15 to 21 October 2016

This week Dr Jenifer Baxter was in the Financial Times talking about tattoos in the workplace, while Philippa Oldham was quoted in the Guardian about the implications of giving more powers over transport to local regions. Peter Finegold’s thoughts on the UK skills gap were cited in Prospect Magazine and Rail Engineer reported on the address by the new chairman of the Institution’s Railway Division, Richard East.

• 17/10/2016 Tattoos bring a new form of body language to the office – Financial Times

  An article featuring the Institution’s Dr Jenifer Baxter about tattoos in the workplace. The article also featured in Spanish-language financial newspaper Expansion.

   

• 19/10/2016 'We're wasting money': the case for greater local power over transport – The Guardian

  The Institution’s Philippa Oldham is cited in an article about a Guardian roundtable about the risks and opportunities to devolving more power over transport decision to local regions.

   

• 20/10/2016 What will the UK's future transport systems look like? livechat – The Guardian

  Article promoting a livechat taking place next week, featuring Philippa Oldham, on what the future of transport is likely to look like.

   

• 18/10/2016 All abroad: why UK rail engineers are valued overseas – The Engineer

  Philippa Oldham is also quoted in an article about the value of UK rail engineering skills abroad as saying that engineers considering a career outside of the UK should first get experience at a basic level in the demanding mixed-traffic UK environment.

   

• 18/10/2016 Can devolution help bridge the skills gap? – Prospect Magazine

  Article citing the Institution’s Peter Finegold who took part in a Prospect roundtable discussion about how an industrial strategy can address the UK’s skills and employability gap.

   

• 14/10/2016 Sustaining the future – Rail Engineer

  Article about the address by the new chairman of the Institution’s Railway Division, Richard East, about the future of UK rail.

   

• 17/10/2016 University of Huddersfield unveils new railway test rig – Railway Technology Magazine

  Article about the new University of Huddersfield’s railway test rig and Centre for Innovation in Rail (CIR) which was opened by the Institution’s Richard East. The news was also picked up by Alpha Galileo.

   

• 17/10/2016 Romford student helps team beat five other universities to win prestigious engineering award – Barking Today

  An article reporting on Romford’s Tommy Arno, who studies mechatronics at Middlesex University, and was part of a four man team that beat five other universities to be crowned champions at Institution’s third national design challenge.

   

• 19/10/2016 Gravel Trap: The motorsport industry has a big problem – Racecar Engineering

An article about the UK motorsport engineering skills shortage which refers to the important role Formula Student plays in raising awareness of the engineering involved in motorsport.