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IMechE response to the new UK Government

Jul 21, 2026
Mobility as a multiplier: unlocking the economic potential of inclusive transport

Jul 01, 2026
IMechE Responds to the King’s Speech

May 14, 2026
Engineers and academics highlight the opportunity of metamaterials

Dec 01, 2025
Engineers call for extensive reforms to public transport to improve inclusivity

Nov 18, 2025
Tim Fox comments on heatwaves and rising temperatures

Jul 15, 2025
Sir Rich Knighton appointed as Chief of the Defence Staff

Jul 04, 2025
New IMechE report calls for robust regulation of home care robots

Jul 03, 2025
IMechE responds to UK Modern Industrial Strategy

Jun 25, 2025
Paul Fromme comments on Air India plane crash

Jun 23, 2025
Triple Honour: Two IMechE Past Presidents and a former Trustee Awarded MBEs in King’s Birthday Honours

Jun 14, 2025
IMechE responds to the UK government’s Spending Review

Jun 12, 2025
IMechE responds to Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate changes

Apr 08, 2025
IMechE sells Sonaspection following strategic review

Mar 03, 2025
IMechE responds to Climate Change Committee’s advice

Feb 27, 2025
IMechE celebrates another great year of partnering with Primary Engineer

Feb 04, 2025
IMechE responds to UK government Budget

Oct 31, 2024
Shaping the Future of Sports Venues: New Report Highlights the Importance of Sustainable, Inclusive Design

Oct 23, 2024
IMechE responds to UK industrial strategy green paper

Oct 16, 2024
IMechE unveils new report “Engineering policy priorities for the 2024-2029 UK Parliament”

Sep 18, 2024
Institution announces the sale of IMechE Argyll Ruane

Sep 03, 2024
Science and maths remain top performing GCSE subjects

Aug 23, 2024
A Level results encouraging for engineering sector

Aug 15, 2024
IMechE responds to election of Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister

Jul 05, 2024
Clive Hickman OBE elected 139th President of IMechE

May 23, 2024
Healthcare providers must involve engineers in pursuit of Net Zero ambitions or risk missing targets – IMechE report

Apr 17, 2024
IMechE supports COP 28 Global Cooling Pledge

Dec 07, 2023
Increase investment in testing facilities for sports engineering – IMechE report

Oct 25, 2023
Institution's response to zero emissions vehicle mandate

Sep 29, 2023
UK auto industry faces serious risk unless more support for electric transition – IMechE report

Sep 28, 2023
UK public sees some benefits in driverless cars, but caution remains

Aug 31, 2023
IMechE response to Climate Change Committee’s 2023 Progress Report

Jun 29, 2023
Giles Hartill elected 138th IMechE President

May 25, 2023
Industry must protect workers from heat or face productivity loss

Apr 26, 2023
IMechE response to Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report 2022 on air pollution

Dec 08, 2022
Achieving Net Zero is the most ambitious engineering project ever – IMechE report

Nov 10, 2022
IMechE to waive refugee engineers’ fees for up to two years

Aug 15, 2022
Smart Green Shipping announces £5m investment into FastRig wing sail technology

Jul 28, 2022
Dr Alice Bunn named new UKspace President

Jul 14, 2022
Glasgow University crowned champions in Formula Student 2022

Jul 12, 2022
IMechE recognised by Ofqual as apprenticeship assessment body

Jul 07, 2022
Low public awareness of T Levels two years after their launch – IMechE poll

Jun 29, 2022
Phil Peel elected as 137th President of IMechE

May 25, 2022
Bromsgrove Station receives prestigious IMechE Engineering Heritage Award

May 12, 2022
Increased international engineering collaboration critical to solving global challenges

Apr 08, 2022
Hospitals to use UV air cleaners to tackle COVID-19 after IMechE develops standard for NHS

Dec 21, 2021
COP26 Data and Buildings Report

Nov 11, 2021
The Transport Hierarchy: a new Clean Transport themed report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers published ahead of COP26

Oct 29, 2021
New report highlights UK fusion energy opportunity

Oct 20, 2021
New safety engineering guide published by Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Sep 15, 2021
University of Sheffield wins Formula Student competition

Jul 28, 2021
Communication and creativity ranked highest skills for future manufacturing engineers

Jul 22, 2021
Dr Alice Bunn to start as Chief Executive on 5 July

Jun 09, 2021
Peter Flinn is appointed 136th President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

May 26, 2021
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers presents “Encouraging Innovation” – a collaboration with ITN Productions Industry News

May 12, 2021
Fitting sails and slowing down could cut shipping emissions up to 40% - IMechE report

Apr 22, 2021
Institution of Mechanical Engineers appoints Dr Alice Bunn as Chief Executive

Apr 07, 2021
British public underestimate heating emissions, overestimate aviation – IMechE poll

Feb 26, 2021
Institution's response to new data from UCAS

Feb 04, 2021
Institution's response to new Oxford-Cambridge railway line

Jan 25, 2021
Institution's response to Climate Change Committee's Sixth Carbon Budget

Dec 09, 2020
Institution response to the Prime Minister’s announcement of a 10-point green energy plan

Nov 18, 2020
IMechE launches engineering manual for dealing with COVID-19

Nov 17, 2020
IMechE STEM education activities available on BBC Bitesize

Nov 05, 2020
IMechE and Autodesk launch Design Challenge partnership

Sep 30, 2020
Institution's response to Hitachi pulling out of the Wylfa Newydd project

Sep 16, 2020
Birdcage Walk reopens for meetings and workshops

Sep 10, 2020
More engineers needed to deliver high tech healthcare: new IMechE reports

Sep 03, 2020
Institution and expert partners' response to the OLEV 2035 Consultation

Jul 27, 2020
University of Bath tops scoring at Formula Student 2020 virtual competition

