Engineering Council

Mandy Lester of Atkins wins WES’ Karen Burt Award for best new female Chartered Engineer

Published: 30/10/2019

The Engineering Council would like to congratulate Mandy Lester MPhys CEng MIChemE on winning the Karen Burt Memorial Award. The annual award from the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) recognises a woman who has recently achieved the status of Chartered Engineer (CEng) and demonstrates both excellence and potential in engineering, applied science and IT. Mandy Lester was presented with the award on 30 October 2019 at the Caroline Haslett Lecture and WES Awards ceremony. …

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week toolkits

Published: 16/09/2019

Now in its seventh year, Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (TE Week) provides a unique opportunity for engineers, employers, universities and schools to showcase engineering. …

Another successful Big Bang Fair in 2019

Published: 11/04/2019

The 2019 Big Bang Fair has been celebrated as a success, with over 70,000 people attending the event at the NEC in Birmingham. …

EngineeringUK announces new Chief Executive

Published: 18/10/2018

EngineeringUK announces new Chief Executive Dr Hilary Leevers …

More young engineers profiled in #ThisIsEngineering campaign to challenge perceptions of profession

Published: 11/09/2018

A new season of films launched features seven young engineers working in a range of industries …

Biggest Big Bang Fair ever!

Published: 18/06/2018

The Big Bang Fair 2018 successfully celebrated another year of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) for young people in the UK in March. …

Registrant appointed as Director of the Royal Institution

Published: 16/02/2018

Dr Shaun Fitzgerald CEng FCIBSE FEI FREng appointed as Director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain (Ri). …

2018 Year of Engineering

Published: 16/11/2017

The government announced that 2018 will be the Year of Engineering …

#EngineerOnAMission in Tomorrow's Engineers Week

Published: 10/11/2017

Tomorrow's Engineers Week has returned for the fifth year. …

More students taking STEM subjects

Published: 18/08/2017

The number of students sitting A-levels in science, technology, engineering and maths-related (STEM) subjects rose in 2017, with 41% of A-level entries overall in STEM subjects, up from 40% in 2016. …

New toolkit to help recruit more women into engineering apprenticeships

Published: 30/06/2017

Three engineering organisations have worked together to create a toolkit to help businesses recruit more women and girls into the sector through apprenticeships …