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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…

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…

Lead, don’t follow in the robotics revolution

Added: 3 Dec 2024

From the laboratory to the factory floor, it is possible for the UK to lead in the use of autonomou…

AI’s got your back

Added: 21 Nov 2024

Artificial intelligence isn’t after your job, only the mundane and time- consuming element you’d be…

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…

Shining light on the vital global role performed by pumps

Added: 13 Nov 2024

In the drive to ensure energy efficiency and sustainability in industry and beyond, says Luboš Mich…

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…

Lucideon hails AMRICC hydrogen firing breakthrough

Added: 13 Nov 2024

Advanced ceramics research organisation Lucideon says it has achieved the first 100% hydrogen firin…

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…

Apprentice

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…

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…

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…

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…

Process analysis solutions for the Aerospace industry

Added: 13 Aug 2024

In the aerospace industry, where precision and efficiency are paramount, the benefits of accurate, …

Reality check

Added: 13 Aug 2024

Augmented reality technology features increasingly within manufacturing’s AI arsenal.It’s important…