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Poll reveals shift in public attitudes towards manufacturing careers

Added: 13 Oct 2023

A recent UK poll suggests public perception of careers in manufacturing has become markedly more po…

AI Expert Katragadda Appointed 142nd President of IET

Added: 13 Oct 2023

Artificial Intelligence specialist Dr. Gopichand Katragadda has been appointed the 142nd President …

Two handed touchy-feely robot can pick a peck of pickled Pringles

Added: 10 Sep 2023

Scientists at the University of Bristol say their AI enhanced, bi-manual robot has achieved ‘near-h…

Latest PMI results produce a chorus of industry warnings

Added: 4 Sep 2023

Manufacturers have reacted with gloom to the latest CIPS UK manufacturing purchasing managers’ inde…

Process industries’ relief as Government shelves CE replacement plans ‘indefinitely’

Added: 15 Aug 2023

Process industry firms and organisations have reacted with relief to the announcement that the UK w…

Chemical industry ‘must be seen as crucial to net zero or struggle to attract talent’

Added: 15 Aug 2023

Public belief that the chemicals industry is not key to achieving net zero is undermining its recru…

Rule changes create double headache for R&D claimants

Added: 15 Aug 2023

Reforms to the system of tax relief for research and development projects could increase the admini…

Adding up sustainably

Added: 1 Aug 2023

Manufacturers may see the need for sustainability improvements but they don’t always know how to ha…

PE ROUNDUP 24 July – Post-Brexit trading, extending AI, innovation, collaboration and appointments

Added: 23 Jul 2023

A potential structural shift in the UK's trade patterns is emerging as English regions and Wales wi…

UK Manufacturers embrace digital technologies to achieve Net Zero

Added: 23 Jul 2023

UK manufacturers are making significant strides in their digital transformation journey to achieve …

Clean energy leader wins top UK engineering award

Added: 16 Jul 2023

Ceres Power, a leader in clean energy technology, has been awarded the 2023 MacRobert Award, hosted…

PE Roundup 6 July – Challenging stats, major investment, mixed family firm fortunes and more...

Added: 5 Jul 2023

UK manufacturing jobs experienced growth in multiple regions and nations. Make UK's Annual Manufact…

PE Roundup 1 July – Steel warning, sustainable progress, young winners, new contracts, appointments

Added: 29 Jun 2023

DG of UK Steel Gareth Stace warned that almost 23 million tonnes of non-EU steel could flood the UK…

Geothermal: our ultimate energy source

Added: 21 Jun 2023

While we cast around for alternatives to fossil fuels that satisfy ethical principles and industria…

Process Engineering magazine relaunches in new ‘agile’ format

Added: 20 Jun 2023

Process Engineering magazine has relaunched this week in a new and more modern digital-friendly for…

Science department fires £2 million award for Digital and HVM Catapults

Added: 13 Jun 2023

The new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has awarded £2 million jointly to …

UK dependence on European hazardous waste disposal ‘could hamper growth’

Added: 13 Jun 2023

Industrial growth in the UK could be threatened by over-dependence on other countries to deal with …

Kids Schools Skills2

Make engineering more visible in school, demand academics 

Added: 13 Jun 2023

Academics say more visibility for engineering in schools is needed to tackle labour shortfalls and …

Green engineering roles increased 55% in five years says report

Added: 24 May 2023

Demand for engineers is likely to grow faster than for most professions, thanks to the UK’s increas…

PE Roundup 24 May: Is falling manufacturing employment a benefit?

Added: 24 May 2023

Falling manufacturing employment numbers could be a positive rather than a negative sign suggested …