22 April to 5 May 2017

After a quiet Easter period, there was a significant increase in media coverage for the Institution, following the publication of two new reports. The Institution’s Med Tech report which calls on UK Government to maintain continuity with EU CE certification for Med Tech devices post Brexit was picked up in Reuters, the Evening Standard, the Daily Mail and a raft of other trade, international and regional news outlets. While a second report on the UK’s departure from EU nuclear body Euratom was picked up by City AM and our first Euratom report was cited in an article in The Times. There was other news coverage for the University of Birmingham’s Formula Student team and a variety of other Institution activities.

• 03/05/2017 Brexit regulatory uncertainty 'threatens UK med tech' – Reuters

  Article about the Institution’s latest healthcare policy statement which calls on the UK Government to maintain continuity with EU CE certification for Med Tech devices post Brexit. The report was also covered in the Daily Mail, The Evening Standard, The Times of India, Clinical Services Journal, Pharmafile, MedTech News, News Medical, Euractiv, EuroNews, Health Medicine Network, Eureka, Yahoo News, Misco, Medical Plastics News, Business Insider, Controls Drives & Automation, EuroDiplomat, Nasdaq, Cambridge News, The Gulf Today, DNA India, Investing, Channel News Asia, Sharenet, States Times, Current News, Tech News Europe, World Breaking News, Finance Time, The Malaysian Times and Channel News Asia.

   

   

• 05/05/2017 Ministers must back baby reactors to drive forward the UK's nuclear sector say engineers – City AM

  Article on the Institution’s second policy statement exploring the impact on the UK nuclear industry from Brexit and the UK’s departure from Euratom. It’s launch was also picked up in Energy Live News, The Engineer, Power Engineering and British Utilities. The Institution was also cited in separate articles regarding the UK’s departure from Euratom in The Times (subscription needed) and Process Engineering.

   

• 27/04/2017 UBRacing prepares for its 20th year of Formula Student – Design Solutions

  News story about the University of Birmingham’s 2017 Formula Student team, which is competing for the 20^th time.

   

• 03/05/2017 Aberdeen students win Berlin energy conference prize for vertical-axis wind turbine – Scottish Energy News

  Article about five engineering students at Robert Gordon University winning a group project award from the Institution, which allowed them the opportunity to present research at an international energy conference in Berlin. The news was also covered in Engineering Specifier.

   

• 27/04/2017 Tower Bridge’s first bridge master had ‘the best job in the London’ – Southwark News  

  Feature about Institution member John Gass.

• 02/05/2017 Institution Of Mechanical Engineers Hold Chairman’s Dinner To Raise Money For Children’s Charity – My News Desk

  News story about the Institution’s North East branch choosing The Sick Children’s Trust to benefit from its regional annual charity dinner on Friday 12 May.

   

• 25/04/2017 Energy efficiency must be a priority for UK Govt – The Manufacturer

  Article about the response to the UK’s Government’s Industrial Strategy by the Engineering the Future (EtF) policy group, which refers to the Institution’s involvement in EtF. A similar article referring to the Institution was published in New Power

   

• 25/04/2017 Magna gears up for Get Up To Speed – Roth Biz

Article which refers to the Institution’s activity at the Get Up the Speed event aimed at getting young people into engineering, manufacturing or technology