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A celebration of the best in UK manufacturing and engineering excellence and innovation launches at the NEC June 2022, and includes the launch of three sector specific events; Design Engineering Expo, Engineering Expo and Manufacturing Expo. In a first for the sector, Nineteen Events are working closely with MAKE UK, …

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has announced the appointment of Dr Alice Bunn as new Chief Executive. She will take up the role in July following the retirement of Dr Colin Brown. Since 2018 Alice has been International Director at the UK Space Agency, responsible for increasing the UK’s global …

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has contributed materials from its STEM at Home education programme to the BBC Bitesize Autumn collection, helping to support children’s learning and encourage them to take an interest in science and technology from an early age. The collection will feature six of the Institution’s hands-on …

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers and software company Autodesk have agreed a partnership to support the Design Challenge, the Institution’s fastest growing competition for engineering students. The partnership is marked by the launch of a new website for the 2021 Design Challenge which was built with support from Autodesk. The Design Challenge …

The National Health Service faces a huge influx of new technology and a rise in patient numbers in coming years, but to deliver safe and affordable care there will need to be more engineers coming into the healthcare sector, according to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. …

The MTC’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre has been presented with a top award by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). The AMTC, which is supported by Lloyds Bank who are contributing £10 million to support its apprenticeship training programmes, has been awarded the institution’s Advanced Apprenticeship Provider of the Year …

Zeba Kazi Osmani, a manufacturing engineering apprentice at Rolls-Royce in Birmingham, has won the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Apprentice of the Year 2019 Award. The award was made at a special ceremony at the Institution’s headquarters in Westminster. In second place was Jeremy Blakey from Jaguar Land Rover and in …

Italy’s University of Modena won Formula Student 2019, beating over 100 undergraduate teams from more 20 countries at the international racing car event at Silverstone which this year saw the launch of its first autonomous car competition. Formula Student, which is run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, challenges students …

Formula Student is launching the UK’s first undergraduate autonomous racing car competition at Silverstone in July, giving young engineers the chance to hone their software expertise and automation skills on the renowned racing track. Six UK universities are entering autonomous cars in Formula Student, which is run by the Institution …

Leaving the European Union could provide UK pressure equipment manufacturers with significant opportunities to develop new markets provided the Government establishes appropriate safety rules, according to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The UK has a long history of manufacturing pressure safety equipment which is essential to …