6 to 12 May 2017

This week, a military helicopter that received an Engineering Heritage Award from the Institution was featured on BBC One. There was continued coverage for the Institution following the publication of two new reports. The Institution’s Medical Devices and CE marking report which calls on UK Government to maintain continuity with EU CE certification for Med Tech devices post Brexit was picked up in Medical Plastic News, while a second report on the UK’s departure from EU nuclear body Euratom was picked up by in The Guardian. There was pick-up for Swansea University’s Formula Student team, while the launch of the Institution’s 2017 Manifesto was covered in the trade press.

• 11/05/2017 Escape to the country – BBC 1

  The Westland Lynx, which won a Heritage Award from the Institution in 2014, is referenced in the BBC’s daily show. The clip was also repeated on BBC 1 Scotland, BBC 1 Wales, BBC 1 North West, BBC 1 South, BBC 1 South East and BBC 1 Cambridge.

   

• 06/05/2017 Brexit and energy: does ‘taking back control’ mean losing power? – The Guardian

  Article which references the Institution’s second policy statement exploring the impact on the UK nuclear industry from Brexit and the UK’s departure from Euratom. It was also picked up in World Nuclear News. 
   

• 08/05/2017 Brexit threatens billion pound UK medical technology sector – Medical Plastic News

  Article about the Institution’s latest healthcare policy statement which calls on the UK Government to maintain continuity with EU CE certification for Med Tech devices post-Brexit.

   

• 11/05/2017 Swansea students have built their own Formula 1-styled car, and now plan to race it – Wales Online

  News story about the Swansea University’s 2017 Formula Student team. Another article on this year’s competition was picked up in Welwyn Hatfield Times,  Europe Breaking News and 4-traders.

   

• 08/05/2017 Engineers challenge Westminster with their own manifesto – Process Engineering

  Article about the Institution’s 2017 manifesto, ahead of this year’s general election. 

• 09/05/2017 Lessons learned by award-winning cosmetics manufacturer – The Manufacturer 

  Article about the TMMX Awards, run by The Manufacturer and the Institution.

   

• 08/05/2017 UK air quality in the spotlight once again – The Engineer

      Article about an Institution event, Real Driving Emissions: Adapting to Changing Regulation, taking place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on May 23.