15 February to 21 February 2014

This week there was widespread coverage in the regional and trade press of comments by the Institution’s CEO Stephen Tetlow about the need to boost the number of UK engineers. The Institution’s President Patrick Kniveton was interviewed in the Newcastle Journal, comments by the Institution’s Head of Education and Skills Peter Finegold were picked up in the Financial Times, there was continued coverage following comments and interviews with Tim Fox on the recent floods, as well as BBC Radio coverage for Formula Student.

• 19/02/2014 Call for increased efforts to recruit engineers – Bradford Telegraph and Argus

Article picking up on comments by the Institution’s CEO Stephen Tetlow on the need to increase the number of UK engineers. The comments were also covered in Plant Engineer, Eureka, Process & Control Today, The Shuttle, Redditch Advertiser,  Dudley News, Portsmouth News, Works Management among other publications.

• 19/02/2014 Onwards and upwards for engineering in the North East – The Newcastle Journal

The Institution’s President Patrick Kniveton is interviewed by the Newcastle Journal.

• 20/02/2014 Storm Nation – Sky 1 / Pick TV

The Institution’s Dr Tim Fox is interviewed for a documentary on the recent damage caused by the UK storms. He was also interviewed for the New Scientist and the Institution’s comments on the storms featured in the Western Daily Press, Global Engineering News, Farmers Guardian, and Die Welt (in German)

• 15/02/2014 The fractured middle: Gulfs grow within, and between, professions – The Financial Times

Article which picks up on comments made by the Institution’s Peter Finegold about careers and earnings in engineering.

• 19/02/2014 Northampton University and UTC at Formula Student – BBC Radio Northampton

News feature on the University of Northampton and Silverstone UTC’s involvement in Formula Student 2014. There was also Formula Student coverage in Palatinate

• 17/02/2014 Heritage award for pioneering Smethwick Engine – Express & Star

Article about the Institution’s Engineering Heritage Award for the Smethwick Engine.

• 19/02/2014 No Opportunity Wasted – Bloomberg BusinessWeek

Article about the 'No Opportunity Wasted' conference held at the Institution’s headquarters.