Jul 27, 2020
Formula Student competition goes virtual in 2020

Jun 24, 2020
Terry Spall appointed President of Institution of Mechanical Engineers

May 27, 2020
Institution's response to news of job cuts at Rolls-Royce

May 22, 2020
Institution's response to anticipated increase in car use and an increase in CO2 emissions following COVID-19 lockdown

May 21, 2020
IMechE Argyll Ruane open for NDT training and examinations

May 21, 2020
Institution's responses to Cambridge University moving lectures online next academic year

May 21, 2020
IMechE donates 1,500 face masks to Royal Papworth Hospital

Apr 27, 2020
Scottish engineering companies design new face shield for NHS

Apr 14, 2020
Institution of Mechanical Engineers comments on the Government’s call for more ventilators to be manufactured

Mar 16, 2020
IMechE poll finds low public understanding of nuclear power

Mar 05, 2020
Surge in electric and autonomous vehicles at Formula Student 2020

Feb 21, 2020
Institution response to government announcement on HS2

Feb 11, 2020
Institution's response to Government announcement on pulling forward ban on petrol and diesel vehicle sales

Feb 05, 2020
UK SME manufacturers continue to grow and build resilience

Feb 03, 2020
Electric car revolution will take time, more needs to be done to reduce emissions from petrol and diesel vehicles - IMechE report

Jan 28, 2020
RAF Museum Spitfire receives Engineering Heritage Award

Jan 14, 2020
Institution's response to the Committee on Climate Change’s letter to the Prime Minister regarding net zero target

Dec 19, 2019
Open Letter to the Prime Minister

Dec 19, 2019
Public perceptions: Drones. Survey results 2019

Dec 03, 2019
UAS Challenge 2020 drone competition attracts record entrants

Nov 22, 2019
Children at Rhosymedre School have fun learning about robot cars

Nov 18, 2019
Governments must prepare for sea level rises of three metres by 2100

Nov 12, 2019
Plymouth and Brunel engineering students win 2019 Design Challenge

Nov 05, 2019
Recognition for IMechE Fellow and Trustee

Oct 21, 2019
Loughborough University Student Wins IMechE Mechatronics Student of the Year 2019

Oct 21, 2019
Zeba Kazi Osmani wins IMechE Apprentice of the Year Award

Oct 02, 2019
IMechE celebrates young engineers at its Scholarships and Awards ceremony

Oct 01, 2019
Institution's response to announcement of £1 billion of aid funding to tackle climate change

Sep 26, 2019
Public Perceptions: Driverless Cars

Sep 26, 2019
Institution's response to BEIS's report on Automation and the Future of Work

Sep 18, 2019
Engineering institutions launch exhibition to mark the role of engineers in World War Two

Sep 05, 2019
IMechE calls on Government to support more local energy trials on UK university campuses

Sep 04, 2019
Dundee’s Boulton & Watt Engine receives prestigious award on the 200th anniversary of James Watt’s death

Aug 30, 2019
Institution's response to the new HS2 review

Aug 21, 2019
Steam engine which inspired James Watt receives Engineering Heritage Award

Aug 20, 2019
MoRe Modena Racing crowned the winners of Formula Student 2019 competition

Jul 21, 2019
Manufacturing Technology Centre team wins Home Automation Challenge

Jul 18, 2019
Frogmore Paper Mill receives Engineering Heritage Award

Jul 15, 2019
Germany’s Aachen University of Applied Sciences wins the Railway Challenge 2019

Jul 02, 2019
‘Engineering Together – The North East Community of Professional Engineers’ launches in the Tees Valley

Jun 25, 2019
Closing the Plastics Cycle: a review of current best practice around the whole cycle...60 Seconds with Nick Stillwell, Managing Director, Storm Board LLP

Jun 21, 2019
Pakistan’s NUST university wins UAS Challenge 2019 drone competition

Jun 20, 2019
Institution's response to BEIS research announcement

Jun 13, 2019
Economy Minister meets Wrexham Glyndwr University’s drone competition team

Jun 07, 2019
Professor Joe McGeough appointed President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

May 23, 2019
Formula Student launches autonomous racing car competition

May 22, 2019
Institution's response to Committee on Climate Change's Net Zero Report

May 02, 2019
Institution's comments on the Taxpayers’ Alliance report on the NHS and automation

Apr 25, 2019
Inspiring schoolchildren about aerospace at Snowdonia drone competition

Apr 17, 2019
Institution's response to the National Education Union survey

Apr 16, 2019
Institution's response to inquiry on financing the UK’s energy infrastructure

Apr 11, 2019
Institution's response to today's launch of the Ultra Low Emission Zone in central London:

Apr 08, 2019
West Midlands schools enjoy new STEM workshops thanks to grant

Mar 21, 2019
Institution's response to the Spring Statement

Mar 13, 2019
Institution's response to the UK’s new Offshore Wind Sector Deal

Mar 07, 2019
Institution's response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s plans to tackle fast fashion

Feb 19, 2019
‘Game of Drones’ returns to Wales in June

Feb 19, 2019
Glasgow’s next generation of STEM leaders awarded grant

Feb 12, 2019
Institution responds to calls for changes to the exam system

Feb 11, 2019
Thrust SSC Supersonic Car receives Engineering Heritage Award

Feb 11, 2019
Grant enables Welsh schools to design robot vehicles

Feb 08, 2019
New report: Hydrogen trains needed to eliminate harmful emissions on non-electrified lines

Feb 07, 2019
Brexit may present opportunities for UK pressure equipment makers

Feb 04, 2019
Inspire! celebrates £5000 grant from engineering institutions

Jan 30, 2019
Institution plays leading role in latest "review of engineering skills"

Jan 30, 2019
Institution's response to the Government's new Maritime 2050 strategy

