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Introducing Sally Nicholson, Sir Henry Royce Medal winner 2011
11 May 2012
Sally, a power systems engineer for National Grid, overcame her difficulties with maths to enroll onto an engineering degree course and is now a passionate promoter of engineering to school children.
10 May 2012
It’s more important than ever that you take steps to fill your CV with not only academic achievements, but also relevant work experience says Maggie Berry, managing director of Women in Technology.
26 April 2012
Combine our seven point guide with a thorough revision programme and you will give yourself the best chance of succeeding on the day.
Turn rejection to your advantage
25 April 2012
Everyone will experience being turned down for a job they want at some time in their lives, but the trick is not to get disheartened. Instead find out how to make the most of the situation.
20 April 2012
A sponsored degree may mean having to work summer holidays when your mates are off but the longer-term advantages far outweigh any downsides: chiefly being able to leave university with less debt and hopefully with a job to go to.
Super student - Caroline Goddard
18 April 2012
Caroline won the prestigious IOM3 2011 A T Green Award for best ceramics student. Her final year MEng project was based around the comparison of thermally sprayed coatings and those made via the sol-gel process for solid oxide fuel cells materials. She’s now undertaking a PhD at Cambridge University in collaboration with Rolls-Royce.
12 April 2012
Contrary to popular belief revision is not a black art and need not take over your life. Equally, there is also no one size-fits-all revision solution. It is a question of finding what works best for you but there are guiding principles that will help.
04 April 2012
Training workshops, MATLAB tours and Present around the World regional competitions.
30 March 2012
Do you know your rights when it comes to internship positions and pay?
The increasing importance of sandwich placements
29 March 2012
It's never too early for engineering and technology students to start thinking about building up their skills and experience in terms of employment, reports Brunel University’s Michelle Kavan.
27 March 2012
Sony's PlayStation successor has been designed to be more than a games console – the company has aspirations for it to find a place as a high-end processing workhorse that can support more business-oriented applications.
26 March 2012
'Grey hat' apps are a new phenomenon in software that enable street hackers to delve into your smartphone and access your data, and more besides.
Introducing Laurie-Ann Benner, Mary George Memorial Prize winner 2011
22 March 2012
A passionate promoter of both apprenticeships and women in engineering, Laurie-Ann plans to use her award to reach out to even more school pupils and show where engineering can take them.
21 March 2012
Entrepreneurial skills are going to be increasingly important to young engineers whether they want to go it alone or find employment in a highly competitive jobs market.
Making the most of a graduate development programme
14 March 2012
Those lucky enough to secure a place on a graduate programme should recognise it as a golden opportunity and extract maximum value from it.
09 March 2012
Some experts believe that as much as 93 per cent of our communication is through non-verbal signals – or body language. So making a good impression at a job interview is as much to do with what you don’t say, as what you do.
07 March 2012
UK graduates need to adopt a far more global mindset if they are to compete with their overseas counterparts on the world stage.
29 February 2012
Want to perfect your presentations, network for success or make an impact with your CV? Then check out one of the Lifeskills events being held across the UK this March.
23 February 2012
Vestas’ annual competition invites students to tackle real wind energy industry challenges for a chance to win a world trip.
Young engineers boomerang around Europe
22 February 2012
Boomerang is a yearly team building event open to young professionals in the construction sector to help raise money for the Fairbridge program working within the Prince’s Trust.
IP-centric building design: rethinking the office
20 February 2012
The smartest office buildings of the near-future will be built around IP-enabled network infrastructures, rather than vice-versa.
17 February 2012
The ability to listen and learn from those around you is often viewed as an important indicator of career potential. Want to find out how you can best learn from others? Then read on…
Introducing Kelly Walker, Women’s Engineering Society (WES) Prize winner 2011
16 February 2012
Kelly found a way to ‘save the world’ – she became an engineer! She now travels across Europe working as a combustion engineer, promoting sustainability and working on new technologies that are lowering power station carbon emissions.
Sony Vita now has even more to live for
14 February 2012
Last month Sony Computer Entertainment’s (SCE) CTO, Dr Masaaki Tsuruta, speaking exclusively to E&T magazine, offered a enticing glimpse of the company’s roadmap for fixed console computing; the interview generated global interest among Playstation futures pundits; but in fact did not tell the full story
Apprenticeships: a viable option for STEM students?
08 February 2012
Apprenticeships provide many benefits to those entering the engineering and technology sector, but Women in Technology managing director Maggie Berry asks are we doing enough to promote them?
Odd jobs – Extreme transmitting
03 February 2012
Dealing with extreme weather conditions is just part of the job for transmitter engineers working in the far north of the UK. Snow drifts, whiteouts and rolling off access tracks in 4x4s all come as part of the territory for these guys!
