Welcome to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

The IMechE is the United Kingdom's qualifying body for mechanical engineers and has been the home of Mechanical Engineers for over 150 years. Around 75,000 engineers world-wide are members.


Latest news

Trustee Board & Council Elections 2008

The Privy Council have approved the Royal Charter and By-law changes, passed at the Special Meeting of the Institution on 20 ...


IMechE Launches Public Challenge

4 February 2008

The IMechE is launching its first ever Public Challenge in March to embrace how engineering can make a difference in your ...


Rail - Transport of the Future?

20 March 2008

Is rail the green transport of the future? Read the news on the IMechE's new report here....


Best of UK Business: MX2008 Shortlist Unveiled

2 April 2008

Britain’s best businesses have been unveiled in the Manufacturing Excellence Awards (MX) 2008


IMechE Calendar of Events

21 April 2008

The IMechE has jointly launched a great new European calendar of events with the ICE and IET. View it here


mechs magazine

23 April 2008

Are you interested in getting involved in the IMechE? Read how in the latest edition of mechs here...


IMechE Greenpower

25 April 2008

The IMechE has joined forces with Greenpower to make engineering happen at grass roots level


Nuclear Installation Ageing and Life Extension

13 May 2008

As existing nuclear facilities are being operated beyond the original design lifetime there is a need for innovative solutions to ...


21st Century Hospital Ventilation

15 May 2008

Whether it’s a new-build or existing healthcare building, the need for sufficient air quality is a vital challenge for the ...


Engineering and the Law - Unit 1: Law, Evidence, Procedure and Best Practice

20 May 2008

IMechE is pleased to announce that from 2008 we will be embarking on a long term partnership with Bond Solon, the UK's leading ...


Why Not Let It Fail? The Need for Health Monitoring

22 May 2008

This event will cover fault detection techniques, looking at detailed case studies to understand if and how failure could have ...


Monitored Professional Development Scheme (Birmingham)

28 May 2008

Mentoring by Chartered Engineers is key to the success of IMechE's Monitored Professional Development Scheme (MPDS), which has ...



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IMechE Key Themes

Find out more about the Institutions' key themes, the issues most relevant to society and our members.

President's Blog

Something to say to our President? Do it here on his interactive blog.


2008 Manufacturing Excellence Awards

Your opportunity to benchmark your company's performance against best practice.

Formula Student

Provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate their skills, enthusiasm, ingenuity and commitment to engineering excellence, and for industry to foster close links with academia to develop the people attributes they need for future success.


The Benevolent Fund of the IMechE

As the major charity for professional mechanical engineers, we offer financial and practical support in times of need.

Consultants Directory

The Consultants’ Directory is the quickest and easiest way to find and contact over 200 independent specialists in all aspects of mechanical engineering and associated management disciplines.


Presidents' Choice

A comprehensive source of prestigious and practical papers in engineering. Search or submit your own that have practical value to working engineers.