Jan 24, 2019
Institution's response to the suspension of work on the Wylfa Newydd facility in Anglesey

Jan 17, 2019
Institution's response to the Government's Clean Air Strategy 2019

Jan 14, 2019
UK aerospace sector will suffer if no Brexit deal agreed

Jan 11, 2019
Rebranding is not enough – engineering needs to be visible in our schools

Dec 12, 2018
Institution of Mechanical Engineers response to Government carbon capture funding announcement

Nov 28, 2018
Jaguar Land Rover’s Castle Bromwich Assembly Plant receives Engineering Heritage Award

Nov 20, 2018
New best practice guide: the necessity for systems engineering in the oil and gas sector

Nov 20, 2018
Barrow Hill Roundhouse receives Engineering Heritage Award

Nov 13, 2018
Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital receives Engineering Heritage Award

Nov 02, 2018
Institution's response to the 2018 Autumn Budget statement

Oct 30, 2018
13% of the public believes that there should be a limit on the use of robots at work

Oct 18, 2018
IMechE launches 2019 Unmanned Air Systems Challenge

Oct 12, 2018
Brunel and Durham engineering students win 2018 Design Challenge

Oct 10, 2018
Institution's comments on the IPCC climate change report

Oct 08, 2018
Registration opens for miniature locomotive competition

Oct 08, 2018
Trains: engines and fuel - briefing note

Sep 28, 2018
Institution's response to the Labour Party’s new energy plan

Sep 26, 2018
Tyseley Locomotive Works receives Engineering Heritage Award

Sep 25, 2018
Institution's response to the news that recycling collection is leaving the public confused

Sep 21, 2018
35% of microplastics released into the world’s oceans are from synthetic textiles

Sep 13, 2018
Wider approach needed to encourage more female engineering apprentices

Sep 10, 2018
Argyll Ruane returns to the fore of non-destructive testing & coatings training

Sep 07, 2018
Institution's response to Scottish Programme for Government

Sep 05, 2018
Climate change will lead to higher UK water costs

Aug 05, 2018
Tony Roche becomes Institution’s new President

Aug 03, 2018
Australia’s Monash team crowned Formula Student 2018 champion

Jul 16, 2018
Institution's response to the National Infrastructure Assessment

Jul 10, 2018
PA Consulting Group apprentices win Home Automation Challenge

Jul 09, 2018
Ricardo Rail wins Railway Challenge

Jul 02, 2018
Institution's response to the Government’s announcement of a Nuclear Sector Deal

Jun 28, 2018
Smart virtual assistants should involve dementia patients in development

Jun 28, 2018
Institution's response to the Government’s announcement about the Swansea Bay Tidal Project

Jun 25, 2018
Institution's response to Clean Air Day

Jun 21, 2018
Istanbul Technical University wins UAS Challenge drone competition

Jun 20, 2018
Australian Psyche Bend Pump Station receives Engineering Heritage Award

Jun 18, 2018
Institution's response to car insurers warning against the use of "autonomous" in car makers marketing

Jun 14, 2018
Institution's response to the opening of Race Bank Wind Farm

Jun 13, 2018
Stephenson Fund investment portfolio doubles in value

Jun 12, 2018
Institution's response to the Wylfa nuclear power station announcement

Jun 05, 2018
Institution's response to approval of third runway at Heathrow

Jun 05, 2018
Institution of Mechanical Engineers' response to new drone legislation

Jun 01, 2018
Institution of Mechanical Engineers responds to news that Britain could be overtaking the US as a hub for engineering start-ups

Jun 01, 2018
Geoff Baker becomes Institution’s new President

May 24, 2018
Institution's response to the Government's Clean Air Strategy

May 22, 2018
Communications Briefing 12 to 18 May 2018

May 21, 2018
First World War fighter receives Engineering Heritage Award

May 21, 2018
Worth-Mackenzie triple expansion steam engine receives Engineering Heritage Award

May 09, 2018
New report: Using gas grid to store excess electricity could boost UK renewables

May 09, 2018
Institution's response to Jo Johnson's comments to the Transport Committee

May 02, 2018
IMechE professional engineer registrations rise almost 6% in 2017

Apr 26, 2018
Institution of Mechanical Engineers responds to news that the UK has run without coal power for three days in a row

Apr 25, 2018
Institution's response to the decision to scrap electrification of the train line between Cardiff and Swansea

Apr 20, 2018
Institution's response to the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (House of Lords) report

Apr 17, 2018
Institution's response to the gender pay gap in the engineering sector

Apr 10, 2018
The only surviving prototype de Havilland Mosquito aircraft receives Engineering Heritage Award

Apr 04, 2018
Institution's response to the news that an autonomous Uber has hit and killed a pedestrian

Mar 20, 2018
Institution's response to the call to action from the four House of Commons committees on the “national health emergency” of poor quality air

Mar 15, 2018
Dowty internally sprung undercarriage aircraft wheel receives Engineering Heritage Award

Mar 15, 2018
Institution's response to the Spring Statement 2018

Mar 13, 2018
New report: UK’s security at risk due to increasing reliance on digital technology

Mar 09, 2018
Institution's response to the Scottish Government’s Climate Change Plan: Third Report on Proposals and Policies 2018-2032

Mar 07, 2018
New report: Engineering for all – UK must do more to attract best talent to engineering

Mar 02, 2018
Institution's response to Prof Dame Sally Davies’ report on the impacts of daily pollution on people’s health

Mar 02, 2018
Institution's response to Network Rail's announcement regarding rail timetables

Mar 01, 2018
Institution's response to reports of shortage of gas supplies

Mar 01, 2018
130 teams gear up for student racing car event Formula Student 2018

Mar 01, 2018
Student and apprentice engineers gear up for railway engineering competition

Feb 20, 2018
Institution of Mechanical Engineers responds to Theresa May’s proposal to cut charges for humanities

