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The University of Newcastle wins two Cygnet Awards
THE University of Newcastle has become the first university in Australia to be awarded two Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Cygnet Awards, for its work in attracting, retaining and supporting women and underrepresented groups.
Type: News
Peak Cluster: UK lime and cement producers join forces to capture 3m t/y of emissions
CEMENT and lime producers in the UK have formed a carbon capture and storage cluster – the Peak Cluster – to reduce the sector’s emissions by 40%.
Type: News
Turning the Dial – How Can We Bring More Women into Engineering?
Overturning some common perceptions and creating a more flexible working environment is essential to boosting diversity and tackling the industry’s skills gap. An outline of the key challenges that businesses, industry groups and the Government must tackle.
Type: Feature
RENEWABLE hydrogen producer Lhyfe and eight partners have been awarded a €20m (US$22.5m) grant by the European Commission (EC) for a 10 MW project that the collaborators expect to be the first offshore hydrogen project to achieve implementation, with production, export, and distribution expected to begin in 2026.
Type: News
Book Review: Empathic Entrepreneurial Engineering
David Fernandez Rivas; ISBN: 9783110746624 (paperback); De Gruyter; 29.50 (paperback, PDF, and ePub); 2022
Type: Feature
NEARLY three years after the rollout of mRNA vaccines across the world, research pioneers Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for foundational discoveries that allowed their rapid development amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Type: News
Better Safe Than Sorry (Whatever Safe Is)
Trevor J Hughes on why reducing risk will only come from engineers challenging cringeworthy ‘management speak’ and improving public understanding of consequence
Type: Feature
IChemE Matters: Chemical engineering research – A guide to making a difference
Have you ever stopped to consider the real-world impact you could make as a chemical engineering researcher?
Type: Feature
WATER expert Tom Stephenson says it is vital that water companies target the worst polluting releases, after the announcement of £180m (US$230.3m) in funding to clean up England’s waterways.
Type: News
Sharing the Burden of Impostor Syndrome
Adam Duckett on why it’s good to talk about impostor syndrome
Type: Feature
Mark McBride-Wright MBE CENG; ISBN: 979-8887970738; Publish Your Purchase; 2024; US$25.40 (Print)
Type: Feature
Why You Shouldn’t be Afraid of Sales
Nigel Hirst argues that despite their wariness of sales roles, chemical engineers actually make the best technical salespeople
Type: Feature
Adam Duckett on how materials innovation hinges on much wider collaboration
Type: Feature
UK environment secretary targets waste reduction in pledge to make ‘reuse and repair the norm’
UK ENVIRONMENT secretary Steve Reed yesterday unveiled the government’s ambitious plans to reduce industrial waste in a speech to business leaders in London.
Type: News
Why Chartered Membership Matters More Than Ever
Rachel Baxter-Smith explains how Chartered Membership offers global recognition, career advancement and a stronger voice in a changing profession
Type: Feature
THE UK refining industry has welcomed news that the government is reviewing potential compensation for high electricity prices after Prax Lindsey refinery was placed into insolvency yesterday.
Type: News
University of Southampton celebrate graduation of first chemical engineering students
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for seven chemical engineering students from the University of Southampton, the first cohort to graduate since the launch of the course in 2021.
Type: News
RAE launches global review to guide investment in engineering safety and skills
A NEW data-driven platform assessing engineering skills and capacity across more than 100 regions has been launched by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE), in partnership with the Lloyd’s Register Foundation.
Type: News
STAX Engineering brings Californian capture and control technology to UK ports
CALIFORNIA cleantech STAX Engineering is set to bring its innovative emissions control and capture technology for maritime vessels to the UK, following a £1.1m (US$1.5m) government grant.
Type: News
