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Thailand: Covid-19 and the Vaccine
How the Covid-19 vaccine development is progressing in Thailand
Type: Feature
James Colley offers sound advice on careers transition when you need to switch sectors
Type: Feature
IChemE Matters – September 2023
Nigel Hirst, Anousha Khan and Alexandra Meldrum have their say on the issues affecting IChemE members
Type: News
IChemE Matters – December 2023/January 2024
Nigel Hirst, Trish Kerin and Alexandra Meldrum have their say on the issues affecting IChemE members
Type: News
The Engineering Mindset Part 1: Complex or Complicated
Are the individual, societal, and global challenges we face complex or complicated, and do you understand the distinction? Chris and Penny Hamlin explain how a complexity-based approach creates more meaningful and relevant insights
Type: Feature
Viewpoint: Embracing New GenAI-enabled Teaching
Far from replacing teachers, Christopher Honig says GPTs could blend learning and evaluation into seamless, dynamic experiences
Type: Feature
2018 – The Year of Engineering
Adam Duckett speaks to engineers, schoolchildren and teachers who took part in the UK government’s outreach initiative
Type: Feature
On the anniversary of the Banqiao Dam disaster of 1975, Fiona Macleod reflects on a visit to the area where an estimated 230,000 people drowned
Type: Feature
STAN HIGGINS, an Associate Fellow of IChemE, has been awarded an OBE in the UK’s New Year’s Honours 2018.
Type: News
A Visible Career on the Spectrum
An engineer with autism explains how she has succeeded in the workplace, and what employers can do to be more supportive
Type: Feature
Pollution Protection for the People
In the second of a series about chemical engineers who are volunteering their skills to contribute to society, Clare Sheppard shares her work on urban air quality in Australia
Type: Feature
A Short History of Unintended Consequences
In his ongoing series looking at the history of chemical engineering, Martin Pitt considers the harm that chemical engineers have contributed to and the lessons we should keep in mind
Type: Feature
Making Wind Power More Sustainable
Designed to withstand decades of strong winds and harsh weather conditions, wind turbine blades are built to last – a problem when it comes to recycling. Kerry Hebden spoke to two innovative companies with contrasting solutions
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
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
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
The conversion of rocks to metals is quintessential chemical engineering which created the technological society. Martin Pitt recalls some of the less common metals he has known
Type: Feature
Huge Chernobyl arch finally seals off reactor
Largest moveable land-based structure now in place
Type: News