Feb 19, 2018
Institution calls for nominations for exceptional engineers

Feb 14, 2018
Institution responds to the Government’s plans to phase out diesel-only trains by 2040

Feb 12, 2018
UK professional engineering institutions lead global engineering alliance to develop national energy and climate change plans

Feb 09, 2018
New report: Smarter homes for older people could save NHS and social care system over £2.5 billion a year

Feb 08, 2018
Institution's response to the launch of reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle Falcon Heavy

Feb 07, 2018
Institution's response to the opening of the London Power Tunnels

Feb 07, 2018
Institution of Mechanical Engineers appoints new head of NDT and Corrosion Inspection training

Feb 07, 2018
Institution responds to the publication of the Policy Exchange's "Small Modular Reactors" report

Jan 25, 2018
New report: UK needs new Clean Air Act to prevent illness and deaths caused by poor air quality

Jan 23, 2018
Drone competition off to a flying start

Jan 18, 2018
Year of Engineering launch

Jan 15, 2018
The 1903 Daniel Adamson Steam Ship receives Engineering Heritage Award

Dec 21, 2017
Response to Highways England's Strategic Road Network initial report

Dec 13, 2017
New report: Government should review nuclear approval process to cut costs and speed up development

Dec 13, 2017
“Leaving the EU: implications for the civil nuclear sector”

Dec 13, 2017
Poll finds majority of public think skilled apprenticeships offer more job security than a university degree

Dec 11, 2017
Institution responds to the Government’s careers strategy

Dec 04, 2017
Stoke-on-Trent’s potters’ mill honoured with prestigious heritage award

Dec 04, 2017
Institution responds to Government announcement to possibly reopen rail lines

Nov 29, 2017
NEW REPORT: Embarrassment about incontinence is inhibiting technological development

Nov 28, 2017
Institution responds to launch of Industrial Strategy

Nov 27, 2017
The Institution's response to the Budget statement

Nov 22, 2017
New report: UK’s failure to integrate engineering in curriculum

Nov 22, 2017
Institution responds to launch of Government's Year of Engineering campaign

Nov 16, 2017
County Durham’s Killhope Wheel wins top engineering award

Oct 12, 2017
Nuclear Safeguards Bill: press statement

Oct 11, 2017
Cambridgeshire’s Stretham Old Engine receives top engineering award

Sep 26, 2017
Public backs construction of new coal with carbon capture technology

Sep 25, 2017
Institution launches 2017 Photographer of the Year competition

Sep 08, 2017
New study: public continues to be wary of driverless cars

Aug 30, 2017
Institution invests in Bristol-based ultrasonic sensor company

Aug 23, 2017
The Manufacturer MX Awards 2017 shortlist revealed

Aug 17, 2017
A project born at an international college in South Wales is celebrated alongside Concorde and Jaguar E Type as engineering great

Jul 31, 2017
Cardiff University team becomes first UK winner of Formula Student

Jul 25, 2017
SNC-Lavalin graduate engineers triumph again at Railway Challenge

Jul 25, 2017
Institution responds to UK Government & Ofgem smart energy report

Jul 24, 2017
University of Hertfordshire’s Formula Student UH Racing team beats competition in acceleration demo at Formula One British

Jul 17, 2017
Institution responds to HS2 contract & routes announcement

Jul 17, 2017
Institution responds to Hyperloop One test

Jul 13, 2017
24 June to 7 July 2017

Jul 07, 2017
Institution responds to EDF announcement on Hinkley Point C

Jul 03, 2017
Warwick students to compete to build best locomotive at Railway Challenge

Jun 27, 2017
Alstom engineers to compete to build best locomotive at Railway Challenge

Jun 26, 2017
Siemens graduates and Southampton University students to compete to build best locomotive at Railway Challenge

Jun 23, 2017
Sheffield University students to compete to build best locomotive at Railway Challenge

Jun 23, 2017
EAL and Institution of Mechanical Engineers join forces to boost skills in advanced manufacturing and engineering

Jun 22, 2017
Bath University wins Unmanned Aircraft Systems Challenge 2017

Jun 21, 2017
Institution responds to Queen's speech 2017

Jun 21, 2017
SNC-Lavalin graduate engineers to compete to build best locomotive at Railway Challenge

Jun 20, 2017
Rail engineer becomes Institution’s new President

May 26, 2017
Huddersfield students to compete to build best locomotive at Railway Challenge

May 18, 2017
Institution calls on party manifestos to tackle transport emissions, bed blocking, energy security & skills

May 08, 2017
Small Modular Reactors could help secure UK nuclear industry post Brexit

May 05, 2017
New report: Brexit threatens billion pound UK medical technology sector

May 03, 2017
Institution responds to MP report on the risks to the UK nuclear sector from Brexit

May 02, 2017
Systems not silos: new industrial strategy must deliver on a bold, long-term vision and transcend party politics

Apr 24, 2017
New report: Schools and industry need to work together more closely to deliver skills for the Industrial Strategy

Apr 06, 2017
Institution responds to launch of new driverless shuttle bus in Greenwich

Apr 05, 2017
Institution responds to report on apprenticeships

Mar 31, 2017
Roll out of mobile and digital health technology could save NHS billions

Mar 29, 2017
Institution responds to Budget 2017

Mar 08, 2017
UK education system ‘will not fulfil the needs of the engineering sector by 2025’ - Tata & Institution report

Mar 06, 2017
Institution responds to Environmental Audit Committee report on carbon emissions, air quality and noise

Feb 23, 2017
Student engineers to compete to build best locomotive at this year’s Railway Challenge

Feb 16, 2017
UK’s break from EU could threaten nuclear fuel supplies and new reactor build

Feb 16, 2017
Institution celebrates £2,500 gift from the Patron’s Fund

Feb 02, 2017
World’s best young engineers gear up for Formula Student 2017

Jan 30, 2017
BP and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers join forces to boost UK skills

