31 October to 6 November 2015

This week there was trade pick up about the Institution’s latest poll which found that 86% of the public would recommend a young person become an engineer. There was regional news coverage for one of the winners of the Institution’s categories at the Institute of Conservation (Icon) Awards, as well as continued coverage of Stephen Tetlow’s honorary doctorate and regional pick up about one this year’s Vision Award winners.

• 05/11/2015 UK public encourages young people to become engineers – Eureka

  Article about the Institution’s recent poll which found that more people would recommend a young person become an engineer than a doctor or banker. The poll results were also picked up in Adjacent Oil & Gas, Process & Control Today and The Chemical Engineer.

   

   

• 04/11/2015 Institution Chief Executive presented with honorary doctorate from Plymouth University – Automation

  Article about Stephen Tetlow MBE’s recent honorary doctorate from Plymouth University for services to engineering.

   

• 04/11/2015 Volunteer group win national awards – The Portsmouth News

  Article about volunteers from the Steam Pinnace 199 winning two national awards in the space of a few days, including the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Award for Volunteering in the Conservation of an Industrial Heritage Artefact at this year’s Icon Awards.

   

• 03/11/2015 Burton student Jodie Howlett receives scholarship to Institution of Mechanical Engineers - The Burton Mail

  Article about one of this year’s Vision Award scholarship recipients.

   

• 03/11/2015 VoIP Unlimited Continues Formula Student Sponsorship – COMMS Business

Article about VoIP Unlimited sponsoring Southampton University’s 2016 Formula Student team. The news was also picked up in About My Area.