18 to 24 January 2014

This week there was continued coverage on the BBC’s HARDTalk programme and on Business Green about the Institution’s recent poll on fracking. Dr Tim Fox was interviewed on the Voice of Russia on the recent survey on food waste and there was also coverage for Liverpool University’s Formula Student team receiving support from Lee Spring UK.

• 21/01/2014 Energy Minister Ed Davey on shale gas – BBC HARDTalk

The Institution’s recent poll on shale gas/fracking is quoted in an interview with UK Energy Minister Ed Davey. The poll was also referred to in an article on Business Green

• 24/01/2014 UK supermarkets accused of encouraging food waste – Voice of Russia

Article and podcast featuring the Institution’s Dr Tim Fox talking about our recent poll which found that people still think supermarkets are encouraging them to overbuy food.

• 21/01/2014 Lee Spring donates torsion springs to Formula Student racing car project – The Engineer

Article about Liverpool University’s Formula Student team receiving a donation of several torsion springs from Lee Spring UK.

• 18/01/2014 Award-winning engineer's passion for science sparked at primary school – Sevenoaks Chronicle

Article featuring the Institution’s Young Member of the Year, including a photograph with Institution President Patrick Kniveton.

• 23/01/2014 Alan Davey | In defence of expanded polystyrene – Packaging News

An article about packaging waste which refers to the Institution’s influential Global Food: Waste Not, Want Not report.

• 21/01/2014 Manufacturing survey drives sector forward – SHD Logistics

Article about a new manufacturing survey which the Institution’s Philippa Oldham will be working on.