24 June to 7 July 2017

Over the past two weeks there was broadcast and national newspaper coverage for the Institution’s comments on the delay to the Hinkley Point C nuclear project, trade and local BBC coverage for the Railway Challenge. As well as a variety of news coverage for Formula Student and the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Challenge.

• 04/07/2017 Potential delay to Hinkley Point C – BBC Radio Scotland

  The Institution’s Dr Jenifer Baxter was interviewed about EdF’s Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor. The Institution’s response to news of a potential delay to the project was also picked up in The Guardian, MSN, edie.net, Energy Business Review, Utility Week, HazardEx, Exec Review, The Engineer, Installer and The Chemical Engineer

   

• 01/07/2017 Railway Challenge – BBC Radio Leicester

  Short interview with Philippa Oldham about the Railway Challenge. The results of the competition were covered in The Engineer, Process & Control Today, Engineering Specifier and Rail Engineer.

   

• 04/07/2017 Bath revs up with new Formula Student car – Machinery Market

  Article about the University of Bath’s Formula Student team unveiling this year’s car. The Oxford Brookes Formula Student team was also mentioned in the Oxford Mail and the University of Wolverhampton’s Formula Student team was referred to in The Midlands Business Review. There was additional media coverage for the University of Birmingham’s Formula Student team in CCR Magazine and a mention of how valuable participating in the competition is in an article in Complex Magazine about women in motorsport.

   

• 04/07/2017 Drones are bad news for planes, but geese are a nightmare – Wired

  The Institution’s Philippa Oldham is interviewed about the risk posed by drones on aeroplanes.

   

• 06/07/2017 A clear vision – Smart Machines and Factories

  The Institution’s Peter Finegold is cited in a report on the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

   

• 05/07/2017 International drone competition crowns Bath students – Education Technology

  News report on the winners of the Institution’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Challenge. The news was also reported in University Business and EdQuarter.

   

• 28/06/2017 Vintage engine's restoration to bring Rugby engineering history back to life – Rugby & Lutterworth Observer

  Article about a 125-year old engine, and Engineering Heritage Award recipient, being moved from GE’s Rugby base to the Internal Fire Museum of Power in Wales.

   

• 04/07/2017 Ajax promotes understanding of solids handling – Hub 4

  Article about solids handling specialist, Ajax Equipment, recently hosting the Institution’s Process Industries Division North West at its Bolton production facility.

   

• 05/07/2017 Meet the man who will be responsible for YOUR Surrey train journeys over the next five years – Get Surrey

  Article about an Institution Fellow who has been appointed Managing Director for the new South Western rail franchise. The news was also picked up in South West Business, European Railway Review, Mass Transit and Exeter Daily News

   

• 05/07/2017 National Energy Foundation chief executive is awarded OBE – Modern Building Services

  News report on Institution Fellow Dr Kerry Mashford being awarded and OBE.

   

• 02/07/2017 Burton's Jodie Howlett has been named one of the top women in the engineering industry – Burton Mail

  Article about Jodie Howlett, Yorkshire representative for the Institution’ Young Members Board, being named in a list of the top 50 women in engineering under the age of 35. The news was also picked up in Sheffield Chamber of Commerce

   

• 28/06/2017 DNV GL Names Patricia Darez as Country Manager for Chile – Scandinavian Oil & Gas magazine

News report about Institution member Patricia Darez’s new appointment.