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New nuclear skills academy chief to start in December as Llewellyn departs
Added: 27 Oct 2017
Jo Tipa, operations manager at the National Skills Academy Nuclear (NSAN), has been appointed as ma…
Health impact of coal power up to 100 times greater than fracking, finds study
Added: 24 Oct 2017
The lifetime toxic chemical releases associated with coal-generated electricity are 10 to 100 times…
Business dissatisfaction with UK infrastructure reaches record levels
Added: 24 Oct 2017
Record numbers of UK companies are dissatisfied with the rate of improvement to the country’s infra…
BEIS secretary Clarke to headline EEF manufacturing conference
Added: 24 Oct 2017
Greg Clarke, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has been confirmed as …
Three firms fined over £1.5m as worker suffers life-changing injuries
Added: 17 Oct 2017
Three companies have been fined in excess of £1.5 million after a worker suffered life-changing inj…
Chemicals giant Bayer sells seeds business to BASF for €5.9bn
Added: 13 Oct 2017
German chemicals manufacturer Bayer has sold a number of its crop seeds business units to BASF for …
UKOOG: ‘Scottish Government fracking ban harms economy and environment’
Added: 3 Oct 2017
The chief executive of trade body UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) has condemned the Scottish Governm…
Filter removes almost all bacteria from contaminated water, research suggests
Added: 28 Sep 2017
A filter developed by researchers at Swansea University is designed to remove more than 90% of hydr…
Machine learning mobile microscope measures air quality
Added: 10 Sep 2017
Researchers at UCLA have developed what they say is a cost-effective mobile microscope designed to …
EEF picks top defence and trade civil servant to succeed Scuoler
Added: 4 Sep 2017
Manufacturers’ association the EEF has appointed a top civil servant at the Department for Internat…
EngineeringUK announces new chief executive
Added: 5 Jul 2017
EngineeringUK announced today that Mark Titterington has been appointed as its new chief executive.
NAO Hinkley report criticises government nuclear strategy
Added: 23 Jun 2017
The National Audit Office has made damning criticism of the government’s strategy for the Hinkley P…
Process leaders demand Brexit scrutiny and safeguards after Queen's Speech
Added: 21 Jun 2017
Early responses from process industry leaders to the Queen’s Speech outlining the Government’s appr…
FDF welcomes Gove Defra appointment
Added: 12 Jun 2017
Food and Drink Federation director general Ian Wright has welcomed the appointment of Michael Gove …
Election analysis: What’s the effect for Brexit and the process industries?
Added: 9 Jun 2017
The hung parliament that has resulted from the general election has increased uncertainty over the …
Industry leaders call for UK to lead on energy transition after Trump pull out
Added: 2 Jun 2017
Industry bodies reacted with dismay to US president Donald Trump’s intention to withdraw his countr…
More than £0.3 mill in R&D on offer to engineering innovators
Added: 30 May 2017
Seven engineering innovators will have the chance to share £350,000 of R&D support in a competition…
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…
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…
