Communications Briefing: 15 December 2018 to 21 January 2019

INSTITUTION IN THE NEWS

Over the Christmas period, the Institution’s Energy from Gas report was quoted by the Financial Times and a statistic from Global Food: Waste Not Want Not was featured in The Sunday Times. The Institution’s Engineering Out Fashion Waste report was also used as a source for an article in The Daily Mail.

The Press Office launched the Institution’s latest report UK Aerospace: The Impact of Brexit at the British Embassy in Berlin, which featured in the trade press, and responded to the suspension of work on the Wylfa Newydd facility in Anglesey as well as the Government’s 2019 Clean Air Strategy.

Our Chief Executive’s latest blog is available to read.

Over the Christmas period, the Institution’s Energy from Gas report was quoted by the Financial Times and a statistic from Global Food: Waste Not Want Not was featured in The Sunday Times. The Institution’s Engineering Out Fashion Waste report was also used as a source for an article in The Daily Mail.

The Press Office launched the Institution’s latest report UK Aerospace: The Impact of Brexit at the British Embassy in Berlin, which featured in the trade press, and responded to the suspension of work on the Wylfa Newydd facility in Anglesey as well as the Government’s 2019 Clean Air Strategy.

Our Chief Executive’s latest blog is available to read here.

• 27/01/19 “Orkney’s ageing ferries look to ditch diesel for hydrogen” – Financial Times

A story about ageing ferries looking to abandon diesel for hydrogen which quotes the Institution’s policy advice that the UK should promote the production of hydrogen by using excess power from renewables. Also featured in Business Telegraph.

• 06/01/19 Is veganism the future of food or a cynical marketing fad? – The Sunday Times

  Article about how veganism has become more mainstream and which investigates whether it is an ethical way to eat. The piece quotes statistics from the Institution’s Global Food: Waste Not – Want Not report which estimates that 70% of the water used each year by humans is consumed by the agriculture sector. Also featured on Conservative Woman.

• 18/01/19 Fashion designer, 22, creates a shirt and shorts made from BROWN PAPER stuffed in the bottom of a parcel (and they can both be worn!) – Daily Mail

  Story about a student fashion designer who has come up with an ingenious way of dealing with excess packaging in parcels – by using it to make clothes. Quotes the Institution’s statistic that in 2015, the global fashion industry produced more CO² emissions than international flights and maritime shipping combined.

• 11/01/19 No-deal scenario threatens UK aerospace industry warns IMechE – The Engineer

  The Institution’s latest report warns that if the UK fails to secure a Brexit deal that maintains the current strategic relationship with the EU, it will cause significant supply chain and investment problems for the UK aerospace industry. Also featured in The Blackpool Gazette, Connecting Industry, Engineering and Technology.

• 14/01/19 Clean Air Strategy: leading figures react to ‘missed opportunity’ – Air Quality News

  The Institution’s response to the Government’s Air Quality Strategy is featured, where Dr Jenifer Baxter highlights that with just 271 air quality monitoring stations throughout the UK, the strategy was an opportunity to improve our understanding of emissions, both across different sectors and the UK, and air pollution’s role in contributing to nearly 40,000 early deaths a year. Also featured in Engineering and Technology.

• 18/01/19 The next steps for Horizon – World Nuclear News

  Article about the Japanese company Hitachi suspending work on Wylfa as well as the Oldbury, Gloucestershire nuclear site, blaming the rising cost of construction. Features Dr Jenifer Baxter’s response, where she highlights that when built, the plant would have provided around 6% of UK electricity demand, all reliable low-carbon electricity. Also featured in West Wales Chronicle, Process Engineering, Power Technology and The Engineer.

• 28/12/19 Our top 10 articles of 2018 – My Green Pod

  Round-up of the year’s news; number four on the list is the growth of awareness around the risks microplastics post to marine life, and quotes statistics from the Institution’s Engineering Out Fashion Waste report.

• 27/12/18 Digital Health’s Review of 2018 Part One: January to June – Digital Health

  Round-up of the year’s news; highlights the Institution’s report which suggested the NHS could save billions of pounds each year by investing in technology in the homes of older people to keep them mobile and independent, and thus out of care homes.

• 14/01/19 University-industry relationships key to developing future engineers – University Business

  Blog from Professor Gary Hawley at the University of Bath, who cites the Institution's electric racing car team as a prime example of what collaboration can achieve. Other Formula Student articles featured in Love Business, Business News and Evening Express.

• 08/01/19 Major plans revealed for Sheffield Business Park – Sheffield Telegraph

Story highlighting that up to 1,000 jobs could be created under plans for a major development on Sheffield Business Park, home to one of the Institution’s offices. Also featured in The Star, Entirely Property, Business Up North, The Manufacturer, Insider Media and B Daily News.