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Press releases 2024

Response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report

Published: 11/09/2024

The Engineering Council welcomes the publication of the Grenfell Tower Phase 2 report, the result of an extensive public inquiry into the systemic failings that contributed to the loss of so many lives back in 2017. …

Engineering Council and NCEES (USA) sign historic Mutual Recognition Agreement

Engineering Council and NCEES (USA) sign historic Mutual Recognition Agreement

Published: 14/08/2024

The Engineering Council has signed a landmark Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) with the USA’s National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). …

The Engineering Council joins UKAS as members

The Engineering Council joins UKAS as members

Published: 05/08/2024

The Engineering Council has successfully been voted in to join the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), becoming the 24th member of the Government-appointed body. …

Engineering Council joins landmark Lisbon Summit to shape the future of European Engineering Accreditation

Engineering Council joins landmark Lisbon Summit to shape the future of European Engineering Accreditation

Published: 01/08/2024

The inaugural European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE) – European Accreditation Agencies’ Summit took place at the headquarters of Ordem dos Engenheiros (Order of Engineers) in Lisbon in June. …

Collaborative effort seeks to transform undergraduate education for net zero objectives

Collaborative effort seeks to transform undergraduate education for net zero objectives

Published: 31/07/2024

The built and natural environment think tank The Edge, in collaboration with the Engineering Council, several professional engineering institutions and other organisations, is advocating for changes in engineering education to promote a sustainable future. …

Registrants celebrated in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List

Registrants celebrated in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List

Published: 04/07/2024

Several Engineering Council registrants and their engineering peers have been acknowledged in the 2024 Birthday Honours List. …

Registrants honoured in Top 50 Women in Engineering List

Registrants honoured in Top 50 Women in Engineering List

Published: 27/06/2024

The Engineering Council extends its congratulations to the registrants who are among the winners of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) annual Top 50 Women in Engineering awards (WE50), announced on International Women in Engineering Day (INWED). …

Alexander Coniff BEng IEng MIET receives 2024 Baroness Platt of Writtle Award

Alexander Coniff BEng IEng MIET receives 2024 Baroness Platt of Writtle Award

Published: 18/06/2024

Congratulations to Alexander Coniff BEng IEng MIET, an Engineering Manager at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), for winning the 2024 Baroness Platt of Writtle Award. The announcement was made during a presentation ceremony at Carpenters Hall in London. …

UK engineering profession launches policy priorities

UK engineering profession launches policy priorities

Published: 07/06/2024

The Engineering Council has contributed to a new set of policy priorities unveiled by the National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC), led by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng). …

New report for delivering climate education is published with Engineering Council’s support

New report for delivering climate education is published with Engineering Council’s support

Published: 05/06/2024

Engineering Council CEO Paul Bailey has given his support to a newly published report that presents a common, achievable sustainability ambition, alongside guidance to support the transition to sustainable practices across the education sector and society. …

Engineering Council hold bilateral meeting with Ordem Dos Engenheiros (Portugal)

Engineering Council hold bilateral meeting with Ordem Dos Engenheiros (Portugal)

Published: 23/05/2024

On 22 May the Engineering Council hosted a bilateral meeting with the Ordem dos Engenheiros (Order of Engineers), the regulatory and licensing body for the engineering profession in Portugal. …