QEPrize

Solar technology recognised by 2023 QEPrize

Published: 08/02/2023

The winners of the 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) have been announced at an event hosted by Yewande Akinola MBE CEng FIET HonFREng, an innovator and specialist in sustainable water supplies, with guest of honour HRH The Princess Royal. …

Judging will soon be underway for this year’s MacRobert Award

Judging will soon be underway for this year’s MacRobert Award

Published: 27/01/2023

Nominations for the MacRobert Award close at 5pm on 31 January 2023, and the judging process will get underway shortly after that. The award is a prestigious national prize for engineering that recognises outstanding innovation, societal benefit and proven commercial success, founded in 1969. The winning team - of five or more members – will receive a gold medal and a cash prize of £50,000. …