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Press Releases 2016

2017 engineering awards launched to recognise talented and innovative engineers

Published: 30/11/2016

Applications are now open for the 2017 Baroness Platt of Writtle Award and for the 2017 Hawley Award, with respective cash prizes of £1,000 and £5,000 for the winners …

Engineering Council CEO to step down after six successful years

Engineering Council CEO to step down after six successful years

Published: 23/09/2016

The Engineering Council has announced that CEO Jon Prichard CEng FICE FInstRE will be stepping down from his role in early 2017 to take up the post of Chief Executive at the Institution of Chemical Engineers …

Gemma Lonsdale wins 2016 Baroness Platt of Writtle award

Gemma Lonsdale wins 2016 Baroness Platt of Writtle award

Published: 20/07/2016

Squadron Leader Gemma Lonsdale IEng MIET has won the 2016 Baroness Platt of Writtle Award for her outstanding work as an engineer officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF). …

Solveiga Pakštaitė named winner of the 2016 Hawley Award for her bio-reactive food expiry label

Solveiga Pakštaitė named winner of the 2016 Hawley Award for her bio-reactive food expiry label

Published: 20/07/2016

The Engineers Trust has announced the winner of its 2016 Hawley Award for Engineering Innovation that benefits the Environment. Solveiga Pakštaitė has been awarded the £5,000 cash prize for her project “Bump Mark: the bio-reactive food expiry label”. …

Independent review highlights a 'positive link' between accredited courses and graduate employability

Independent review highlights a 'positive link' between accredited courses and graduate employability

Published: 24/05/2016

An independent review of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) degrees and the employability of STEM graduates finds that accreditation of degrees ‘is widely believed to be that which has the greatest positive influence upon employment outcomes’. …

The Engineering Council advocates security-mindedness of the profession with new guidance

The Engineering Council advocates security-mindedness of the profession with new guidance

Published: 20/05/2016

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