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Materials science apprenticeship degree wins funding go ahead
Added: 4 Dec 2024
The University of Birmingham and MTC Training’s new degree apprenticeship in manufacturing engineer…

Refinery operators urged to focus on efficiency for resilience
Added: 4 Dec 2024
Refinery operators were urged to put efficiency gains under the spotlight in preparation for a slow…

Kenya initiative paves the way for a more secure process cold chain
Added: 4 Dec 2024
More than 130 Kenyan farmers have signed up for a new scheme set up with help from the University o…

Covid’s long tail costing UK productivity billions, claims research
Added: 13 Nov 2024
The effects of ‘long Covid’ may be costing the UK economy billions of pounds as continued illness a…

Lucideon hails AMRICC hydrogen firing breakthrough
Added: 13 Nov 2024
Advanced ceramics research organisation Lucideon says it has achieved the first 100% hydrogen firin…

RVRC seeks to shift net zero focus to industry emissions
Added: 13 Nov 2024
A new initiative sited at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) plans to focus indus…

2024 Pump Industry Awards nominations deadline looms
Added: 12 Nov 2024
The British Pump Manufacturers Association is urging members not to miss the nominations process fo…

Industrial strategy will boost UK reshoring, say Make UK/RSM survey responders
Added: 23 Oct 2024
Announcement of the Government’s long-term industrial strategy will revive the country’s offshore m…

UK lagging in AI patent filing race
Added: 23 Oct 2024
The UK ranks eighth in a global list of nations filing AI patents and lags behind leading competito…

QUB secures £6.5 million for supply chain initiative
Added: 23 Oct 2024
Queen's University Belfast has secured £6.25 million funding from UK Research and Innovation, to mo…

UVAC claims funding plans for apprenticeships are ‘major blow’ to engineering
Added: 23 Oct 2024
Plans to restrict levy funding of level 7 apprenticeships will widen the skills gap, hinder the ec…

News roundup: Industrial strategy, women engineers, RoSPA awards
Added: 16 Oct 2024
CEO of Make UK Stephen Phipson has given an emphatic welcome to the Government’s new industrial str…

Sheffield AMRC and Boeing science-industry partnership wins Bhattacharyya Award
Added: 30 Sep 2024
The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) and Boeing have won the…

Government signs deal for Tata furnace go-ahead
Added: 16 Sep 2024
Tata Steel has signed an agreement with the Government for a £500 million funding plan to enable th…

Engineering charity launches new online wellbeing tool
Added: 16 Sep 2024
Engineering charity Foothold has unveiled a new online mental health product for professionals and …

North East’s largest process industry expo returns bigger than ever for 2024
Added: 16 Sep 2024
The North East of England Process Industry Cluster’s (NEPIC) Meet the Members Expo and Conference i…

Digital transformation risking SME ‘paralysis’ claims Made Smarter
Added: 16 Sep 2024
Small to medium enterprises are so overwhelmed by the challenges of digital transformation that man…

Digital Catapult takes supply chain initiative worldwide
Added: 4 Sep 2024
Digital Catapult has launched the first international version of its Supply Chain Accelerator, empl…

Adi wins coveted Make UK apprenticeship accreditation
Added: 12 Aug 2024
Make UK has awarded adi Group its prestigious Engineering Apprenticeships Employer Kitemark silver …

Industry urges renewed focus on manufacturing and skills
Added: 4 Aug 2024
Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) CEO Dr Graham Hoare has described the news that the UK has fa…