Communications Briefing: 15 to 21 September 2018

INSTITUTION IN THE NEWS

The Institution is quoted as an authority on rail electrification as part of a news story about Rolls Royce in The Independent, Daily Mail and Reuters.

The Institution’s Engineering Out Fashion Waste report, which highlights how problematic microfibers are in terms of pollution, was featured in The Sun.

• 19/09/2018 Rolls Royce plans to replace UK trains with electric alternative – The Independent

  News that British manufacturer Rolls Royce has signed a deal to test electric-hybrid trains on UK railways. The article quotes the Institution, in which we say that 42 percent of Britain’s rail network is currently electrified, which means that the country lags behind electrification rates in other European nations. Also featured in the Daily Mail and Reuters.

• 17/09/2018 Thread to Humanity – The Sun (print only)

  Coverage of the Institution’s report which calls for fabric recycling to be stepped up and recommends using laundry bags or washing machine filters to catch threads and limiting tumble dryer use. Also featured in Recycling Waste World, Laundry and Cleaning News, My Green Pod, Phys, Business Green and Just Style.

• 14/09/18 F1 gives first glimpse of its vision for 2021 cars – Pitpass

Story about the development of F1, which mentions how important Formula Student is in order to encourage students to pursue an engineering career.