Jan 30, 2017
Institution invests in innovative company reducing gas leakage in utility networks

Jan 27, 2017
Institution responds to Government launch of an industrial strategy

Jan 23, 2017
Institution launches student Unmanned Aircraft Systems Challenge 2017

Jan 16, 2017
Institution responds to Government review on tidal lagoons

Jan 12, 2017
New survey: engineers could save NHS money and improve hospital patients’ experience

Jan 12, 2017
New report: Closer running and post-Brexit investment to transform the capacity of Britain’s railways

Jan 04, 2017
Institution responds to Autumn Statement

Nov 23, 2016
Prestigious Engineering Heritage Award presented to Indian Railways for the DHR B Class steam locomotive fleet

Nov 21, 2016
Institution suggests recommendations ahead of Autumn Statement

Nov 21, 2016
Institution and AESSEAL donate £50,000 to the University of Sheffield to help boost number of female engineers

Nov 16, 2016
Institution responds to Government approval of new HS2 routes

Nov 15, 2016
Institution of Mechanical Engineers and Oman Society for Petroleum Services join forces to promote engineering skills

Nov 15, 2016
Institution brings 1,000 mph car to Folkestone School for Girls

Nov 11, 2016
Winners announced for The Manufacturer MX Awards 2016

Nov 03, 2016
Manufacturers make the most of opportunities post-Brexit

Nov 03, 2016
Institution responds to calls for Government to improve careers provision

Nov 01, 2016
Institution invests in innovative new company extending the lifetime of jet engines

Oct 27, 2016
Institution responds to response to UK Government’s approval for a new runway at Heathrow

Oct 25, 2016
Institution responds to Accelerated Access Review

Oct 24, 2016
Institution responds to Climate Change's reports on climate change commitments and energy efficiency

Oct 13, 2016
Institution responds to the UK falling out of the World Energy Council top 10 of the “Trilemma Index”

Oct 11, 2016
Middlesex University wins Design Challenge 2016

Oct 10, 2016
Institution responds to fracking approval in Lancashire

Oct 06, 2016
Past President Bill Edgar presents Heritage Award to Shetland's Sumburgh Head Foghorn

Oct 03, 2016
Prestigious Engineering Heritage Award presented to Somerset drainage machine

Oct 03, 2016
Institution responds to Government approval of Hinkley Point C

Sep 15, 2016
Institution of Mechanical Engineers launches Developing Engineers Programme

Sep 15, 2016
Institution responds to EdF announcement

Jul 28, 2016
Institution responds to the Welsh Affairs Committee report on the future of nuclear power in Wales

Jul 26, 2016
Institution responds to National Audit Office report on Carbon Capture and Storage

Jul 20, 2016
The University of Stuttgart’s combustion engine team win Formula Student 2016

Jul 18, 2016
Loughborough University wins UAS Challenge 2016

Jul 08, 2016
Institution responds to the report of the Independent Panel on Technical Education

Jul 08, 2016
Institution responds to Committee on Climate Change report on UK shale gas

Jul 07, 2016
Institution responds to new report on careers education

Jul 05, 2016
Institution responds to National Grid report which says UK to miss renewable target

Jul 05, 2016
SNC-Lavalin storm to victory in Railway Challenge 2016

Jul 04, 2016
Institution responds to Bloodhound SSC plans for record attempt in October 2017

Jul 04, 2016
Institution responds to UK Government's new carbon target

Jun 30, 2016
UK University teams test Formula Student racing cars at HORIBA MIRA

Jun 30, 2016
New report: UK needs new freight strategy to ease congestion and improve air quality

Jun 21, 2016
Lack of understanding of Industry 4.0 will hold back UK manufacturing

Jun 15, 2016
Huddersfield students to compete to build best locomotive

Jun 07, 2016
New poll: 56% of mechanical engineers back UK staying in the EU

Jun 01, 2016
New poll finds majority of people would be reluctant to be a passenger in a driverless car

May 26, 2016
Former F1 Chief becomes Institution’s new President

May 25, 2016
Institution responds to Queen's Speech 2016

May 18, 2016
SNC-Lavalin engineers to compete to build best locomotive at this year’s Railway Challenge

May 03, 2016
Transport for London engineers to compete to retain trophy at this year’s Railway Challenge

May 03, 2016
Chartered Engineer registrations supports SC Group expansion into new markets hears IMechE President in visit to Devon engineering group

Apr 27, 2016
Southampton students to compete to build best locomotive

Apr 25, 2016
Sheffield students to compete to build best locomotive

Apr 25, 2016
Institution responds to drone crash at Heathrow

Apr 18, 2016
New report: radical rethink needed for UK engineering education

Apr 11, 2016
Institution responds to Tata Steel's decision to close its UK operations

Mar 30, 2016
Institution responds to STEM Learning and STEMNET merger

Mar 23, 2016
Institution responds to Budget 2016

Mar 16, 2016
Institution responds to National Infrastructure Commission report on HS3 rail links

Mar 15, 2016
Applications open for the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Southern Engineering Excellence Awards 2016

Mar 11, 2016
New poll: UK public backs engineering as good career choice for women

Mar 08, 2016
Institution responds to National Infrastructure Commission’s report on Smart Energy

Mar 04, 2016
Introducing a Chief Biomedical Engineer in each NHS Trust could save £700m

Feb 25, 2016
Making all vehicles autonomous could prevent up to 95% of all traffic accidents

Feb 11, 2016
Institution responds to train crash in Bavaria

Feb 09, 2016
Institution responds to EngineeringUK's State of Engineering report

Feb 01, 2016
World’s best young engineers gear up for Formula Student 2016

Jan 29, 2016
Institution responds to UK Government's Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy report

