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Chester to offer UK’s first IChemE-accredited degree apprenticeship
Added: 1 Feb 2019
The University of Chester’s Faculty of Science and Engineering and major employers in the region ha…
Manufacturing confidence dip blamed on Brexit stockpiling
Added: 1 Feb 2019
Pre-Brexit stockpiling has been blamed for a rapid fall in export prospects and a contraction in Br…
Report warns of ‘scant progress’ in UK engineering education after five years
Added: 31 Jan 2019
The author of the first Government-commissioned review into engineering education has warned that “…
IET re-engineers its brand with website relaunch
Added: 29 Jan 2019
Rebranding is a phrase more common to the world of marketing and PR but even august engineering bod…
Engineering is No 2 preference for male undergraduates says report
Added: 28 Jan 2019
Engineering is the second most popular undergraduate course among men in the UK in this academic ye…
Lords demand more from Whitehall on future of UK chemicals sector
Added: 22 Jan 2019
Peers have told the Government to provide further detail on its plans for safeguarding the UK chemi…
New generators installed at enhanced National Grid’s Grain LNG site
Added: 22 Jan 2019
The National Grid’s Grain LNG terminal in Rochester has completed the installation of two 7000kg/h …
UK invests a quarter billion in global research collaborations
Added: 22 Jan 2019
Science and universities minister Chris Skidmore has announced a slew of international research col…
Wylfa decision 'will damage UK nuclear manufacturing supply chain'
Added: 17 Jan 2019
Process leaders have reacted with dismay to Hitachi’s announcement that it will halt construction o…
Deadline approaches for MacRobert Award for engineering innovation
Added: 16 Jan 2019
Entrants have until the end of this month to apply for one of British engineering’s most prestigiou…
Brexit, cyber and skills – the stuff of UK manufacturers’ nightmares
Added: 15 Jan 2019
Cyber threats and Brexit concerns top the list of industrial risks cited by UK process firms in the…
Organisations combine to lead on composites design
Added: 15 Jan 2019
Two of the leading organisations behind the development of engineering innovation and high quality …
North East companies pump up training provision
Added: 8 Jan 2019
Pumps companies in the north east have joined forces to help improve facilities at one of the secto…
Yorkshire Water investment kicks off new £70 mill environmental programme
Added: 8 Jan 2019
Yorkshire Water is investing nearly £8 million in improving two wastewater treatment works (WwTWs) …
The food waste menace in our factories… human beings
Added: 7 Jan 2019
The second biggest cause of food loss in manufacturing has been revealed in a new study to be human…
Top engineering figures honoured for their contribution
Added: 3 Jan 2019
Leading figures in the process engineering sector are among those who received New Year honours for…
Chemical engineering pay dips but gender gap closes among young
Added: 20 Dec 2018
Chemical engineering salaries dropped slightly over the last year in Britain but there are signs th…
Alderley's £10 mill development to address UK's lab space shortage
Added: 17 Dec 2018
The UK’s largest single site bioscience campus, Alderley Park, is to be expanded by 50,000 sq ft af…
Wilo MD is new BPMA president
Added: 10 Dec 2018
Managing director of Wilo UK Richard Harden has been elected as the new president of the British Pu…
London domination of STEM jobs ‘could threaten regions’ ability to benefit from tech growth’
Added: 10 Dec 2018
Nine of the 10 fastest growing occupations in the UK during the period to 2024 will be tech jobs, s…
