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. …
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Alexandra Keeler wins 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’. …
Almost 4,000 engineers and technicians professionally registered in 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. …
The Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) is on a mission to encourage engineers to become professionally registered
The Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) is on a mission to encourage engineers to become professionally registered
Published: 13/07/2022
Independent research tells The Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) that registered engineers are more successful in their careers than those that are non-registered. …
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. …
Building professional value and ethics – EPC Annual Congress
Building professional value and ethics – EPC Annual Congress
Published: 07/06/2022
The Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC) Annual Congress is being held this week (7-9 June), as an in-person event at University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol. This event includes a range of expert speakers and covers topics crucial to the engineering profession. The Engineering Council’s Head of Professional Standards, Katy Turff, will be part of the panel discussion on ‘Building professional values’ on 9 June. …
Regulation of engineering unaffected by the Professional Qualifications Act
Regulation of engineering unaffected by the Professional Qualifications Act
Published: 27/05/2022
The Engineering Council has consulted with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on the scope and implementation of the Professional Qualifications Act, which received royal assent on 28 April 2022. BEIS has confirmed that the Act does not currently cover professions that are voluntarily self-regulated by Royal Charter or other legislative means. …
Mr Denis Edwin Filer CBE CEng FIMechE FREng TD
Mr Denis Edwin Filer CBE CEng FIMechE FREng TD
Published: 06/05/2022
The Engineering Council was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Denis Filer CBE CEng FIMechE FREng TD. We recognise the significant and lasting contribution made by Mr Filer to the Engineering Council as a Council Member from 1986-88 and Director General from 1988-1995 …
Engineering Council welcomes Building Safety Act and sets standard for competence
Engineering Council welcomes Building Safety Act and sets standard for competence
Published: 28/04/2022
The Engineering Council welcomes the passage into law of the Building Safety Act, which is a significant and positive step on the journey towards safer buildings. The Engineering Council has developed a standard for the competence of engineering professionals working on high-risk buildings, based upon the existing, internationally-recognised …
Over 2,000 engineers and technicians professionally registered in first quarter of 2022
Over 2,000 engineers and technicians professionally registered in first quarter of 2022
Published: 07/04/2022
In the first quarter of 2022, 2,040 engineers and technicians became professionally registered with the Engineering Council. Professional registration is an internationally recognised mark of quality, as it is a standard set by the engineering profession. Congratulations to each and every one of the new registrants so far this year! …