Trainee welders to go head to head at SkillWeld

21 February 2013

More than 100 trainee welders from colleges across the UK will go head to head at competition SkillWeld 2013.

Masters funding scheme boosts aerospace industry

21 February 2013

Hundreds of graduates could receive financial assistance to study masters in aerospace engineering.

Sir Alex visits new crop of engineering apprentices

20 February 2013

Football legend Sir Alex Ferguson met manufacturing apprentices at the University of Sheffield yesterday.

Engineers turn to nature for answers

19 February 2013

Lizards and frogs are about to take up residence in the laboratories of Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering.

Industry Apprentice Council meets with UK Skills Minister

15 February 2013

The Industry Apprentice Council (IAC) met with Skills Minister Matthew Hancock to put forward its ideas for promoting the benefits of apprenticeships.

MP calls for engineers to teach in schools

13 February 2013

Engineers and scientists should be allowed to teach in schools without formal teaching qualifications, MPs have been told.

BAE Systems announces 400 new apprenticeships

11 February 2013

Nearly 400 new apprenticeships will be created by defence giant BAE Systems this year, the highest intake since 2008.

Sir Dyson urges schools to teach more engineering

11 February 2013

Children should get practical lessons in cutting-edge technology and engineering, according to Sir James Dyson.

iPhone app gives reliable psychological test results

09 February 2013

An iPhone app has been shown to yield psychological research results as reliable as laboratory tests.

2013 Turing Lecturer to reveal ‘What teachers didn’t teach me’

08 February 2013

It’s increasingly essential that technologists improve their understanding of non-technical skills to ensure that they progress their careers as far as they can, the founder and CSO of Internet search engine Blinkx, Suranga Chandratillake FREng, will argue in his 2013 IET/BCS Turing Lecture presentation on 18 February at Savoy Place, London.

Engineering students shine in the boardroom

08 February 2013

More than 900 engineering students from the University of Sheffield showcased problem-solving ideas they hope will transform the industrial world.

European research fragemented despite EU measures

08 February 2013

European research is still too fragmented despite the best efforts of the EU, according to a new study.

Brian Cox gives students a lesson to remember

07 February 2013

TV-presenter Brian Cox gave students a lesson to remember as part of his efforts to promote a science and technology fair.

Scholarship for engineers with three As at A Level

07 February 2013

A £1,000 a year scholarship will reward engineering students who get three grade As at A Level.

Airbus selects students to shape the future of flight

31 January 2013

Airbus has selected the 100 student teams from across five continents that will continue in the 2013 Fly Your Ideas challenge.

Elite engineering scheme helps disadvantaged youths

31 January 2013

A new private sector initiative boost British engineering has been launched at the BETT education and technology fair in London.

Innovation in the air at Bett technology show

31 January 2013

Hundreds of innovative technologies redefining the classroom experience are on show at the Bett technology in education show.

NASA launches open source space app event

29 January 2013

NASA is urging people to help contribute to space exploration missions as part of the second International Space Apps Challenge.

Google gives 15,000 Raspberry Pis to UK schools

29 January 2013

Google has donated 15,000 Raspberry Pi Model B computers to school children in the UK.

£855m award from EU for graphene research

28 January 2013

"Wonder material" graphene has shared in the largest financial prize ever awarded for research excellence.

Minister announces £350 million fund for training

25 January 2013

A £350 million investment in training for engineering and physical sciences has been announced by the Science Minister.

Schools will not publish apprenticeship figures

25 January 2013

Calls for schools to publish information about how many students gain apprenticeships have been rejected by the Government.

IET scholarships now open for applications

23 January 2013

Students can now apply for a range of IET scholarships worth up to £10,000.

Public support police with new mobile app

18 January 2013

People in Northamptonshire now have the ability to assist the police in identifying ‘people of interest’ from their smartphones by downloading the new Facewatch ID app.

Electrolux Design Lab competition open for entries

17 January 2013

2013 sees the Electrolux Design Lab competition, which asks students to submit new design concepts, return for its 11th year.

