22 to 28 October 2016

This week the Institution received widespread coverage after it hosted Shadow Chancellor John McDonell’s speech on Brexit. The Institution’s annual Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Challenge received pick-up on BBC Radio Bristol. Philippa Oldham’s comments on the Heathrow expansion approval received coverage in a variety of trade and business media. Elsewhere, there was pick-up of the Institution’s investment through its £2m Stephenson Fund.

• 27/10/2016 John McDonnell says Tories want ‘bankers’ Brexit - BBC

  In a speech given at the Institution’s headquarters, Labour accuse the Tories of favouring a ‘bankers’ Brexit at the expense of the wider economy. The news was also picked up in The Guardian, ITV News, Telegraph, Daily Express, Daily Mail, The Mirror, The Sun, Morning Star, The Independent, International Business Times, New Statesmen, City AM, MSN Online, Belfast Telegraph, Evening Express, Exec Review, Labour List, Politics Home, HITC, The Week, FN Brexit, Report UK and Irish News.

   

• 25/10/2016 What next after Britain backs Heathrow expansion? – The Daily Mail

  The Institution’s Philippa Oldham’s comments on a new runway at Heathrow airport being approved were picked up. The news was also covered in Forbes, SHD Logistics, Air Cargo News, Today Online, Reuters, Hamassenger, The News World, Yahoo, The Engineer and Building, Design and Construction.

   

• 21/10/2016 Why driverless cars are the future – Newsweek

  Opinion piece by Philippa Oldham on why autonomous vehicles are set to improve our lives, but first we must challenge how society views transport

   

• 27/10/2016 Turbine blade research boost – Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide

  Article about the Institution’s investment in Oxford-based company Proxisense through its £2m Stephenson Fund. The news was also picked up in Eureka and Machine Building.

   

• 27/10/2016 UAS Challenge – BBC Radio Bristol

  The Institution’s annual UAS Challenge is referenced in an interview.

   

• 27/10/2016 Furness engineering student wins prestigious award – Cumbria Crack

  Article about a scholarship winner from this year’s Vision Awards.

   

• 26/10/2016 UK construction must ‘modernise or die’, says report – Curbed

  Article citing the Institution’s policy statement from last year on manufacturing affordable housing.

   

• 24/10/2016 JRI Orthopaedics CEO director wins director of the year award – Sheffield Chamber of Commerce

  Article about a Fellow of the Institution being named the UK’s top mid-market company director.

   

  THEME MANAGER ACTIVITY

• Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Wylfa Newydd – Blog by Dr Jenifer Baxter
• Radioactive waste in the UK – Blog by Dr Jenifer Baxter
• ‘Chapter 3.4 Food Loss and Waste: The potential impact of engineering less waste’, chapter from the book ‘Good Nutrition: Perspectives for the 21st Century’– by Dr Jenifer Baxter