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Rory Stanley explains developments in line blinding systems for total isolation
Type: Feature
Poll: Engineers warn sale of UK vaccine centre risks health security and industry innovation
ENGINEERS have hit out at the UK Government’s reported plans to sell off the country’s emergency vaccine manufacturing facility, cautioning that a sale to private business will damage skills and scale-up opportunities, and the UK’s ability to react to future health emergencies.
Type: News
UK workers set to benefit from ‘energy skills passport’ backed by oil, gas, and wind industries
EMPLOYERS in the oil, gas, and wind sectors have partnered with energy initiatives to develop a skills passport to help UK workers through the energy transition.
Type: News
Stephen Richardson on IChemE and the effect of the coronavirus
Type: Feature
PETRONAS wins big at IChemE Malaysia Awards
MALAYSIAN oil and gas giant PETRONAS won three of the seven prestigious IChemE Malaysia Awards at the ceremony at the InterContinental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on 17 October.
Type: News
Bulk Solids Handling: Perspective on a Professional Blind Spot
A topic often overlooked and misunderstood, Grant Wellwood looks at the prevalence of bulk solids handling and asks how can we get it right
Type: Feature
Chemical engineer briefs UK politicians on chemical weapons
CHEMICAL engineering postgraduate Jeni Spragg has produced a report to help UK parliamentarians make evidence-based decisions on chemical weapons policy.
Type: News
RESEARCHERS at the University of Liverpool, UK, are making significant progress in developing new sulfur polymers which could provide an environmentally-friendly alternative to some traditional plastics. In two recent papers, they improved the properties of the materials via crosslinking and, for the first time, demonstrated chemically-induced repair.
Type: News
CCC releases detailed plan to reach UK net zero target
THE Climate Change Committee (CCC), an independent body that advises the UK Government on climate policy, has released its advice on how the UK can reach its short- and long-term targets and reach net zero emissions by 2050.
Type: News
Obituary of John O'Shea, a devoted volunteer, mentor and teacher, whose dedication to the profession significantly contributed to shaping chemical engineering in Ireland and throughout IChemE’s global community
Type: News
Chemical Engineers: RedR Needs You
What RedR is doing to help in disaster zones, and how you can help
Type: Feature
Question Time: Social Experience
Chemical engineers gather to discuss how the profession can help shape a better future
Type: Feature
MP praises IChemE’s DiscoverChemEng initiative after visit to their UK HQ
ICHEME hosted parliamentarian Mark Pawsey at its Rugby headquarters in the UK where the MP saw first-hand the institution’s new schools outreach scheme thanks to a visit to a local primary school.
Type: News
Futraheat seeks UK industrial partner to host £1m heat pump trial following funding boost
FUTRAHEAT, an industrial heat pump startup, has received £689,000 (US$871,000) from national funding body Innovate UK to build a 300 kW industrial heat pump to deliver low CO2, high-temperature heat to industry. It is now seeking a UK industry partner to host the pilot which will produce low-cost steam of up to 150°C – a sweet spot for many industries.
Type: News
Sorensen and Pelzel among IChemE members elected to Royal Academy of Engineering
EVA SORENSEN and Rodney Pelzel are among five IChemE members elected fellows of the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng).
Type: News
CSB calls for new onshore drilling rules after blowout kills five
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has urged regulators to develop safety standards for onshore oil and gas drillers, and address shortcomings in alarm management after a blowout killed five workers last year.
Type: News
Why operators turn advanced controls off (and how to prevent them from doing so)
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
