13 to 26 May 2017

This week saw Carolyn Griffiths announced as the 132nd President of the Institution, with the announcement receiving trade pick-up. There was further coverage for the Institution following the publication of two new reports. The Institution’s Medical Devices and CE marking report which calls on UK Government to maintain continuity with EU CE certification for Med Tech devices post-Brexit was picked up in Building Better Healthcare, while a second report on the UK’s departure from EU nuclear body Euratom received trade pick-up. Elsewhere, there was coverage for Birmingham University’s Formula Student team, while the launch of the Institution’s internship scheme with Liverpool John Moores University was picked up.

• 26/05/2017 Institution of Mechanical Engineers welcomes rail engineer as its new President – Rail Engineer

  Article about Carolyn Griffiths being named the 132^nd President of The Institution. The article was also picked up in Controls, Drives & Automation.

   

• 15/05/2017 Brexit threatens billion pound UK medical technology sector – Building Better Healthcare

  Article about the Institution’s latest healthcare policy statement which calls on the UK Government to maintain continuity with EU CE certification for Med Tech devices post-Brexit.

   

• 24/05/2017 Britain’s on the brink of a small-scale nuclear reactor revolution – The Register

  Article which references the Institution’s second policy statement exploring the impact on the UK nuclear industry from Brexit and the UK’s departure from Euratom. It was also picked up in Fircroft and Plant & Works Engineering.

   

• 19/05/2017 UBRacing prepares for its 20^th year of Formula Student – Industrial Technology
  Article about Birmingham University’s preparation for this year’s Formula Student event. 
• 19/05/2017 Oil and gas faces recruitment challenge among millennials – Process Engineering

  Article about work that needs to be done to address the skills shortage, referencing the Institution’s involvement. Another article on engineering recruitment was featured in Engineering Specifier.

   

• 18/05/2017 Funded internships for engineering SMEs – Liverpool Chamber

  Article about the Institution’s internship scheme with Liverpool John Moores University.

   

• 17/05/2017 Fusion food for thought – Power Engineer

  Article about the Institution’s involvement with Tokamak Energy through its Stephenson Fund support.
   

• 24/05/2017 Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ chairman’s dinner raises over £5,000 for the sick children’s trust– Pressat

  Article about the Institution’s North East Regional branch hosting a dinner to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust.

• 25/05/2017 Students net thousands at awards bash – The Whitehaven News

  News story about a student winning the Institution’s West Cumbria’s £1,000 mechanical engineering bursary.  

• 22/05/2017 Risk management for railway engineering – Rail Technology Magazine

  Article about a recent risk management conference held by the Institution.

   

• 19/05/2017 Companies preview £1m training centre at Shrewsbury College – Shropshire Star

      Roger Reece, Chairman of the Institution’s Shropshire region provides his thoughts on the new training centre.