Jan 28, 2016
Closure of UK coal and nuclear plants to create electricity supply gap of up to 55% by 2025

Jan 26, 2016
EAL and Institution of Mechanical Engineers join forces to boost engineering skills in Oman

Jan 18, 2016
Incentivising fewer journeys & more off-peak travel would boost economy & improve safety

Jan 05, 2016
New research: manufacturers pessimistic about Government’s commitment to the sector

Dec 10, 2015
EU water rules leading to unnecessary UK carbon emissions

Dec 09, 2015
University of Glasgow’s Stirling engine receives prestigious award

Dec 08, 2015
Institution responds to UK Government pledge on zero carbon cars

Dec 03, 2015
New Institution survey: Most of the public unaware and pessimistic about UN climate talks

Dec 02, 2015
Institution launches student Unmanned Aircraft Systems Challenge 2016

Nov 30, 2015
Institution responds to cancellation of Carbon Capture competition

Nov 25, 2015
Institution responds to UK Government Spending Review

Nov 25, 2015
Institution responds to UK energy strategy announcement

Nov 18, 2015
New report: UK space industry could be worth £40bn but work needed to boost skills and relax regulation

Nov 18, 2015
Majority of UK public would encourage young people to become engineers

Nov 05, 2015
Institution responds to Chinese-UK nuclear agreement

Oct 21, 2015
The £927m UK transport subsidy for older people to become unsustainable

Oct 20, 2015
Institution opens new specialist training centre in Sheffield

Oct 14, 2015
New survey: Majority of the public support UK nuclear power

Oct 13, 2015
The Wessex Region’s engineering excellence honoured

Oct 12, 2015
Institution responds to criticism of diesel cars

Oct 01, 2015
Institution Chief Executive presented with honorary doctorate from Plymouth University

Sep 25, 2015
Institution of Mechanical Engineers responds to launch of Bloodhound Supersonic Car

Sep 24, 2015
Engineers welcome Government guarantee of Hinkley Point C deal

Sep 21, 2015
Institution responds to British Airways jet fire

Sep 10, 2015
Institution's fund to help bridge ‘valley of death’ between research and bringing products to market

Sep 02, 2015
Institution responds to Government announcement on apprenticeships and skills

Aug 21, 2015
Institution responds to explosions in Tianjin, China

Aug 13, 2015
Institution responds to plans for UK Government to speed up planning applications for shale gas projects

Aug 13, 2015
Institution responds to European food waste report

Aug 11, 2015
New survey: Majority of UK public remains worried about global warming

Aug 03, 2015
Institution responds to report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission

Jul 27, 2015
Boosting the UK engineering sector could hold the key to a fairer society

Jul 23, 2015
Four artefacts make shortlist of Institution’s engineering conservation awards

Jul 14, 2015
Dutch team’s electric car wins Formula Student for second year in a row

Jul 13, 2015
Institution responds to Chancellor's plans to speed up house building in the UK

Jul 10, 2015
Institution responds to UK Summer Budget

Jul 08, 2015
World’s best young engineers convene at Silverstone for Formula Student 2015

Jul 07, 2015
Southampton University survive last minute scare to take UAS gong

Jul 07, 2015
Modular off-site building could be the solution to the UK’s housing crisis

Jul 02, 2015
Institution responds to Airports Commission report

Jul 01, 2015
Transport for London budding engineers win national competition to make best locomotive

Jun 29, 2015
Institution responds to Network Rail delays

Jun 25, 2015
Institution responds to Cole Commission report

Jun 24, 2015
Institution responds to the UK Government bringing an early end to onshore wind farm subsidies

Jun 18, 2015
Institution responds to proposals for cross-party review on school exams and the curriculum

Jun 17, 2015
Institution responds to Lancashire Council's recommendations on shale gas exploration

Jun 15, 2015
Swindon graduates gear up for national competition to build best locomotive

Jun 08, 2015
New report calls for mandatory insulation for every UK home

Jun 05, 2015
Engineers to develop wheelchair to help Paralympic athlete climb Kilimanjaro

Jun 02, 2015
Leading automotive engineer from Essex becomes Institution’s new President

May 27, 2015
New report calls for major infrastructure and household products to cater for older users

May 22, 2015
West Midlands' Hannah Sugrue is Formula Student’s 50,000th competitor

May 21, 2015
Cranfield University’s Frank Whittle jet engine presented with Engineering Heritage Award

May 11, 2015
Institution responds to EU vote to back mandatory rollout of eCall

Apr 29, 2015
Mechanical engineers back UK staying in the EU

Apr 29, 2015
Sheffield students prepare for UK-wide competition to build best locomotive

Apr 23, 2015
Institution responds to Japanese maglev train breaking world speed record

Apr 21, 2015
Transport for London apprentices and graduates prepare for Railway Challenge in bid to defend their 2014 title

Apr 16, 2015
Southampton University students prepare for Railway Challenge 2015

Apr 15, 2015
Huddersfield University students gear up for national competition to build best locomotive

Apr 13, 2015
Young engineers get ready to compete to build best locomotive

Apr 01, 2015
Institution responds to Germanwings 4U 9525 air disaster

Mar 25, 2015
Institution takes 1,000 mph car to Hertford secondary school

Mar 23, 2015
Institution responds to Budget 2015

Mar 18, 2015
Institution responds to new Hereford university which aims to attract women into engineering

Mar 05, 2015
New awards scheme to boost UK manufacturing

Mar 03, 2015
North East MP first to pledge support for UK manufacturing campaign

Mar 02, 2015
Revolutionary ‘pregnancy tester’ to help 1m undiagnosed kidney disease patients in UK

Feb 24, 2015
Institution of Mechanical Engineers responds to Labour's apprenticeships guarantee

