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Budget ‘short on R&D detail and STEM investment’

Added: 28 Oct 2021

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s boost to research and development incentives has been welcomed within indu…

Faraday Medal recognises ultrasound pioneer Fleming

Added: 26 Oct 2021

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has named the winners of its 2021 Achievement A…

Report suggests ‘carbon jargon’ undermines public support for COP26 initiatives

Added: 26 Oct 2021

Eight out of 10 British people surveyed say they are put off from taking an interest in climate act…

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Engineering sector leader launches energy technology Net Zero guide

Added: 26 Oct 2021

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a new guide which gives a detailed…

'Creative curriculum vital for next generation of Ada Lovelaces'

Added: 12 Oct 2021

UK engineering training needs to overcome its ‘overly narrow’ focus on maths and science qualificat…

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Booming hydrogen market heralds water technology opportunities

Added: 12 Oct 2021

Water technology firms could be among the biggest beneficiaries of the future hydrogen economy, cla…

First woman chair for IET council

Added: 8 Oct 2021

Members of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Council have selected engineer Dr …

Wanner unveils new Technical Centre of Excellence for industrial pump development

Added: 8 Oct 2021

Wanner International’s officially opened its new Technical Centre of Excellence in industrial pump …

PIA Awards show pumps industry is back in business

Added: 28 Sep 2021

The best known brands in the UK pumps sector were back in force for the long-awaited Pumps Industry…

New £0.425 million funding to boost UK’s quantum manufacturing

Added: 22 Sep 2021

Ionoptika Ltd and the University of Surrey have been awarded project grants worth a total of £425,0…

Cyber threats at record levels in UK warns report

Added: 22 Sep 2021

New data on cybersecurity trends by a leading expert in the field claims the private and public sec…

Applications open for £50k grant prizes for UK women innovators

Added: 1 Sep 2021

More than 20 female entrepreneurs will be able to benefit from the £1million-plus prize pot on offe…

World renowned Scottish forging and forming centre opens office in ‘steel city’

Added: 31 Aug 2021

The University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), part of the National Manuf…

Look to robotics but don’t ignore the human factor in UK recovery urges ProGlove spokesman

Added: 31 Aug 2021

UK manufacturers looking to achieve a post-Covid industrial recovery were cautioned not to place al…

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IET tells employers to look beyond A-level grades for engineers

Added: 12 Aug 2021

An Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) spokeswoman said the uncertainty over A-level gr…

New £2 mill specialist welding machine will cut scrap waste by two thirds vows manufacturer

Added: 12 Aug 2021

Brighouse-based Siddall and Hilton has hailed the launch of its new £2 million specialist welding m…

University and business collaboration produces 24 hour turnaround

Added: 12 Aug 2021

Mersen UK Teesside’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) venture with Teesside University has decr…

Biogen AD plant

York hails pioneering £1.2 million AD Centre of Excellence

Added: 12 Aug 2021

York University and Yorkshire Water are establishing a Centre of Excellence for anaerobic digestion…

£18.27 million investment boosts Midlands’ advanced ceramics ambitions

Added: 26 Jul 2021

Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group has secured £18.27 million in government funding provided throug…

FANUC produces 750,000th robot

Added: 25 Jul 2021

FANUC Corporation has produced its 750,000th industrial robot, claiming it as an industry record.