17 to 23 June 2017

This week there was a wide variety of coverage, including a high profile interview on ITV News at 10, trade coverage for the Institution’s Education Challenges, as well as pick up for reports on previous Institution reports on engineering education and remote health management.

• 20/06/2017 Impact of high temperatures on infrastructure and engineering – ITV News at 10

  The Institution’s Dr Jenifer Baxter interview forms part of a news feature on the UK’s recent hot weather.

   

• 22/06/2017 Driverless cars – BBC Suffolk

  The Institution’s Driverless cars report is cited in a report on the Queen’s speech. The same news piece featured in a number of BBC regional radio shows including BBC 5 Live, BBC Merseyside and BBC Radio Scotland.

   

• 22/06/2017 Bath University wins Unmanned Aircraft Systems Challenge 2017 – Process & Control Today

  News report about engineering students from the University of Bath being crowned winners at the Institution’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Challenge. The news was also covered in Design Solutions and Design Products and Applications.

   

• 20/06/2017 'More teams than ever' enter Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Railway Challenge – Rail Engineer

  Article about the Institution’s forthcoming Railway Challenge.

   

• 21/06/2017 Women in Engineering Day 2017 – Sec Ed

  Article about why women may feel alienated from engineering careers which cites findings from the Institution’s ‘Big Ideas: the future of engineering in schools’ report. The report is also cited in an interview with Helen Jackson, senior consultant for Ove Arup in The Engineer.

   

• 22/06/2017 Companies urged to offer external training – Machinery Market

  Comments by the Institution’s Peter Finegold are quoted in an article about a report by recruitment company Hays.

   

• 23/06/2017 Diagnosis mhealth – Mobile Marketing

  Feature on mhealth which cites the Institution’s ‘Remote health management: reducing bed blocking in the NHS’ report.

   

• 23/06/2017 Supersonic car helps to teach students about science – Whitehaven News

  Article about a Bloodhound SuperSonic Car event organised by the Institution’s West Cumbria Committee. The event was also picked up in The Times and Star.

   

• 21/06/2017 Sunderland engineer Diana is pumped for drive to recruit more women to the industry – Sunderland Echo

  Article about an Inspiring Engineers event organised by the Institution’s Young Member’s Panel.

   

• 20/06/2017 Victorian engine built in Rugby leaves for restoration in Wales – Rugby Advertiser

  Article about a 125-year old engine, and Engineering Heritage Award recipient, being moved from GE’s Rugby base to the Internal Fire Museum of Power in Wales.
  
  19/06/2017 Milton Keynes-based National Energy Foundation chief executive awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours – MK Citizen

  News report about Institution Fellow Dr Kerry Mashford being awarded an OBE, which also refers to her being recognised by the Institution with an award for her contribution towards engineering a sustainable future. The news was also covered in Building Design & Construction

   

• 19/06/2017 Double Awards Success for Growing Aerospace Company – Business News Wales

  News report on an Institution EngTech winning a top business award.

   

• 21/06/2017 'Girls play with dolls and make-up, you don't see them playing with Lego or Meccano' – Gazette Live

  An article about women in engineering cites the Institution’s figures on women in the profession. An article in Tees Business cites the same figures

   

• 20/06/2017 Ajax promotes understanding of solids handling – Solids & Bulk Handling Magazine

  News report about solids handling specialist, Ajax Equipment, recently hosting the Institution’s Process Industries Division North West Centre at its Bolton production facility for an evening promoting greater understanding of solids handling and the affect it has on production.

   

• 22/06/2017 Sonaspection Launches NDT Training School at U.S. Facility – Quality Magazine

Article about the Institution’s Sonaspection International opening an non-destructive testing training centre at its manufacturing facility just outside of Charlotte, in Concord, North Carolina.