Feb 16, 2015
World’s best young engineers gear up for Formula Student 2015

Feb 09, 2015
Institution responds to Robert Langer winning Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering 2015

Feb 03, 2015
Institution responds to latest EngineeringUK report

Jan 12, 2015
Institution relaunches Chartered Environmentalist grade

Jan 09, 2015
Institution President receives OBE in Queen’s Honours

Jan 07, 2015
New report: wholesale change needed in way we promote engineering to teenagers

Dec 15, 2014
Institution responds to the announcement of a National College for Digital Skills in London in 2015

Dec 08, 2014
Institution response to the Autumn Statement

Dec 03, 2014
Rollout of cold chains is vital to help prevent losses of as much as 40% of fresh food produce in India

Dec 02, 2014
Institution responds to flood investment plans

Dec 02, 2014
New engineering challenge to create ‘drones’ of the future

Nov 20, 2014
Institution calls for entries for new industrial heritage awards

Nov 18, 2014
Institution responds to new National Grid report

Oct 28, 2014
Institution responds to Government backing of Leeds-Manchester High Speed Rail link

Oct 27, 2014
Coalbrookdale’s Old Furnace presented with 100th Engineering Heritage Award

Oct 13, 2014
ZF Lemforder wins top business award

Oct 09, 2014
Coalbrookdale’s Old Furnace to be presented with 100th Engineering Heritage Award

Oct 07, 2014
Alan Turing’s codebreaking machine voted engineers’ favourite artefact

Oct 06, 2014
Building Adhesives wins top business award

Oct 03, 2014
Finmeccanica – Selex ES wins prestigious manufacturing education award

Oct 03, 2014
Loadhog wins top manufacturing award

Oct 02, 2014
Cummins Inc Overall Winner at the Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2014

Oct 02, 2014
Elster Water Metering wins top business award

Oct 01, 2014
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group wins prestigious business award

Oct 01, 2014
Brother Industries triumphs at national awards

Oct 01, 2014
Altro triumphs at national manufacturing awards

Oct 01, 2014
Mech-Tool Engineering wins top manufacturing award

Oct 01, 2014
Somerset’s record-breaking helicopter wins top honour

Sep 26, 2014
Coventry’s Rover Safety Bicycle receives prestigious award

Sep 15, 2014
New report: lack of NHS engineers is putting lives at risk

Jul 24, 2014
Institution comments on appointment of Greg Clark as new Minister for Science and Universities

Jul 15, 2014
Formula Student 2014: Dutch team storms to victory with electric car

Jul 14, 2014
Poor school careers advice deterring future engineers

Jul 11, 2014
Tamil Nadu has a 97% shortfall in cold storage capacity

Jul 08, 2014
World’s largest student motorsport event comes to Silverstone

Jul 07, 2014
40% of fresh food produce in India is lost annually and cold chains are desperately needed to help stop it

Jul 04, 2014
Transport for London apprentices and graduates triumph at national competition to make best locomotive

Jul 01, 2014
New report: Governments and NGOs must focus investment in developing economies on better refrigeration in order to alleviate world hunger

Jun 29, 2014
Twenty one companies make the shortlist of national Manufacturing Excellence Awards

Jun 26, 2014
Institution responds to Chancellor's proposals for Manchester-Leeds high speed train link

Jun 23, 2014
Students and apprentices compete to make best locomotive

Jun 18, 2014
Institution Past President Prof Isobel Pollock appointed OBE

Jun 16, 2014
Institution responds to today's Ofqual consultation

Jun 05, 2014
Institution responds to the Queen's speech 2014

Jun 04, 2014
Group Captain Mark Hunt becomes youngest President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

May 28, 2014
New poll finds engineering is still considered a ‘male’ profession

May 28, 2014
Dartmouth’s Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle receives Devon’s first Engineering Heritage Award

May 20, 2014
Manufacturers back overseas investment into UK manufacturing sector

May 13, 2014
New report: manufacturers show little faith in Labour and Lib Dems

May 12, 2014
Blane Judd is appointed CEO of EngTechNow

May 07, 2014
Just one week left for companies to register for the National Manufacturing Excellence Awards

May 02, 2014
Cambridgeshire’s Concorde 101 presented with prestigious engineering accolade

May 01, 2014
Wind farm operators set to receive millions more to turn off their turbines – with consumers footing the bill

Apr 23, 2014
Liverpool students aim to build and race fastest bike in history

Apr 17, 2014
Solihull’s ZF Lemforder wins Midlands Manufacturing Excellence Award

Mar 31, 2014
Institution responds to new IPCC climate change report

Mar 31, 2014
UK needs to seize opportunity presented by multi-billion pound composites industry

Mar 26, 2014
Students and apprentices to battle it out in competition to make best locomotive

Mar 26, 2014
Institution responds to new HS2 Growth Taskforce report

Mar 21, 2014
Institution responds to UK Budget 2014: £140m flood defence investment a ‘sticking plaster’ which doesn’t go far enough

Mar 19, 2014
Institution responds to Higgins report on HS2

Mar 17, 2014
Institution expands Manufacturing Excellence Awards nationwide

Mar 14, 2014
Three-quarters of Britons want more UK flood defences, new poll finds

Mar 13, 2014
Professional registration key to quality of Trailblazer Apprenticeships

Mar 04, 2014
More than half of Brits would not use driverless cars

Mar 04, 2014
Engineering leaders and apprentices back professional status for technicians

Mar 03, 2014
More work needed to boost number of UK engineers

Feb 27, 2014
Institution responds to new climate engineering research

Feb 25, 2014
Birmingham’s Smethwick Engine receives top engineering award

Feb 17, 2014
Institution responds to recent flooding and widespread infrastructure failure in parts of the UK

Feb 13, 2014
New public poll: 62% say UK’s rail network is worse than other countries in Western Europe

