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Engage, July/August 2022

Almost 4,000 engineers and technicians professionally registered in 2022

Published: 15/07/2022

The Engineering Council would like to congratulate every one of the 3,893 new registrants so far this year on their achievement. In the second quarter of 2022, over 1,800 engineers and technicians became professionally registered with the Engineering Council, following a successful assessment of their engineering competence and commitment. Professional registration is an internationally recognised mark of quality, as it is a standard set by the engineering profession. …

Alexandra Keeler wins 2022 Baroness Platt of Writtle Award

Alexandra Keeler wins 2022 Baroness Platt of Writtle Award

Published: 19/07/2022

Alexandra Keeler BEng Hons IEng MIMechE, an Overhead Line Design Engineer at Amey, has won the 2022 Baroness Platt of Writtle Award. …

Dr Alalea Kia named winner of the 2022 Hawley Award for Kiacrete – her Climate change resilient permeable infrastructure for a net-zero future

Dr Alalea Kia named winner of the 2022 Hawley Award for Kiacrete – her Climate change resilient permeable infrastructure for a net-zero future

Published: 15/07/2022

The Engineers Trust has announced the winner of its 2022 Hawley Award for Engineering Innovation that helps to achieve Net Zero Carbon. Dr Alalea Kia has been awarded the £5,000 cash prize for her project ‘Climate change resilient permeable infrastructure for a net-zero future – Kiacrete’. …

Registrant part of MacRobert Award winning team from Quanta Dialysis Technologies

Registrant part of MacRobert Award winning team from Quanta Dialysis Technologies

Published: 13/07/2022

The Engineering Council would like to congratulate Keith Heyes CEng FIET, Systems Engineering Director & Original Inventor from Quanta Dialysis Technologies, named as the winner of the 2022 MacRobert Award, the most prestigious prize for UK engineering innovation. …

Registrants recognised among Top 50 Women in Engineering

Registrants recognised among Top 50 Women in Engineering

Published: 28/06/2022

The Women’s Engineering Society has announced the winners of its annual Top 50 Women in Engineering awards (WE50). We at the Engineering Council would like to congratulate the registrants among these inventors and innovators on their incredible achievements. Now in its seventh year, the 2022 WE50 awards celebrates women who have created or improved a product or process that makes a difference. The awards invited nominations for nominees who work to combat climate change, advocate for women in ST …

Rooke Award goes to EqualEngineers’ Founder

Rooke Award goes to EqualEngineers’ Founder

Published: 24/06/2022

The winner of the Rooke Award has been announced as Chartered Engineer Dr Mark McBride-Wright CEng MIChemE, founder of EqualEngineers. The Rooke Award is one of the most prestigious awards the Royal Academy of Engineering offers. It celebrates the public promotion of engineering. Dr McBride-Wright has tirelessly promoted diversity and inclusion in engineering, as well as rapid cultural change in engineering and technology. Through EqualEngineers, he has reached thousands of people via events, pu …

Registrants recognised in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours List

Registrants recognised in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours List

Published: 13/06/2022

The UK Honours system recognises the extraordinary achievements and service of individuals. The recent Queen’s Birthday Honours List includes a number of registrants. The engineers included on this list work in many different fields and specialisms, but have all achieved distinguished contributions to the UK. By becoming professionally registered, all Chartered Engineers (CEng), Incorporated Engineers (IEng) and Engineering Technicians (EngTech) have demonstrated their competence and commitment …

Dame Judith Hackitt underlines importance of lifelong learning

Dame Judith Hackitt underlines importance of lifelong learning

Published: 21/07/2022

“It is important for every one of us to recognise that life-long learning is essential in a profession where we are delivering solutions for society”, Dame Judith Hackitt CEng FIChemE FREng said, …

Net zero workforce report highlights lack of understanding around green STEM jobs

Net zero workforce report highlights lack of understanding around green STEM jobs

Published: 02/08/2022

Insights from a new report by EngineeringUK suggest the UK could be approaching a net zero skills shortage. The net zero workforce report is an analysis of almost 30 research reports from across the engineering sector into the green jobs and engineering skills needed to decarbonise all sectors of the UK economy. …

Lottie doll tour 2022 aims to capture interest of future engineers

Lottie doll tour 2022 aims to capture interest of future engineers

Published: 02/08/2022

2022 will be the seventh Women's Engineering Society (WES) Lottie Tour, which will once again show how varied and exciting it is to work in engineering. …

Dr. Hayaatun Sillem honoured by the engineering academic community

Dr. Hayaatun Sillem honoured by the engineering academic community

Published: 18/07/2022

The Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC), the representative body of UK engineering academics, has announced that its biennial President’s Prize has been awarded to Dr Hayaatun Sillem CBE, for her exemplary contribution to the world of engineering. …