24 September to 7 October 2016

The last two weeks saw the Institution’s comments about a new fracking site at Little Plumpton in Lancashire be picked up in a number of news outlets including the Guardian. The BBC World Service also covered the launch of the Institution’s food loss reduction project in Singapore. Elsewhere there was regional coverage following the annual Vision Awards which took place at the Institution’s headquarters last week and Formula Student also got a mention on Sky Sports F1.

• 06/10/2016 Fracking given go-ahead as Lancashire Council rejection – Guardian

  Dr Jenifer Baxter’s comments on the Government’s approval of a new fracking site were picked up. Her comments were also covered in Power Engineering International, Penn Energy and Utility Week.

   

• 05/10/2016 IMechE Food & Drink Committee Project in Singapore – BBC World Service Radio

  The Institution’s Gwyneth Marcello is interviewed by the BBC about the Institution’s Asia-Pacific food loss reduction project.

   

• 07/10/2016 Team Principals’ Press Conference in Japan – Sky Sports F1

  The Institution’s flagship event, Formula Student, received a mention in today’s Team Principal’s press conference.

   

• 04/10/2016 Engineering student Jack wins scholarship – Milngavie Herald

  The Institution’s annual Vision Awards was picked up. Coverage of other winners can be found in the Westmorland Gazette and Kirkintilloch Herald.

   

• 06/10/2016 Shetland foghorn makes a blast at engineering awards – Scotsman

  Article about the restored foghorn at the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse receiving one of the Institution’s coveted Engineering Heritage Awards. The news was also picked up in the Shetland Times.

   

• 07/10/2016 Students prepare for Design Challenge 2016 – Process & Control Today

  Article about the Institution’s Design Challenge competition which gives undergraduates a taste of the ‘real world’ of engineering by setting them a challenge to design and create a device to a strict technical specification.

   

• 27/09/2016 How artificial intelligence could save humanity’s food supply – Tech Radar

  Article which refers to the Institution’s influential report, Global food: waste not, want not, launched in 2013.

   

• 24/09/2016 Company to battle it out with industry giants for top award – New Post Leader

  Article which refers to the Institution’s annual MX Awards.

   

• 03/10/2016 Extra help for students from React Engineering – Whitehaven News
  Article about the Institution’s involvement in getting more students to take up STEM subjects. The news was also picked up in In Cumbria.

• 29/09/2016 IMechE Holding Pneumatic Conveying Seminar this November – Powder Bulk Solids

  Article about the Institution’s one-day seminar on pneumatic conveying for bulk material handling in November.

   

  THEME MANAGER ACTIVITY

• A new report looks at public attitudes towards the UK oil, gas and chemical industries.
• From Bentleys to Biology – why we need transferable skills – By Rebecca Grant
• Dr Helen Meese to raise profile of biomedical engineers at Patient First 2016.