18 to 31 March 2017

The Institution launched a new policy statement looking at the role that remote health management technologies can play to resolve the UK’s bed blocking crisis. There was trade pick up for the publication, including in a number of healthcare magazines, which the Institution has rarely featured in before. There was regional media coverage following the President’s speech at Rotherham seal company AESSEAL, as well as coverage for our education activities in the BBC and comments by Peter Finegold on apprenticeships in trade publications. There was also a variety of regional and trade coverage on recent reports by the Institution on engineering skills and the UK railways, as well as Formula Student and a speech the Prime Minister made earlier this year at the Institution’s headquarters.

• 29/03/2017 IMechE urges NHS to invest in remote care – The Engineer

  News story about the Institution’s new policy statement which explains how Remote Health Monitoring could help solve the UK’s bed blocking crisis. The policy statement was also picked up in Clinical Services Journal, Medical Life Science News, Digital Health Age, Independent Living and Journal of Mhealth,

   

• 31/03/2017 Teach 'problem solving' to produce engineers, schools urged – BBC online

  Article about the need for schools to focus less on "subjects" and more on teaching problem solving skills, which refers to the Institution’s support of Primary Engineer.

   

• 19/03/2017 Get inspired by Jon’s career in fast lane – Sheffield Star

  Article about a speech made by Institution President Jon Hilton at Rotherham seal company AESSEAL. The news was also picked up in the Sheffield Telegraph.

   

• 31/03/2017 April Fools - Apprenticeship Levy Plan Mauled by MPs – Twin FM

  News story covering the apprenticeships report by Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy, which features the Institution’s response to the findings. FE News also featured our comment.

   

• 23/03/2017 Is ‘outside-the-box’ thinking enough to implement new rail technologies? – European Railway Review

  Article by the Head of Rail at TRL, Rebeka Sellick, which refers to the Institution/TRL joint report ‘Increasing Capacity: Putting Britain’s railways back on track’.

   

• 27/03/2017 T-Levels a 'breath of fresh air' for the engineering industry – Builder & Engineer

  Article which refers to some of the findings in the recent report by the Institution and Tata Europe looking at UK engineering skills.

   

• 29/03/2017 Article 50: What Theresa May and her cabinet warned about Brexit before the EU referendum – The Independent

  Article about which refers to a speech about the UK leaving the EU by Theresa May made at the Institution before she became Prime Minister. The speech was also referred to in The New Statesman.

   

• 19/03/2017 Hatfield students building Formula One-style race car – Welwyn Hatfield Times

  Article about the University of Hertfordshire’s Formula Student team.

   

• 31/03/2017 Makita supports engineering challenge – Body Shop Magazine

  News story about Makita’s support for this year’s Formula Student competition.

   

• 30/03/2017 Sumburgh Head reopens with a blast – Press & Journal

  Article about the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse, which mentions it being a recipient of an Institution Engineering Heritage Award.

   

• 22/03/2017 Trust Chief to Unveil New Transporter Heritage Awards – NE Connected

  Article about the Tees Transporter Bridge which refers to its Engineering Heritage Award.

   

• 21/03/2017 Firm calls for new recruits on training course – South Wales Argus

  Wales & West Utilities are looking for new recruits and specifically requires applicants that have completed courses which are accredited by the IMechE, IET or IGEM. The news story was also picked up by the Northern Echo, Barry & District News, Campaign, Free Press, Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard, Penarth Times, Milford Mercury, Tivy-Side Advertiser, Stroud News & Journal, Asian Image, The Impartial Reporter, St Helen’s Star, GradPlus and This is the West Country. The University of Huddersfield’s IMechE accredited programme is also mentioned in an article in Studying International.

   

• 31/03/2017 Ancon Technologies Adds Experienced Members to Growing, Innovative Team – PR web

Article about the recruitment of an Institution member by Ancon Technologies. The news was also picked up by NBC.