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Engage eNewsletter - July 2016

The engineering profession unites to provide advice for Brexit negotiators

Published: 19/07/2016

Thirty-eight organisations representing the engineering profession have united following the EU referendum to support government in the forthcoming negotiations. UK engineering accounts for 27% of UK GDP and over half of its exports. The profession therefore believes it is critical that the government’s plan is informed by a clear understanding of the potential solutions, opportunities and risks from the perspective of UK engineering. …

First Trailblazer apprentices graduate at House of Commons ceremony

First Trailblazer apprentices graduate at House of Commons ceremony

Published: 18/07/2016

The first apprentices following the new employer designed Trailblazer Apprenticeship standard have graduated at an event in the House of Commons …

Engineers Without Borders UK project included in top 50 New Radicals list

Engineers Without Borders UK project included in top 50 New Radicals list

Published: 18/07/2016

The Engineering for People Design Challenge, a project run by Engineers Without Borders UK, has earned a place on the New Radicals 2016 list of 50 top people, projects and organisations changing the UK for the better …

Iconic venues sign up for the 2016 Engineering Open House Day

Iconic venues sign up for the 2016 Engineering Open House Day

Published: 06/07/2016

Families can visit a host of iconic venues across the country for the second Engineering Open House Day, on 29 July 2016. …

2016 MacRobert Award winner announced

2016 MacRobert Award winner announced

Published: 12/07/2016

Blatchford, a global leader in prosthetics, took home the £50,000 prize as winners of the MacRobert Award, for the development of the world’s most advanced prosthetic limb …

Engineers Without Borders: Challenge Finals

Engineers Without Borders: Challenge Finals

Published: 11/07/2016

Four Engineering Council representatives joined a panel of 19 judges for the 2016 Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Challenge Finals, held at the Siemens Crystal in London in June …

Engineering Season at the Victoria and Albert Museum

Engineering Season at the Victoria and Albert Museum

Published: 14/07/2016

The Victoria and Albert Museum has launched an Engineering Season featuring a series of exhibitions to celebrate the ‘unsung heroes’ of design that create and shape the built world. …

Inaugural top 50 Women in Engineering list

Inaugural top 50 Women in Engineering list

Published: 04/07/2016

Almost half of The Daily Telegraph’s inaugural list of 50 influential women in engineering are Chartered Engineers (CEng) on the Engineering Council’s national Register …

Institutions to join forces in UK and Asia

Institutions to join forces in UK and Asia

Published: 17/06/2016

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) have announced plans for closer collaboration, with shared office facilities in London and South East Asia. …

Launch event for 'Guidance on security for engineers and technicians'

Launch event for 'Guidance on security for engineers and technicians'

Published: 19/05/2016

The Rt Hon John Hayes MP, former Minister for Security, hosted the launch at the House of Commons of the Engineering Council’s new Guidance on security for engineers and technicians. …

Royal Academy of Engineering states action on diversity and inclusion is imperative

Royal Academy of Engineering states action on diversity and inclusion is imperative

Published: 09/06/2016

According to a report by the Royal Academy of Engineering, the scale of the UK skills shortage in engineering, coupled with a current engineering workforce that is 92% male and 94% white, creates a need for action to improve diversity and inclusion within the profession at all levels. …