5 to 11 September 2015

This week the Institution’s Director of Engineering Dr Colin Brown was interviewed on Sky News about the British Airways plane that caught fire in Las Vegas. Colin also spoke to the BBC about the fire and his comments were picked up in a number of publications. Elsewhere, the Institution continues to receive coverage about the launch of the new Institution Stephenson Fund, while Philippa Oldham, Head of Transport at the Institution, comments about a human-powered vehicle that aims to break the land speed record.

• 09/09/2015 Sky News tonight with Adam Boulton and Dharshini David, 20:26 – Sky News

  The Institution’s Colin Brown is interviewed for thoughts on how the fire might have happened. He also spoke to the BBC about the specific part of the plane that broke. Further comments from the Institution about the fire were picked up in the Daily Mail, Daily Express, The Telegraph, International Business Times, Travel Mole, Peterborough Telegraph, Yorkshire Post, The Week, The Engineer, Oxford Mail, The Northern Echo, News Shopper, The Irish Times and Surrey Comet.

• 07/09/2015 IMechE fund helping bridge ‘valley of death’ between research and bringing products to market – Eureka Magazine

  Article about the launch of the Institution’s new Stephenson fund aimed at helping companies bridge ‘the valley of death’ between research and development and bringing products to market. The article was also picked up in Drives & Control.

• 05/09/2015 Bike made in Liverpool bids for world record – Liverpool Confidential Article about a speed bike that aims to break the land speed record for a human-powered vehicle. The piece features comments from Philippa Oldham.