1 to 7 April 2017

This week the Institution launched a new case study looking at the apprenticeships and skills landscape in England. The Institution’s Philippa Oldham was interviewed on BBC Radio Surrey about the possible takeover of WS Atkins by SNC Lavalin. Her comments on a driverless shuttle bus trial in Greenwich also received coverage. Elsewhere there was reference to the Institution’s recent Euratom policy statement, while there was also pick up for the Institution’s education challenges.

• 06/04/2017 IMechE urges schools and industry to boost links – The Engineer

  New Institution report says schools and industry need to work more closely together to deliver the skills needed for the Industrial Strategy. The report was also picked up in Works Management, Process Engineering, Machinery, Engineering Update, Engineering Specifier and Process & Control Today.

   

• 06/04/2017 SNC Lavalin takeover – BBC Radio Surrey

  The Institution’s Philippa Oldham talks about what could happen if SNC Lavalin takeover WS Atkins. The interview was repeated in the lunchtime and afternoon news bulletins.

   

• 05/04/2017 Autonomous shuttle to run in complex smart city environment - Fleet News

  Article which contains comments from the Institution’s Philippa Oldham about a new driverless shuttle bus trial taking place in Greenwich. The comment also featured in an article in This Week in FM.

   

• 03/04/2017 Calls for clarity over nuclear regulation post-Brexit – North West Evening Mail

  A story which references the Institution’s new policy statement which says that the UK’s break from the EU could threaten nuclear fuel supplies and new reactor build.

   

• 01/04/2017 Utonomy secures £1m in funding – Finsmes

  Article about a company’s work following investment from the Institution’s Stephenson Fund.

   

• 03/04/2017 Waste Not! – Drovers

  Article featuring comments from Institution Fellow Dr Tim Fox on food waste.

   

• 06/04/2017 Sir Patrick Stewart returns to the University for a two-day visit – University of Huddersfield

  Article which references the Institution’s annual Railway Challenge.

   

• 07/04/2017 New apprentices start at Sheffield Forgemasters – Sheffield Town Talk

  Article about a new cohort starting at Sheffield Forgemasters, including some that are completing a course approved by the Institution. The news was also picked up in Yorkshire Business Daily and BQLive.

   

• 07/04/2017 Engineering Careers Fair back at Manga – Sheffield Chamber of Commerce

  Article on the Institution’s involvement in getting young people into engineering. The news was also covered in Yorkshire Business Daily.

   

• 03/04/2017 Makita supports the Institute of Mechanical Engineers’ University Vehicle Design Challenge – Milton Keynes Chamber

    News story about Makita’s support for this year’s Formula Student competition. Another FS article was also picked up in BBPMedia.