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TV food scientist reinforces call for better UPF regulation ahead of annual lecture series
Added: 20 Dec 2024
Warning labels and “carefully considered taxes” would provide a start on the improved regulation of…
‘Budget alone cannot account for manufacturing index drop’
Added: 4 Dec 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ recent Budget has contributed to a fall in the regular CIPS UK Manufactur…
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…
