17 December to 6 January 2017

This week the Institution received national coverage following the launch of its new report Increasing capacity; putting Britain’s railways back on track. There was further pick-up for the Institution’s Asia-Pacific food loss reduction project. Elsewhere, the Institution/BDO joint report on Industry 4.0 received coverage.

• 06/01/2017 Old, overcrowded and overfunded: it is time to overhaul our railways – The Guardian

  Article by the Institution’s Philippa Oldham which references a new report released this week ‘Increasing capacity; putting Britain’s railways back on track’. The report was also picked up in the Yorkshire Post (PDF attached), The Scotsman (PDF attached), Press & Journal (PDF attached), Rail Technology Magazine, ITS International, Engineering and Technology, Process & Control Today and BT.com. There was also mention of the Institution in another Guardian story about transport planning.

   

• 03/01/2017 Parkwalk fuels Oxford spinout Proxisense’s turbine technology – Angel News

  Article about Oxford-based company Proxisense which received £2m from the Institution last year through its Stephenson Fund. The article was also picked up in Advance.

   

• 05/01/2017 New conference covers use of drones for accident and investigation – Unmanned Systems Technology
  Article about an event on drones the Institution will hold next month.

   

• 03/01/2017 Fixing food loss with disruptive tech – Eco-Business
  Article on the Institution’s Asia-Pacific food loss reduction project, which contains quotes from Institution Fellow Dr Tim Fox. 
• 05/01/2017 Richard Green is Chair of 8power Limited – Cambridge Network

  Article about an Institution Fellow being made Chair of a new start-up company. 

• 25/12/2016 Is a world still largely shaped by the Victorian era ready for the internet of things? – Wales Online

  Article which references a joint Institution/BDO report which found that 92% of UK manufacturers do not have significant understanding of Industry 4.0 processes.

• 22/12/2016 Forgemasters’ apprentices search now on – Sheffield Town Talk

  Article on the Institution’s involvement in getting more people engaged with apprenticeships. The article was also picked up in the Sheffield Telegraph and South Yorkshire Times.

   

• 22/12/2016 Fire safety on trains - Rail Engineer
  Article which references a lecture that took place at the Institution.
   
• 20/12/2016 Plastic spherical bearings used for student challenge on miniature railway – The Engineer