24 to 30 October 2015

This week the Institution’s Dr Jenifer Baxter featured on Sky News at 10, discussing how energy from Icelandic volcanoes could be used to provide power for homes in Britain. A recent study by the Institution on transport for an ageing population was picked up in Silver Surfer Today. Ex-RNLI worker Steve Austen won the Engineer of the Year Award at the Institution’s Wessex Region Engineering Excellence Awards. Elsewhere, a report from the Institution and Hays Engineering was picked up in Eureka magazine.

• 29/10/2015 Harnessing geothermal energy from Icelandic volcanoes – Sky News at 10

  The Institution’s Dr Jenifer Baxter was interviewed on Sky News at 10 about an ambitious project that could provide power and energy for UK homes. This would involve a giant power cable that would be laid under the sea for 750 miles, the longest of its kind in the world. The interview also featured in their 5pm news show.

   

• 25/10/2015 Transport subsidy for older people to become unsustainable, report claims – Silver Surfer Today

  An article about the Institution’s latest policy statement which looks at how the transport network can be improved and made more accessible for older people. The news was also picked up by Route One.

   

• 29/10/2015 Engineer of the Year award to ex-RNLI man – Boating Business

  Article about an engineer who was recognised for his work as Head Engineering Support at the RNLI in Poole, as part of the Wessex Engineering Excellence Awards.

   

• 30/10/2015 Grand Fountain wins Icon Conservation Award – Renfrewshire 24

  Article about one of the winners of Institution categories at this year’s Icon Conservation Awards. The news was also picked up in The Buteman
  

• 26/10/2015 Support at home and school critical to diversity in engineering– Eureka

Article looking at research from the Institution and Hays Engineering.