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Teva to cut 14,000 jobs worldwide
TEVA PHARAMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES is to cut 14,000 jobs, more than a quarter of its workforce, as part of a restructuring programme to reduce costs by US$3bn by 2019.
Type: News
Research is underway to enhance cloud seeding - in a bid to boost freshwater supplies
Type: Feature
British Sugar’s James Caws and consultant Howard Boder explain how small-scale advanced process control can work outside of refining
Type: Feature
The Pharmaceutical Industry: Engineering Frustrations
Hedley Rees and Keith Plumb discuss how current methods of drug development are impeding engineers, and suggest a new model to provide patients greater access to medicines
Type: Feature
Engineering Net Zero Part 2: How We Can Give Consumers Choice in the Push for Green Transport
David Simmonds discusses the need to accelerate flexibility when it comes to cleaner transport options
Type: Feature
Reducing Emissions from Upstream Oil and Gas
From the reservoir rock that contains the hydrocarbons to the downstream refinery gate, Tom Baxter provides a walk-through of unit operations and equipment, identifying opportunities to save energy at your process facilities
Type: Feature
Joshua Pearce explains the use of open-source hardware to use recyclables as feedstock for custom 3D-printed products
Type: Feature
The new digital age in our workplace isn’t coming, it’s already here, says Craig Smith
Type: Feature
In the sixth in a series about chemical engineers who volunteer their skills to contribute to society, Vince Pizzoni explains how he has been supporting careers and jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic
Type: Feature
The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread?
Estefania Lopez-Quiroga and colleagues look at the potential upsides of scaled-down, decentralised food production
Type: Feature
Health and Safety: Diverse and Inclusive
Employers should know that robust D&I initiatives will lead to better H&S
Type: Feature
History of Nuclear Engineering Part 1: Radioactivity
For just over 100 years, radioactive elements have proved of industrial and commercial use. Martin Pitt charts their emergence
Type: Feature
Calling All Students: Help us Revive Frank Morton Sports Day!
Martyna Cepaite and Paul Jenkinson call on students to help ensure a great sporting tradition thrives
Type: Feature
History of Nuclear Engineering Part 3: Atoms for Peace
In 1953, Dwight D Eisenhower (1890–1969) began his US presidential term with a widely applauded “Atoms for Peace” address. Martin Pitt reflects on how that worked out
Type: Feature
Christmas Past: A Historical Christmas Stocking
Martin Pitt reminisces on Christmases past, and brings with him a sackful of facts and figures
Type: Feature
Martin Pitt considers the chemical engineering history of common salt
Type: Feature
Canada awards Lister for his contributions to nuclear and safety
DEREK LISTER has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to nuclear energy research and improvements to occupational safety.
Type: News
Shape-shifting 3D-printed food may soup up industry
Flat-pack pasta promises to cut down on transportation costs
Type: Feature
Scotland’s Fracking Ban – Politics Trumps Expert Advice
THE Scottish government’s recent announcement on fracking was no surprise. No amount of evidence-based material would have countered entrenched public opinion. Opinions formed through exposure to very poor media reporting and scaremongering.
Type: Feature
