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Engage - March 2023

Annual Review 2022

Published: 29/03/2023

The Engineering Council has published its Annual Review 2022, which provides a summary of our achievements and activities last year. We have been progressing our 2025 Strategy, 'Advancing Regulation' the overarching goal of which is ‘To maintain the public’s confidence in the engineering profession through wider promotion of the Engineering Council’s regulatory work, its leadership role within the engineering community and a greater, more diverse and engaged registrant population’. …

National Apprenticeship Week 2023 – Skills for Life

National Apprenticeship Week 2023 – Skills for Life

Published: 28/03/2023

National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) was celebrated from 6 to 12 February, and the theme for 2023 was ‘Skills for Life’. Run by the Department for Education (DfE), the week was a great opportunity for employers and organisations to highlight the opportunities available. …

Registrants recognised by IChemE Medals

Registrants recognised by IChemE Medals

Published: 01/03/2023

The Engineering Council would like to congratulate the registrants who were among those recognised in the recently announced Institution of Chemical Engineering (IChemE) 2023 Medals. …

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. …

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. …

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. …

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. …

IET 2023 Young Woman Engineer (YWE) of the Year Awards - applications now open

IET 2023 Young Woman Engineer (YWE) of the Year Awards - applications now open

Published: 29/03/2023

Applications are now open for the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)’s 2023 Young Woman Engineer (YWE) of the Year Awards. These awards celebrate women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) who are passionate about making their mark and inspiring the next generation, showing them they too can engineer a better world. …