Engineering Council

First licence to offer Higher-Risk Building (HRB) registration awarded

Published: 24/07/2023

The Engineering Council is pleased to announce that the first licence for Higher-Risk Building (HRB) registration has been awarded to the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE). The institution is the first professional engineering institution (PEI) to be granted a licence to register engineers and technicians who have been assessed against the Engineering Council’s new Standard, UK-SPEC HRB, which will officially launch later this year. …

Agreements signed to facilitate international mobility in the UK and Netherlands

Published: 28/07/2023

The Engineering Council is pleased to announce the formal signing of an agreement with the Royal Netherlands Society of Engineers (KIVI) which will facilitate the mobility and recognition of engineering professionals between the UK and the Netherlands.twork in the Netherlands today. …

Registrants among MacRobert Award-winning Ceres team

Published: 31/07/2023

The Engineering Council would like to congratulate Tomasz Domanski IEng MIMechE, Nick Lawrence CEng MIMechE, Dr Mark Selby CEng FIET FREng, and Rajan Thandi CEng MIMechE who were part of the team at Ceres Power to be awarded the 2023 MacRobert Award, the most prestigious prize for UK engineering innovation. …

Becky Maughan IEng MIMechE wins 2023 Baroness Platt of Writtle Award

Published: 17/07/2023

The Engineering Council would like to congratulate registrant Becky Maughan IEng MIMechE, an aerodynamicist at BAE Systems, who has won the 2023 Baroness Platt of Writtle Award. The announcement was made at a presentation dinner held at Plaisterers’ Hall in the City of London on 11 July 2023 …

Registrants recognised among Top 50 Women in Engineering

Published: 13/07/2023

The Engineering Council would like to congratulate the registrants among the winners of the The Women’s Engineering Society (WES) annual Top 50 Women in Engineering awards (WE50) announced on International Women in Engineering Day (INWED). …

Registrants recognised in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours List

Published: 05/07/2023

Several Engineering Council registrants and engineering colleagues have been recognised in the 2023 Birthday Honours List. …

Launch of the review of ethical culture and practices in UK engineering

Published: 19/06/2023

The results of an independent national audit of ethical behaviour in UK engineering have been launched during a webinar. The event was hosted by The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) and included publication of a profession-wide response to the review. …

Atlantic Declaration includes new UK-USA Mutual Recognition Agreement

Published: 09/06/2023

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has referenced a new UK-USA Mutual Recognition Agreement for engineering during his two-day visit to Washington DC for trade discussions with US President Joe Biden. …

Global Responsibility Competency Compass launched to address the sustainability skills gap in engineering

Published: 08/06/2023

The Engineering Council is pleased to support the Global Responsibility Competency Compass, a tool launched by Engineers Without Borders UK to provide the guiding principles and competencies to ensure engineers are equipped to deliver globally responsible solutions. …

Rooke Award 2023 winner announced

Published: 31/07/2023

Congratulations to inventor and entrepreneur, Ruth Amos, who has won the 2023 Rooke Award, one of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng)’s most prestigious awards. The British inventor, presenter, professional speaker and co-founder of the YouTube channel ‘Kids Invent Stuff’ was presented with the accolade at the RAEng Awards Dinner on 13 July. …