Manchester University to build £61m graphene centre

15 January 2013

A new £61m research institute into wonder material graphene is to be built at The University of Manchester.

Apprenticeships continue to prove popular

10 January 2013

Figures from the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) show that apprenticeships continue to be popular both among the public and employers.

Tweeting chicken uses Raspberry Pi to deter dieters

08 January 2013

Scientists have come up with a unique deterrent for hungry dieters – a talking, tweeting chicken guarding their cupboards.

Sir James Dyson says manufacturing needs protecting

08 January 2013

Inventor Sir James Dyson has urged the government to do more to protect the future of manufacturing in Britain.

PA bakes GSM into a Pi

05 January 2013

PA Consulting has taken a standard Raspberry Pi and used it to create a tiny GSM basestation in an attempt to show how this class of hardware can be used to build relatively complex products.

Mind-controlled robotic arm developed

17 December 2012

United States researchers have developed a mind-controlled robotic arm that has the level of agility closer than ever to a normal human limb.

QinetiQ boosts graduate intake

17 December 2012

QinetiQ has announced it is increasing its graduate intake for 2013 as part of its commitment to “inspiring a generation” of engineers, scientists and technologists.

UK universities launch online courses

14 December 2012

Leading universities are backing a new venture offering students free access to courses.

Akinola wins Young Woman Engineer of the Year

10 December 2012

The IET has announced the winners of the 2012 Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards, with Yewande Akinola named overall winner.

Institution aims to inspire young to get into engineering

04 December 2012

Young people are being discouraged from engineering because they think the industry is dull and stifled by rules, an engineering institution says.

U.S. astronomers discover biggest black hole blast

29 November 2012

U.S. astronomers have discovered a quasar with the most energetic outflow ever seen.

Project to study attitudes to energy use at work

28 November 2012

A new £1.3m project is to examine people’s attitudes to energy consumption in the workplace.

Massey engineering students to represent NZ

28 November 2012

Massey University engineering students have won the 2012 Engineers Without Borders New Zealand University Challenge.

Imperial invites students to policy, politics and science event

28 November 2012

Imperial College is hosting a student conference on policy, politics and science this December covering international issues ranging from energy and the environment to data and cyber security and innovation for economic development.

BP establishes UK undergraduate scholarship fund

28 November 2012

BP has launched a new scholarship programme for talented STEM undergraduates studying at nine selected universities across the UK.

Device hides, on cue, from infrared cameras

27 November 2012

Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) researchers have invented a new device that can hide on cue from infrared cameras.

Centre to study technology risks to humans

26 November 2012

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have proposed a new centre that will study the risks of technology to humans.

BAE Systems to train engineering apprentices for supplier companies

23 November 2012

BAE Systems will begin training 50 apprentices for companies in its North West supply chain next September, thanks to a new initiative.

£200k student funding to encourage next generation of engineers

22 November 2012

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has awarded £200k in scholarships and prizes to more than 120 students.

Students to be talent spotted for engineering careers

21 November 2012

Young engineers have the chance to be talent spotted by some of the UK’s biggest engineering companies thanks to the extension of an industry-led scheme.

Young Woman Engineer award ceremony invitation

16 November 2012

Join us for the announcement of 2012’s Young Woman Engineer of the Year award winner, where you’ll also have the chance to network with like-minded individuals and enjoy the sponsors’ exhibition.

US schoolgirls tapped for engineering skills

14 November 2012

Encouraging more women into the profession could help overcome a shortage of engineers, according to US campaigners who helped hundreds of schoolgirls become engineers for a day.

Overseas scholarships for Scottish engineering students

12 November 2012

The first ten projects to receive Scottish government funding to send university students overseas have been announced.

Shape the Future UK initiative to put PCs in hands of children

07 November 2012

Microsoft and Intel have teamed up with RM Education to bring discounted personal computing devices to UK school children, in a bid to help students improve their educational attainment and thereby raise their lifetime earnings potential.

Lord Adonis calls for 'revolution in apprenticeships'

06 November 2012

There should be as many apprenticeships on offer to school leavers as there are university places, former Labour education minister Lord Adonis has stated.