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Does HS2's £100m bat shed reveals how broken the UK's planning system really is?
The requirement to build the shed was a precondition of more than 8,200 consents the organisation had to get from public bodies to build the first phase of the railway. “People say you've gone over ...
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‘Our energy is the most precious currency – spend it well’: Nia Rossiter, Bühler
In our latest article showing the tremendous impact made by IMechE members, we speak to Nia Rossiter, 29, who believes an ...
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‘It is not a panacea’: your hopes and fears for AI in engineering
“AI lacks ethics and judgement in its application, and thus has no real value. It may be good at finding needles in statistical haystacks, but not much more. It is not a panacea for the salary-slave ...
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Rail companies plan recruitment freeze amidst uncertainty
More than half (51%) of rail businesses plan to freeze or slow down recruitment in response to a predicted hiatus in rail work over the next year. Rail reform related to the formation of Great British ...
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IMechE's Tribology Gold Medal 2024 Winner Announced
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is delighted to announce Dr. Ali Erdemir as the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Tribology Gold Medal. Dr. Erdemir, a globally recognised expert in tribology, ...
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Engineering Precision in Orthopaedic Surgery and Treatment Strategies...Interview with Connor Myant, Imperial College London
Ahead of the Engineering Precision in Orthopaedic Surgery and Treatment Strategies conference, we caught up with Connor Myant, Senior Lecturer, Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College ...
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Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2025 returns under new ownership
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics, the UK’s largest annual industrial exhibition, returns to Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre from 4th to 6th February 2025, now under the ...
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IMechE responds to UK government Budget
Matt Rooney, Head of Policy at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers response to the government’s Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the government’s first Budget today. Matt Rooney, Head of ...
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We are still in the age of steam – heat recovery must be as efficient as possible
To most people, the age of steam is in the past. It conjures up images of mighty locomotives thundering through viaduct-strewn landscapes; beam engines powering mine pumps and factories; huge ships ...
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Adapting the Built Environment to Sea Level Rise
With a high-level roundtable on turning ambition into action and achieving the global goal on adaptation, forming part of this year’s COP29 discussion agenda, IMechE policy advisor Chandni Gondria ...
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Young Engineers and Apprentices Railway Seminar 2024: Connecting Regions by Rail...Interview with Tom Scott, Angel Trains
Ahead of our Young Engineers and Apprentices Railway Seminar 2024 event, we caught up with Tom Scott, Fleet Engineer at Angel Trains, as he discusses his role and involvement with regards to the ...
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How engineering firms balance safety measures and cost
Engineering firms have a duty to take reasonable measures to ensure that everybody who comes into contact with their operations is unharmed by them. This has a cost, and those in charge of health and ...