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New sustainable food MOOC pinpoints jobs of the future
Added: 3 Apr 2018
The first ever MOOC – massive open online course – on the use of sustainable food systems in the Me…
Javid refusal for open cast mining bid prompts angry response
Added: 27 Mar 2018
Communities secretary Sajid Javid’s decision to overturn a ruling by the government planning inspec…
FDF welcomes Brexit deal on EU workers
Added: 27 Mar 2018
Food and Drink Federation director general Ian Wright has welcomed guarantees provided in the Brexi…
Mixed report for UK oil and gas ‘shows need for transformative change’
Added: 21 Mar 2018
Average unit operating costs in the UK continental shelf have halved since 2014, while the average …
Nuclear industry lauds ‘outstanding quality’ apprentices
Added: 19 Mar 2018
Urenco UK’s multi-award winning Benjamin Crane has scooped the heavily contested UK Nuclear Apprent…
Euro trio calls for Brexit chemical industry guarantees
Added: 19 Mar 2018
Two of the leading chemical industries bodies in Europe and a leading continental trade union have …
UK pharma and biotech patent applications soar
Added: 13 Mar 2018
UK applications for pharmaceutical and biotech patents recorded the second highest rise in percenta…
Engineering UK says 56k with core skills needed annually
Added: 5 Mar 2018
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has called for government to act on new research t…
SABIC and ABB seal global agreement
Added: 5 Mar 2018
SABIC, the Saudi chemicals giant, and technology leader ABB have signed a cooperation agreement to …
Gove prepares overhaul to farm manufacture subsidy
Added: 27 Feb 2018
The £3 billion subsidy for British farmers will be continued for several years after EU withdrawal …
Labour’s customs and Euratom stances receive industry welcome
Added: 26 Feb 2018
Labour has won plaudits from industry following party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s call for the UK to com…
Trade secretary warns EU against post-Brexit manufacturing tariff barriers
Added: 21 Feb 2018
The European Union will suffer if it chooses to create new tariff barriers with the United Kingdom,…
Boom in demand for engineering courses from international students
Added: 14 Feb 2018
More than one in five international students in the United States is studying engineering reveals r…
Deadline approaches for nuclear bursary scheme
Added: 13 Feb 2018
Applicants seeking to develop a career in the sector have until 9 March to apply for this year’s Nu…
Bilfinger streamlines UK businesses to target new markets
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Global engineering company Bilfinger has merged two of its core UK businesses, saying it would make…
Engineering salary rises outpace finance and accountancy
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Advertised salaries in engineering rose faster than other sectors during the last year and across a…
EEF demands urgent overhaul of apprenticeships
Added: 25 Jan 2018
Government apprenticeship policy is in need of a substantial overhaul says manufacturers’ organisat…
China assumes lead in science and tech research paper output
Added: 25 Jan 2018
China has overtaken the USA as the world’s leading producer of scientific and technological researc…
UK manufacturing fails to train for global Industry 4.0 race, says report
Added: 16 Jan 2018
British manufacturing is failing to ensure its engineers are fully trained for the advent of Indust…
NIA gives thumbs up to government's Euratom pledges
Added: 11 Jan 2018
The Nuclear Industry Association has welcomed the government’s statement on Euratom delivered by mi…
