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Fracking support goes negative ‘for first time’
Added: 17 Oct 2016
A survey conducted by the University of Nottingham reveals support for fracking is at an all-time l…
Drug-delay tactics called into question
Added: 17 Oct 2016
A meeting in Geneva this week will question the practice of extending the life of drug patents as a…
‘Action needed’ on carbon targets and energy security
Added: 14 Oct 2016
According to a report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), the UK must take concrete action to…
Brexit vote chips food & drink confidence
Added: 12 Oct 2016
Britain’s vote to leave the EU has rocked confidence among the UK’s food and drink manufacturers, a…
Renewed call for more women in engineering
Added: 11 Oct 2016
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) president Naomi Climer says getting more women invo…
Norway invests £130m in CCS
Added: 10 Oct 2016
The Norwegian government has announced plans to invest NOK 1,314 million (£130m) in developing carb…
EU imposes steel dumping tariffs on China
Added: 7 Oct 2016
The European Commission has moved to impose provisional anti-dumping tariffs on imports of hot-roll…
Government approves Cuadrilla fracking application
Added: 6 Oct 2016
Communities secretary Sajid Javid has approved plans for Cuadrilla to conduct fracking activity at …
Sheffield to open £2m nanomaterials lab
Added: 6 Oct 2016
A £2 million laboratory is opening at the University of Sheffield on Friday, which will help scient…
BP investigating Shetland oil leak
Added: 3 Oct 2016
Oil and gas firm BP has taken its Clair Platform offline after oil was found to have leaked into th…
Hinkley contract ‘marks new era for nuclear power’
Added: 3 Oct 2016
The government, EDF and CGN have signed the final agreement allowing for the construction of Hinkle…
Small modular reactors ‘by 2030’
Rob Smith | Added: 29 Sep 2016
A report by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) says small modular reactors (SMRs) could come o…
Parker Hannifin fined £1m for worker death
Added: 26 Sep 2016
Manufacturing firm Parker Hannifin has been fined £1 million after a worker died at its factory in …
UK manufacturing enters world top 10
Added: 26 Sep 2016
A report by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and banking firm Santander reveals the UK is now …
Amec opens energy research lab
Added: 23 Sep 2016
Amec Foster Wheeler has opened a new laboratory to conduct research on different types of energy sy…
Biopharma breakthrough heralds ‘on demand’ drugs
Added: 23 Sep 2016
Researchers at MIT and Harvard’s Wyss Institute have developed a novel method for producing biophar…
‘Clumsy’ Brexit deal could do lasting damage says EEF
Added: 21 Sep 2016
A report by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, suggests that rushed Brexit negotiations could do…
Engineering facing skills and diversity crisis
Added: 20 Sep 2016
The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) latest skills report reveals the majority of …
Welsh refinery hit with £400k ‘laceration’ fine
Added: 19 Sep 2016
Valero Energy has been fined £400,000 after a worker suffered fractures and lacerations to both his…
Oxford opens nanomaterials research centre
Added: 15 Sep 2016
A new research centre located at the University of Oxford’s Harwell Campus will focus on the study …