Feb 06, 2014
World’s best young engineers gear up for Formula Student 2014

Jan 31, 2014
Armstrong Disappearing Gun receives New Zealand’s first Engineering Heritage Award

Jan 27, 2014
New poll: 47% of people wouldn’t want fracking site near their home

Jan 15, 2014
Institution calls for nominations for the Prestige Awards 2014

Jan 14, 2014
Supermarkets still encouraging UK shoppers to buy too much food, survey finds

Jan 13, 2014
Institution responds to Airports Commission's shortlist for expanding UK capacity

Dec 17, 2013
World’s first tank receives Engineering Heritage Award

Dec 16, 2013
New collaboration helps engineers gain industry registration

Dec 09, 2013
Institution responds to Chancellor's Autumn Statement

Dec 05, 2013
Schools should be measured on student progress post-school, not just exam success

Nov 06, 2013
Institution responds to Perkins review on UK engineering skills

Nov 04, 2013
Bloodhound SuperSonic Car and Bath University’s Formula Student racing car visit Westminster

Nov 04, 2013
UK failing to harness commercial potential of graphene

Oct 31, 2013
Institution responds to Government's Foresight report on the future of UK manufacturing

Oct 30, 2013
Institution responds to new HS2 business case

Oct 29, 2013
Asia Pacific becoming more vulnerable to natural disasters, says report

Oct 29, 2013
Disturbing levels of food wastage ignite global call for action

Oct 25, 2013
Institution responds to Hinkley Point C nuclear deal

Oct 21, 2013
Urgent need for world Governments to focus humanitarian aid on building resilience in disaster hotspots

Oct 18, 2013
New report: world population shift to urban areas is increasing risk of natural disasters

Oct 17, 2013
UK must embrace the potential of geothermal energy

Oct 09, 2013
Just over two weeks left for UK companies to apply for free expert advice

Oct 08, 2013
Institution of Mechanical Engineers' President visits Omani engineering students

Oct 08, 2013
Institution brings 1,000 mph car to Welsh Parliament

Sep 25, 2013
Hampshire’s SR.N5 Hovercraft receives top engineering honour

Sep 16, 2013
Institution launches new manufacturing award for Yorkshire and the North East

Sep 02, 2013
Institution launches new manufacturing award for the West Midlands

Sep 02, 2013
Institution launches free expert advice to help UK manufacturers thrive

Sep 02, 2013
Institution responds to positive growth figures for the UK's manufacturing sector

Aug 06, 2013
Institution and British Airways agree to work together to train and develop engineers

Aug 01, 2013
Aberdeen man is crowned Britain’s ‘greenest’ driver

Jul 31, 2013
Institution responds to Spanish rail accident

Jul 25, 2013
Institution of Mechanical Engineers launches new Biomedical Engineering Association

Jul 23, 2013
Institution responds to the publication of third runway plans by Heathrow

Jul 17, 2013
Brighton’s Volks Electric Railway honoured with top award

Jul 15, 2013
Buckinghamshire windmill receives coveted Engineering Heritage Award

Jul 15, 2013
Institution responds to the launch of the automotive sector industrial strategy

Jul 12, 2013
Aberdeen man is crowned Britain’s ‘greenest’ driver

Jul 09, 2013
Aberdeen man is crowned Britain’s ‘greenest’ driver

Jul 09, 2013
Electric vehicle storms to victory in Formula Student 2013

Jul 08, 2013
Institution acquires non destructive testing samples organisation

Jul 04, 2013
Institution responds to plans to upgrade status of technical courses

Jul 04, 2013
Huddersfield University win this year’s Railway Challenge

Jul 01, 2013
Institution and EAL team up to approve more centres to train engineering technicians

Jun 28, 2013
World’s largest student motorsport event comes to Silverstone

Jun 28, 2013
Institution responds to Government's energy and infrastructure statement

Jun 27, 2013
Formula Student: Gearing up to Silverstone

Jun 26, 2013
Prime Minister announces initiative to create 100,000 Engineering Technicians

Jun 24, 2013
Poll finds 64% of the public is concerned about blackouts

Jun 13, 2013
Ancestry.co.uk launches civil and mechanical engineer records 1820-1930

Jun 06, 2013
Biomass power plants need not cause significant land-use tensions

May 29, 2013
Public backs Government subsidy for new nuclear

May 28, 2013
Ground breaking Advanced Passenger Train recognised as British engineering trailblazer

May 24, 2013
Over a third of UK companies say young people lack the work ethic to succeed in manufacturing

May 23, 2013
Patrick Kniveton becomes new President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

May 22, 2013
Cornwall’s oldest tin mill wins county’s first Engineering Heritage Award

May 20, 2013
New poll shows public want more support for science and engineering

May 09, 2013
Institution responds to Energy and Climate Change Committee report on shale gas

Apr 26, 2013
Institution of Mechanical Engineers and National Physical Laboratory launch new guide to measurement

Apr 25, 2013
Students and apprentices gear up to compete to make the best small-scale locomotive

Apr 18, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Prize winners show the huge opportunities in engineering

Apr 04, 2013
Government failing to promote UK manufacturing - says new industry and public poll

Apr 02, 2013
UK must reassess the way it deals with plutonium stocks - new policy statement

Mar 21, 2013
Institution responds to Budget 2013

Mar 20, 2013
Institution responds to Government granting planning permission for Hinkley Point C

Mar 19, 2013
Institution welcomes Government commitment to aerospace manufacturing

Mar 18, 2013
Institution response to Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

Mar 18, 2013
Institution responds to Richard Review on apprenticeships

Mar 14, 2013
Institution responds to calls for 'plan B' in case new nuclear reactors are not built in the UK

Mar 04, 2013
Most shoppers would buy 'ugly' fruit and veg

Feb 26, 2013
Institution responds to new measures to support plug-in vehicles

Feb 19, 2013