Students take on international engineering challenge
02 February 2012
Students from over ten universities across the UK are taking part in the Engineers Without Borders UK Challenge, applying their engineering skills to issues facing a rural village in India and learning a variety of new skills along the way.
01 February 2012
Find out more about all levels of professional registration this month, get out and attend a technical visit or even enter a competition to travel the world!
26 January 2012
A new competition run by Engineers Without Borders UK (EWB-UK) and Arup is giving students and recent grads in the UK a chance to win a paid internship with Arup’s International Development group in London.
Telecoms cloud drives voice call value
23 January 2012
The cloud-computing concept is being applied to the telecoms market, and the result is producing some innovative service offerings that deliver manifest value and flexibility.
Furore grows over online anti-piracy legislation
20 January 2012
The technology community and U.S. lawmakers have reacted strongly to online anti-piracy legislation under consideration.
Interviews – managing the sticky opening moments
19 January 2012
Career expert John Lees, author of new book The Interview Expert, reveals the secrets of what happens in the opening moments of an interview.
Top career opportunities for 2012
18 January 2012
We complete our run down of the top sectors and companies to watch in 2012 with a look at subsea cable maintenance opportunities, how the automobile industry is fighting back, and companies training grads in transferable skills.
12 January 2012
Whether you’re currently in a role or job-hunting, now is the perfect time to set yourself some new career goals. We take a look at just some of the different career resolutions you could choose for 2012.
Introducing Jamie-Leigh Clayton, Special Prize for Merit winner, IET YWE 2011
11 January 2012
Moving from A levels to an apprenticeship was the best thing Jamie-Leigh Clayton could have done. She’s now a successful professionally registered signaling design engineer with her sights set on management.
06 January 2012
During his Masters in Mechanical Engineering at Bath University, Benjamin Lane took part in a voluntary project to build a wind turbine for a community in Peru that had no access to electricity. Here he talks about the challenges it presented and why involvement in such programmes helps to boost your chances of employment.
05 January 2012
Like many sectors the engineering profession took a blow during the recent recession, but many disciplines are now bouncing back and look set to continue to do so in 2012. The upshot for engineering job seekers in 2012? Knock on the right industry sector doors and you’ll be in demand. In the first of this two part series we show you what areas are heating up this year.
Interview: Masaaki Tsuruta, Sony Computer Entertainment
04 January 2012
Sony aims to give its next-generation gaming console an up to 10 year shelf-life, according to the CTO of its Computer Entertainment division, Masaaki Tsuruta, in this exclusive E&T interview.
04 January 2012
Happy New Year! Why not burn off those Christmas dinner calories by getting out of the house and heading to a local IET event?
There’s no business like Snow Business
22 December 2011
Snow Business may be a small specialist company, but its the largest purveyor of the white stuff in the UK whose flakes are formed by a variety of problem-solving engineers.
21 December 2011
After two months living and working in Rwanda, Student and early career blogger Ray Gorman can say that the experience wasn’t anything like he expected. Here he talks about what he’s seen and learnt so far.
I’d like that job – Stacy Benson, temporary works coordinator, Tube Lines
15 December 2011
Stacy Benson talks about the opportunities he’s had on the Tube Lines graduate scheme and what it’s like to work as a temporary works coordinator for a company that is trying to move millions of people around London every day.
Introducing Captain Charlotte Joyce, IET 2011 Young Woman Engineer of the Year
14 December 2011
Find out more about this year’s Young Woman Engineer of the Year: what military life is really like, her past 18 months deployed in Libyan waters and Afghanistan, her plans post-Army and what she hopes to achieve as an engineering ambassador.
12 December 2011
Marking the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the world's most notorious totalitarian state, E&T considers some of the former USSR's less sinister technological creations.
Comment - Supporting apprenticeships
12 December 2011
A new approach to apprenticeships is required in a world where almost half of places go to over-25s, says Tess Lanning.
Engineering degrees open doors to many industries
08 December 2011
Worried about career prospects in your sector or just unsure whether engineering is still for you? An engineering degree opens up doors to a number of options including non-STEM careers in law, finance and even public relations.
Engineering students turn crisp packets into blankets for Bolivia
07 December 2011
Students from Sheffield University are helping to prevent the rising number of hypothermia cases in Bolivia by developing a project that sees local women create blankets made from recycled crisp packets.
01 December 2011
As the winter holidays draw nearer the IET is getting festive with a selection of Christmas lectures, technical visits and social events.
Should graduates be ambassadors for STEM subjects?
24 November 2011
Engineering students and new graduates are the perfect STEM ambassadors says Maggie Berry, Women in Technology managing director. Want to find out how you can make a difference? Read on…
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