Press coverage
- 03/06/2015 Alton Towers crash (click on image on right of screen to watch clip) – Sky News with Kay Burley
The Institution’s Dr Jenifer Baxter was interviewed on Sky news about the crash on the Alton Tower’s Smiler ride. She also appeared on the Sky News 10pm bulletin, Forth Radio and Magic FM Leeds
Article about the rigid inflatable boat being granted an Engineering Heritage Award. The news was also covered in the South Wales Evening Post.
Article about the Institution’s new President Prof Richard Folkson. His appointment was also covered in Engineering Capacity, Works Management, Process & Control Today.
Article about the Institution’s latest report Heat Energy: the Nation’s Forgotten Crisis. The report was also picked up on Business Green, Builder’s Merchants News, Building Construction Design and Click Green.
Article about the new BDO / Institution report which finds that 40%of north west engineering exporters are generating more than half of their turnover from export markets. The report was also covered by the Yorkshire Post, The Manufacturer, The Business Desk, Works Management.
Article about a new Barclays / Institution report about the growing number of food and drink manufacturers looking to distance themselves from a cost-cutting market place. The article also featured in Food Manufacture, The Financial Channel, Works Management.
Article featuring some of the submission made by the Institution’s Prof Ian Arbon to the Scottish Energy Committee on energy security. Comments by Prof Arbon were also picked up by The National.
Article about 1964 Formula 1 World Champion John Surtees OBE visiting the Oxford Brookes Formula Student team. The news was also covered by The Oxford Times.
Article about the University of Huddersfield’s Formula Student team. A similar article also featured in Factory Equipment.
Article about the University of Bath’s team taking part in the Institution’s Unmanned Aerial System Challenge.
Article featuring a quote from the Institution’s Dr Colin Brown welcoming a new scheme to inspire students to study engineering.
Article about the launch of the Kilimanjaro Challenge which aims to develop a wheelchair to assist a disabled athlete climb Kilimanjaro. The Institution is sponsoring the Challenge and the expedition and development of the wheelchair is being led by a number of Institution members based in Spain. The news was also covered in El Economista, El Norte de Casilla, TuOtroDiario and EnCastillaLaMancha.