5 to 11 November 2016

This week the Institution’s Philippa Oldham’s comments on the future of UK transport were picked up following a live webchat she did with the Guardian. The Institution’s visit to a school in a Kent to promote the Bloodhound SuperSonic car received coverage. Elsewhere, there was pick-up for the Institution’s investment in Oxford-based company Proxisense through its £2m Stephenson Fund. The MX Awards continues to receive coverage, whilst the Institution’s joint report with BDO on Industry 4.0 earlier this year was also covered.

• 08/11/2016 The UK’s future transport systems – livechat best bits – Guardian

  Comments from the Institution’s Philippa Oldham on the future of UK transport were picked up.

• 11/11/2016 Bloodhound SusperSonic Car capable of hitting speeds of 1,000mph blasts into Kent School – Kent News

  Article detailing the Institution’s involvement with Bloodhound as the car was taken to a school in Kent.

• 10/11/2016 Oxford firm jets ahead with £2m injection – Oxford Mail

  Article about the Institution’s investment in Oxford-based company Proxisense through its £2m Stephenson Fund. The news was also picked up in the Oxford Times, Banbury Cake, Bicester Advertiser, Herald Series and Witney Gazette.

   

• 11/11/2016 The British fountain-maker with a taste for acrobatics – The Financial Times

  Profile of British fountain-maker William Pyer which references his father’s inaugural lecture at the Institution called ‘The Art of the Engineer’.

• 09/11/2016 Xaar wins Design and Innovation at the Manufacturer MX Awards 2016– Printing News

  Article about one of the winners at this year’s MX Awards. The news was also picked up in Machine Building.

   

• 09/11/2016 Benefits of the smart supply chain – Eureka

  Article which references the Institution’s joint report with BDO on Industry 4.0.

• 07/11/2016 Peter Finegold, Head of Education and Skills at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, responds to calls for Government to do more on careers advice – Process and Control Today

  Comments from the Institution’s Peter Finegold asking the Government to do more on careers advice were picked up.

   

• 07/11/2016 Choice editing: a crucial next step for the circular economy – Edie

  Article about an event on the circular economy that took place at the Institution’s headquarters last week.

   

• 07/11/2016 Nuclear urges big lifts from Government – The Engineer

  Article which makes reference to an event the Institution is holding next week in
  Manchester.

   

• 10/11/2016 Engineers must become more creative if the UK is to realise its additive ambitions – The Engineer

  The Institution’s flagship event, Formula Student, is referenced.

   

• 10/11/2016 Engineering college celebrates region’s talent at Apprentice Awards – Bdaily

      Article which highlights the Institution’s involvement in the Engineering College’s      2016 Annual Apprentice Awards.