http://www.theengineer.co.uk http://www.theengineer.co.uk http://www.theengineer.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.theengineer.co.uk http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/finance-and-flag-waving/1015788.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/finance-and-flag-waving/1015788.article The Budget dominates this week’s agenda, while the Queen Elizabeth Prize promises to be the jewel in the crown for the engineering world Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:00 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/blog/its-all-material/1015567.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/blog/its-all-material/1015567.article Prizes for electrochemistry and material science innovation are launched whilst in Berlin design engineers gather for the Product Innovation summit Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:13 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/protecting-engineers-against-terrorism-risk/1015339.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/protecting-engineers-against-terrorism-risk/1015339.article The Algerian gas plant hostage crisis has yet again highlighted the vulnerability of Oil & Gas plants around the world. Engineering companies must adopt a more active approach to the security of their employees in risky locations, says Balaji Srimoolanathan of Frost & Sullivan Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:46 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/tough-decisions-on-nuclears-hazardous-legacy/1015397.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/tough-decisions-on-nuclears-hazardous-legacy/1015397.article Local authorities in Cumbria face the unenviable task today of voting on whether to allow investigations to continue for a geological nuclear waste repository, but the UK urgently needs such a facility Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:38 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/guest-blog/earthquake-engineering-damage-avoidance-design/1015095.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/guest-blog/earthquake-engineering-damage-avoidance-design/1015095.article Damian Grant, Senior Earthquake Engineer at Arup, explains how engineers can make a difference by looking beyond design codes and towards damage avoidance design. Mon, 7 Jan 2013 10:25 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/high-tech-high-jumps-and-other-highlights-the-engineers-best-of-2012/1015069.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/high-tech-high-jumps-and-other-highlights-the-engineers-best-of-2012/1015069.article Our final blog of 2012 looks back on the technology highlights of a momentous year for the magazine, its home city, and for our understanding of the solar system and the universe beyond. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:02 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/blog/energy-in-the-spotlight-ahead-of-chancellors-statement/1014816.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/blog/energy-in-the-spotlight-ahead-of-chancellors-statement/1014816.article Shale gas exploration and infrastructure announcements are expected to be the engineering headlines of this week’s upcoming Autumn Statement, while the annual Energy Future conference puts the focus on the progress in the nuclear sector. Mon, 3 Dec 2012 12:12 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/finance-and-furnaces/1014742.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/finance-and-furnaces/1014742.article Help for companies wanting to recoup tax relief from their R&D spending is at hand, while attention turns to matters financial and thermal ahead of George Osborne’s upcoming Autumn Statement and the government’s new Energy Bill Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:32 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/blog/manufacturing-barometer-points-to-growth/1014482.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/blog/manufacturing-barometer-points-to-growth/1014482.article Some good news on manufacturing leads off this week’s Briefing, with news on innovation and new developments across the engineering sector. Mon, 5 Nov 2012 12:04 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/laquila-convictions-focus-attention-on-advisors-role/1014362.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/laquila-convictions-focus-attention-on-advisors-role/1014362.article Six seismologists have been convicted on manslaughter in Italy because their advice was misunderstood and miscommunicated. Everyone who deals with expert advice and public safety everywhere needs to take note. Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:55 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/how-much-is-an-engineer-worth/1014095.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/how-much-is-an-engineer-worth/1014095.article We often hear complaints about low salaries in engineering, but the 15 per cent wage premium cited in a new report doesn’t give the whole picture. Mon, 1 Oct 2012 17:32 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/skills-gap-rocket-men-and-towering-achievements/1014079.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/skills-gap-rocket-men-and-towering-achievements/1014079.article While the Royal Academy of Engineering focuses attention on the lack of UK engineering graduates, the Bloodhound team reaches an important milestone in its speed record programme Mon, 1 Oct 2012 12:02 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/communications-infrastructure-and-the-launch-of-the-business-bank/1013997.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/communications-infrastructure-and-the-launch-of-the-business-bank/1013997.article The telecoms industry is celebrating a series of important anniversaries whilst the government sets out its plans for infrastructure and lending to SMEs. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:16 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/the-olympics-a-model-for-industry/1013861.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/the-olympics-a-model-for-industry/1013861.article Now the party’s over, can British industry learn anything from Team GB’s success? Stuart Nathan suggests that the velodrome might be a good place to start Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:39 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/firstgroup-rail-franchise-to-come-under-scrutiny/1013812.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/firstgroup-rail-franchise-to-come-under-scrutiny/1013812.article In a week dominated by transport the ongoing argument over the West coast rail franchise looms large Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:13 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/severn-barrage-back-on-the-agenda/1013642.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/severn-barrage-back-on-the-agenda/1013642.article The news that the government is once again considering proposals to build a hydroelectric barrage across the Severn estuary is a welcome, although not entirely unsurprising development. