8 to 14 July 2017

This week there was coverage for the Institution’s flagship event Formula Student at F1 live with the event just round the corner from the Institution’s headquarters in Westminster. There was also national newspaper coverage for the Institution’s comments on the challenges that face the UK following its decision to leave the European Union. Elsewhere, Philippa Oldham’s comments on the successful test of Hyperloop One’s new rail transit system received pick-up.

• 12/07/2017 F1 Live show – as it happened – BBC Breakfast

  Clip of the F1 Live show this week which featured a Formula Student car from          UCL. The Institution’s flagship event was also referenced in Formula 1, Crash, Trade Arabia, Times of Oman, Marie Claire, Autosport and Autoscene. 

   

• 10/07/2017 UK nuclear regulator faces skills shortage after Brexit – Financial Times

  Comments from Dr Jenifer Baxter on Euratom were picked up.
   

• 13/07/2017 Hyperloop Edinburgh-London 45 mins trip a step closer – The Scotsman

  Philippa Oldham’s comments on the announcement of a successful test of Hyperloop One’s new rail transit system. The comments were also picked up in The Engineer, Edinburgh Evening News and Design, Products and Applications. 
   

• 10/07/2017 SNC-Lavalin’s graduates win railway challenge again at Stapleford Miniature Railway, near Melton – Melton Times

  Article about SNC-Lavalin’s graduates winning this year’s Railway Challenge. Another article referencing the Challenge was also picked up in Rail Engineer. 

• 14/07/2017 What does the Queen’s speech mean for industry? – Engineering Specifier

  Comments from the Institution’s Dr Colin Brown on the Queen’s Speech are picked up.

   

• 12/07/2017 View from the academy: making digitalisation a priority – The Engineer

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

   

• 10/07/2017 Inspiring innovation: Stephenson’s legacy lives on – Rail Engineer

  Article about the Institution’s annual Stephenson Conference held in April.

   

• 10/07/2017 The future of Rail in safe hands – Rail Engineer

  Article about the Institution’s Railway Division’s young members.

• 10/07/2017 Carolyn Griffiths – Railway Gazette
  Article about Carolyn Griffiths being made President of the Institution.