The engineering industry must recruit 587,000 skilled workers by 2017 to meet increased demand in areas such as green energy, aerospace and transport.
Engineers at Glasgow and Edinburgh universities have secured £470,000 in funding for a project to improve the competitiveness of the Scottish electronic-design industry.
The Ministry of Defence has paid BAE Systems £4m to build and trial a new 155mm gun for the Royal Navy.
Cranfield University student Liza Brooks has used the knowledge gained on her Engineering Doctorate to launch a novel range of snowboards.
The Technology Strategy Board today announced that it is to invest around £9m into projects involving fuel cells and hydrogen technologies.
