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Coming up short
Added: 30 Sep 2014
The engineering industry has joined forces with the UK government to help bridge the skills gap and…
Educational reform
Added: 10 Sep 2014
Engineering could be in crisis as examination regulator Ofqual looks to axe it from the national cu…
BP seeks future leaders in recruitment drive
Added: 2 Sep 2014
BP today launched a two-month recruitment drive to hire up to 30 potential new leaders of its globa…
Reform engineering GCSE, industry urges
Added: 21 Aug 2014
On GCSE results day, industry body calls for the reform rather than the removal of engineering qual…
DECC contradicts fracking poll
Added: 12 Aug 2014
Figures released by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) contradict yesterday’s poll th…
New colleges focus on engineering
Added: 6 Aug 2014
Five of the seven new University Technical Colleges (UTCs) announced by chancellor George Osborne y…
Does gender matter?
Added: 1 Aug 2014
Does it really matter what proportion of the engineering profession is male and what proportion is …
Just 6% of engineers are women
Added: 31 Jul 2014
On average just 6% of engineers in the UK are female, with the highest proportions occuring in the …
Machinery safety training
Added: 31 Jul 2014
The emphasis on safety in manufacturing is continually increasing, as is the complexity of the asso…
Well control course launched
Added: 30 Jul 2014
A free online course aimed at improving awareness of the life cycle of an oil well has been launche…
£53m to boost science talent
Added: 8 Jul 2014
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will lead a consortium of industrial and scientific sector employers to help …
Engineering Island
Added: 2 Jul 2014
An education in engineering is considered so important on the Isle of Man, that the government leav…
Sealed deal
Added: 30 Jun 2014
Leak-free pumps upgrade helps expand the capacity of oil well operator Brammer Petroleum.
Students "not considering" nuclear
Added: 18 Jun 2014
Industry survey suggests students do not think they can get jobs in the nuclear sector.
£30m to boost women in engineering
Added: 17 Jun 2014
The government has announced a £30 million fund to increase the number of people, and in particular…
Chartered status is “clear advantage”
Added: 11 Jun 2014
Energy workers with professional recognition have improved job prospects, a new survey suggests.
Engineering, Engineering, Engineering
Added: 11 Jun 2014
Education, Education, Education. Tony Blair’s famous 1997 speech on the importance of education cou…
Greater graduates
Added: 9 Jun 2014
High-quality engineering graduates are in demand now more than ever, but are UK universities delive…
Investment reward
Added: 5 Jun 2014
Birmingham based manufacturer Tufnol Composites is reaping the significant rewards of the company’s…
Engineering exams face axe
Added: 5 Jun 2014
Exams in engineering are to be scrapped by 2017 under proposals announced yesterday.
