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Academies: Brexit will see multi-million pound gap in STEM research support
Added: 24 May 2017
Britain’s departure from the European Union will leave a significant gap in support for the country…
BPE chief Shott wins top UK engineering prize
Added: 24 May 2017
Ian Shott, chairman of pharmaceutical and fine chemical sector consultancy BPE, has been awarded on…
First oil for redeveloped Shetland fields signals North Sea ‘growth’ for BP
Added: 22 May 2017
Oil and gas giant BP has announced the start of production from the redeveloped Schiehallion Area i…
UKOOG chief warns fracking ban will increase industry gas imports
Added: 22 May 2017
Political opposition to the shale fracking in the UK will contribute to a growing demand for gas im…
Oil and gas faces recruitment challenge among millennials
Added: 19 May 2017
The oil and gas industry is “at the threshold” of a global battle for new recruits which could see …
Onshore industry slams Labour manifesto pledge to ban fracking
Added: 16 May 2017
UKOOG, the trade body for the onshore oil and gas industry, has slammed Labour’s pledge to ban frac…
Reduced profit margins hampering antibiotics production
Added: 15 May 2017
Antibiotics used to treat common infections are becoming more difficult to access because they are …
‘This is not a time for fear’, says new IChemE president John McGagh
Added: 10 May 2017
John McGagh, who is currently chief digital officer at Australian power company Snowy Hydro, has be…
Universities UK chief is new Royal Society of Biology president
Added: 10 May 2017
Universities UK head Julia Goodfellow has been appointed the new president of the Royal Society of …
Graphene breakthrough could massively cut nuclear energy costs
Added: 9 May 2017
Manchester University researchers are claiming a breakthrough that could reduce the CO2 emissions a…
Engineers challenge Westminster with their own manifesto
Added: 8 May 2017
Greater use of engineering skills can solve a host of the UK’s most pressing social issues, includi…
Report warns half of all Scots jobs to be automated by 2030
Added: 8 May 2017
Nearly one in two jobs in Scotland are at risk of automation by the end of the next decade, suggest…
Ineos chiefs make billionaires list
Added: 8 May 2017
The three leading executives of chemicals giant Ineos are among nearly 140 UK billionaires listed i…
New ABPI chief Anson names organisation's priorities for sector
Added: 8 May 2017
Lisa Anson, the newly appointed president of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry…
Applications open for IET student and apprentice bursary awards
Added: 3 May 2017
The Institution of Engineering and Technology is inviting applications for its bursary scheme to en…
Pressure mounts on Downing Street to outline nuclear future
Added: 3 May 2017
The UK nuclear industry warned today it is on “a cliff edge” with key projects including Hinkley Po…
FDF manifesto outlines five key policies next government should implement
Added: 3 May 2017
The Food and Drink Federation has launched its 2017 manifesto, which outlines five key policies it …
UK and France agree to strengthen nuclear skills development
Added: 26 Apr 2017
The National Skills Academy Nuclear (NSAN) and the Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nuc…
European chemical sector records mixed fortunes in first quarter
Added: 25 Apr 2017
The European chemical sector has seen production output increase in certain subsectors, yet fall in…
Materials regulation could bring £4bn benefit to UK, says study
Added: 24 Apr 2017
Modernising composite materials regulations could bring more than £4 billion worth of benefit to th…