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:20 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/man-of-steel-to-loom-over-sheffield/1013593.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/man-of-steel-to-loom-over-sheffield/1013593.article An ambitious plan for a colossal statue as a celebration of Sheffield’s engineering heritage presents technical and funding challenges, but could be a fitting landmark. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:35 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/what-is-technologys-role-in-sustainable-development/1013519.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/what-is-technologys-role-in-sustainable-development/1013519.article Viewpoint: As the dust settles on Rio+20, Siemens Stiftung’s managing director, Ulrike Wahl, argues that we need solutions designed to work for the poorest to complement world leaders’ high level rhetoric. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:09 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/guest-blog/cutting-to-the-core-of-that-running-jumping-sporty-thing/1013412.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/guest-blog/cutting-to-the-core-of-that-running-jumping-sporty-thing/1013412.article The current sporting jamboree makes our anonymous blogger wonder whether we should return to the much-missed format of the cutaway design to inform and educate people about the contribution of engineering towards buildings, machinery and other aspects of everyday life Mon, 6 Aug 2012 12:10 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/cautious-welcome-for-50bn-infrastructure-plan/1013208.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/cautious-welcome-for-50bn-infrastructure-plan/1013208.article Today’s announcement that the government is to underwrite £50bn of investment in infrastructure and exports is being cautiously welcomed by an industry that’s crying-out for a growth strategy. Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:01 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/guest-blog/emergency-power-in-disaster-zones/1012884.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/guest-blog/emergency-power-in-disaster-zones/1012884.article Electricity is vital to providing medical care in areas ravaged by natural disaster and war, but ensuring the supplies are both reliable and safe often requires some ingenuity, as guest blogger Paul Jawor explains. Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:12 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/apprentice-approval/1012569.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/apprentice-approval/1012569.article Schools must promote vocational courses and apprenticeships in engineering as well as the usual academic options, says Paul Davies Mon, 21 May 2012 10:26 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/all-together-now/1012589.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/all-together-now/1012589.article Industry and government must co-operate to reinvigorate and grow the UK manufacturing industry. Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/steel-relighting-is-a-welcome-beacon-of-good-news/1012370.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/steel-relighting-is-a-welcome-beacon-of-good-news/1012370.article The scale of the achievement in bringing the blast furnace of Redcar’s steelworks back to life is well worth celebrating. Were reports of the decline of British steelmaking premature? Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:00 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/geneva-motor-show-plays-host-to-a-knee-trembling-debut/1011912.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/geneva-motor-show-plays-host-to-a-knee-trembling-debut/1011912.article Briefing may have an automotive theme but there’s still room for science and engineering outreach events, plus a conference that brings business leaders and top politicians under one roof. Mon, 5 Mar 2012 11:11 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/a-success-story-that-cant-be-told/1011824.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/a-success-story-that-cant-be-told/1011824.article The ban on companies promoting their work on this summer’s Olympic games represents a huge missed opportunity for the UK economy Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:56 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/and-now-for-the-good-news-about-uk-apprenticeships/1011681.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/and-now-for-the-good-news-about-uk-apprenticeships/1011681.article The news that Rolls Royce is planning to increase the number of apprentices it hires shows that the engineering sector still values traditional apprenticeships. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:37 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/will-infrastructure-investment-really-rebalance-the-uk-economy/1011446.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/will-infrastructure-investment-really-rebalance-the-uk-economy/1011446.article Rarely a day goes by without a member of the government hailing the “economy-rebalancing” properties of some project or other. But while it’s tempting to be cynical in the face of a refrain that’s becoming a little tired, we decided to subject it a little more rigorous scrutiny. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:00 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/ghosts-of-christmas-presents/1011266.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/ghosts-of-christmas-presents/1011266.article The world of conferences and events seems to have ground to a halt so instead The Engineer takes a look at gift ideas for youngsters. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:50 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/fundamental-fusion/1011259.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/fundamental-fusion/1011259.article Those who portray the magnetic fusion project ITER as a funding sink are wrong; it’s a cutting-edge engineering project with a crucial goal, and good value for money. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:39 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/taking-telematics-on-the-road-to-improve-automotive-safety/1011197.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/taking-telematics-on-the-road-to-improve-automotive-safety/1011197.article This week’s events look at automotive automation, the Make it in Great Britain campaign and an online quiz that tests participants’ knowledge of energy usage. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:12 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/industry-takes-awareness-campaign-into-schools/1010906.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/industry-takes-awareness-campaign-into-schools/1010906.article The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board has launched its own awareness campaign in a bid to attract young people into engineering. