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Inclusive cultures in engineering

Inclusive cultures in engineering

Published: 02/10/2020

Research from the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) shows that engineers who feel included at work show increased motivation, performance, and commitment to their organisation. RAEng has produced a series of workshop resources specifically for engineering companies to help create an inclusive culture where all members of the team feel valued. The team workshop series is made up of free downloadable workshop exercises, created by inclusion specialists. Each workshop is around 60 minutes long, …

Registrants recognised among Top 50 Women in Engineering

Registrants recognised among Top 50 Women in Engineering

Published: 23/06/2020

Today Women in Engineering (WES) published its list of the Top 50 Women in Engineering 2020. Of these ground-breaking engineers, 21 are registrants, including Engineering Council Trustee Jo Parker MBE CEng FIWater MICE. …

1 million women in STEM campaign

1 million women in STEM campaign

Published: 29/05/2020

For the first time there are over one million women working in core STEM roles across the UK. The WISE Campaign (Women in Science and Engineering) is celebrating this milestone by encouraging women in STEM to add their faces and stories to the #1ofTheMillion campaign. On Wednesday 10 June WISE will launch a campaign, using these stories, to inspire more women to join the industry. …

More young people would consider a career in engineering

More young people would consider a career in engineering

Published: 30/01/2020

The proportion of 16-19 year olds who would consider a career in engineering has increased significantly since 2016 …

Closing the engineering gender pay gap

Closing the engineering gender pay gap

Published: 30/01/2020

The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has commissioned research to better understand the gender pay gap specific to engineering roles in the UK. …

Registrants recognised in New Year’s Honours List 2020

Registrants recognised in New Year’s Honours List 2020

Published: 13/01/2020

The Chair, trustees and staff of the Engineering Council would like to congratulate registrants on their recognition in the 2020 New Year's Honours List. …

Mandy Lester of Atkins wins WES’ Karen Burt Award for best new female Chartered Engineer

Mandy Lester of Atkins wins WES’ Karen Burt Award for best new female Chartered Engineer

Published: 30/10/2019

The Engineering Council would like to congratulate Mandy Lester MPhys CEng MIChemE on winning the Karen Burt Memorial Award. The annual award from the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) recognises a woman who has recently achieved the status of Chartered Engineer (CEng) and demonstrates both excellence and potential in engineering, applied science and IT. …

Registrants recognised in WES Top 50 Women in Engineering 2019

Registrants recognised in WES Top 50 Women in Engineering 2019

Published: 24/06/2019

15 professionally registered engineers and technicians have been included in this year’s Women’s Engineering Society (WES) UK Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) …

Nominate a female Chartered Engineer - Karen Burt Award

Nominate a female Chartered Engineer - Karen Burt Award

Published: 22/03/2019

£1,000 will be awarded to the winner of the Karen Burt Memorial Award …

New Government Envoy for the Year of Engineering announced

New Government Envoy for the Year of Engineering announced

Published: 06/11/2017

Stephen Metcalfe MP appointed as Government Envoy for the Year of Engineering. …