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PE Roundup 6 July – Challenging stats, major investment, mixed family firm fortunes and more...

Added: 5 Jul 2023

UK manufacturing jobs experienced growth in multiple regions and nations. Make UK's Annual Manufact…

White paper: How synthetic biology can help decarbonise pharmaceuticals

Added: 3 Jul 2023

Tunley Engineering’s Dr Robert Moorcroft, Nathan Wood and Dr Torill Bigg explain in their white pap…

PE Roundup 1 July – Steel warning, sustainable progress, young winners, new contracts, appointments

Added: 29 Jun 2023

DG of UK Steel Gareth Stace warned that almost 23 million tonnes of non-EU steel could flood the UK…

Geothermal: our ultimate energy source

Added: 21 Jun 2023

While we cast around for alternatives to fossil fuels that satisfy ethical principles and industria…

Process Engineering magazine relaunches in new ‘agile’ format

Added: 20 Jun 2023

Process Engineering magazine has relaunched this week in a new and more modern digital-friendly for…

How to Sample Gases and Volatile Liquids Properly

Added: 14 Jun 2023

Gases and volatile liquids used in your industrial fluid system must be of the highest quality and …

Your guide through the safety compliance jungle

Added: 14 Jun 2023

The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades’ Peter Rawlinson provides us with some guidance…

Bath says graphene research offers industrial disinfectant breakthrough

Added: 13 Jun 2023

Researchers at the University of Bath say they have developed a new graphene based process that can…

UK dependence on European hazardous waste disposal ‘could hamper growth’

Added: 13 Jun 2023

Industrial growth in the UK could be threatened by over-dependence on other countries to deal with …

Science department fires £2 million award for Digital and HVM Catapults

Added: 13 Jun 2023

The new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has awarded £2 million jointly to …

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Make engineering more visible in school, demand academics 

Added: 13 Jun 2023

Academics say more visibility for engineering in schools is needed to tackle labour shortfalls and …

Green engineering roles increased 55% in five years says report

Added: 24 May 2023

Demand for engineers is likely to grow faster than for most professions, thanks to the UK’s increas…

PE Roundup 24 May: Is falling manufacturing employment a benefit?

Added: 24 May 2023

Falling manufacturing employment numbers could be a positive rather than a negative sign suggested …

REACH reform will offer mixed benefits for RTOs warns keynote speaker

Added: 14 May 2023

Plans by Government to overhaul the UK REACH regulations for chemical substances made in Great Brit…

PE roundup 7 May: EU financing, patents boost, major contracts, project launch, investment

Added: 6 May 2023

TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory has secured £0.95 million from Horizon Europe to build the …

Riventa to lead on massive Welsh Water asset management survey

Added: 6 May 2023

Utility company Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has commissioned systems expert Riventa to test the efficienc…

Cranfield’s high tech tribute marks Coronation Day

Added: 6 May 2023

Manufacturing specialists at Cranfield University have created miniature golden royal monogram symb…

#CHEMUK 2023: CIA innovation chief to outline impact of 4.0 on the industrial lab

Added: 17 Apr 2023

Chemical Industries Association (CIA) Head of Events and Innovation Mike Lancaster has been reveale…

EPO stats show UK patent filers reverse two year decline

Added: 18 Apr 2023

UK companies recorded a stronger than expected rise in the number of European patent filings after …

‘Asset maintenance vital for legacy plants to cope with energy demands’

Added: 18 Apr 2023

Rapid synchronisation of legacy or idled power plants to make use of contingency coal power present…