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:32 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/engineering-for-earthquakes/1010803.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/engineering-for-earthquakes/1010803.article The cost of ensuring that structures in earthquake zones are resistant to collapse is low, and the result could save thousands of lives and prevent damage to stricken nations’ economies. Engineers have a responsibility to show leadership and make structural safety an absolute priority, argues Kubilay Hicyilmaz. Thu, 3 Nov 2011 16:33 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/make-like-a-tree-make-the-most-of-the-uk-and-make-your-pitch/1010683.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/make-like-a-tree-make-the-most-of-the-uk-and-make-your-pitch/1010683.article Events taking place this week incorporate a demonstration of an artificial tree that captures CO2 and entrepreneurs pitching for funds that will see their innovations flourish. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:29 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/dont-get-carried-away-by-the-increase-in-science-a-levels/1009701.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/dont-get-carried-away-by-the-increase-in-science-a-levels/1009701.article Young people might be more interested in science, but it doesn’t mean the public has changed its mind on engineering careers Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:13 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/confidence-profit-and-a-40-year-old-rocket/1009556.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/confidence-profit-and-a-40-year-old-rocket/1009556.article Imperial Innovations shows us that there’s money to be made from developing and launching companies from university research, but it’s vital that people know about it. Wed, 3 Aug 2011 11:28 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/engineering-phds-worthwhile-pursuit-or-expensive-indulgence/1009507.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/engineering-phds-worthwhile-pursuit-or-expensive-indulgence/1009507.article Peter Young of Arup AT&R questions whether engineering students staying on at university for postgraduate study are enhancing their job prospects and advancing the discipline, and wonders whether engineering PhDs could be reorganised for everyone’s benefit. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:37 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/justice-for-smes/1009489.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/justice-for-smes/1009489.article Court reforms have reduced the cost of enforcing intellectual property, argues Stewart Cameron. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:03 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/patent-protection/1009399.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/viewpoint/patent-protection/1009399.article The Treasury’s latest consultation document on the Patent Box fills in a number of gaps in the original proposals, and also makes some significant changes says Dehns’ Jason Stevens. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:31 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/competition-carriers-and-creativity/1009308.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/competition-carriers-and-creativity/1009308.article This week marks the final call for entries in the The Engineer Technology & Innovation Awards whilst those wanting to boost exports are urged to attend a series of seminars. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:14 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/banishing-manufacturing-stereotypes/1008977.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/banishing-manufacturing-stereotypes/1008977.article Assessing the impact of innovation, doing business with India and banishing outdated stereotypes of modern manufacturing form the backbone of this week’s Briefing. Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:31 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/regrowing-our-economy-is-more-than-just-a-game/1008942.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/opinion/comment/regrowing-our-economy-is-more-than-just-a-game/1008942.article Britain’s involvement in ground-breaking technology highlights the need to be more positive about our economic recovery. Wed, 8 Jun 2011 12:11 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/energy-events-put-spotlight-on-transport-and-nuclear-industry/1008760.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/energy-events-put-spotlight-on-transport-and-nuclear-industry/1008760.article Energy dominates this week’s events, with hydrogen and fuel cells for transportation plus the aftermath of Fukushima high on the agenda. Mon, 23 May 2011 11:17 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/living-with-evs/1008412.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/living-with-evs/1008412.article Peter Young of Arup AT&R joins our guest bloggers, kicking off by telling us how he’s adjusted to driving an electric car as part of the CABLED trials, in which his company is involved. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:00 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/predictably-unpredictable/1008404.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/predictably-unpredictable/1008404.article Our series of guest blogs from humanitarian charity RedR continues with this contribution from Cheryl McDonald, who explains how engineers can help tackle the problems arising from a refugee crisis . Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:38 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/hannover-hangover/1008210.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/hannover-hangover/1008210.article As the newest member of The Engineer’s editorial team, I was faced with the rite-of-passage that is Hannover Messe – the world’s largest industrial manufacturing fair – which took place this week in Germany. Fri, 8 Apr 2011 11:50 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/sky-high-and-down-to-earth/1007929.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/sky-high-and-down-to-earth/1007929.article Sub-orbital flights present an exciting new dimension for tourists and the UK’s space industry alike but in the here-and-now George Osborne is charged with rebalancing the economy. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:28 GMT http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/talking-about-manufacturing/1007832.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/talking-about-manufacturing/1007832.article Leading industry figures gather in Sheffield this week to discuss manufacturing’s contribution to the economy whilst a new report published today highlights opportunities from so-called ‘manu-services’. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:42 GMT