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  • Energy Efficiency In Particle Accelerators

    Read on for a report on our recent workshop, written by our Chairman, Professor Graeme Burt.Particle accelerators use up huge amounts of electricity, with CERN currently using 10% of the electricity in the Geneva region. The next generation of particle accelerators for high energy physics would require their own power stations if changes are not made soon in the way we approach accelerator design. The next generation of machines need to be more responsible and look to reduce the amount of electricity needed.  The UK is one of the leading nations in improving the efficiency of particle accelerators. Cockcroft recently hosted a workshop on behalf of the Particle Accelerator Engineering Network on energy efficiency of particle accelerators on the 22nd March. In this workshop we will present state…

    Joanne Longton
    Joanne Longton

  • Healthcare Technologies Network Awards

    The IET's Healthcare Technologies Network have announced some new awards.  These have been designed to encourage and support the work and research of academics and newly qualified professionals in healthcare, medical and biomedical engineering arenas.   Full details are at https://www.theiet.org/impact-society/awards-scholarships/the-healthcare-technologies-student-and-early-career-awards/?utm_source=communities.theiet.org&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=website  The IET's Healthcare Technologies Network have announced some new awards.  These have been designed to encourage and support the work and research of academics and newly qualified professionals in healthcare, medical and biomedical engineering arenas.   Full details are at Awards

    David Blake
    David Blake

  • Join the History Network for a free online webinar on the history of women in engineering

    Join the History TPN on 25 March at 5pm GMT for a free online webinar with Henrietta Heald, author of  Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines , now out in paperback.In this webinar, author Henrietta Heald talks about her fascinating book,  Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines , which looks at the pioneering women who guided and influenced the Women's Engineering Society from its foundation in 1919. In a wide ranging interview with the IET Library and Archives Manager, Anne Locker, Henrietta discusses the inspiring lives and friendships of women engineers in the early part of the twentieth century and their creation of the world’s first professional organisation dedicated to the campaign for women’s rights. They also discuss using original archives for research, and…

    Anne Locker
    Anne Locker

  • Reminder to register for the online webinar: Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines

    Join us on 25 March 2021 at 5pm for an interview with author Henrietta Heald on her latest book, Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines.In this webinar, author Henrietta Heald talks about her fascinating book,  Magnificent Women and their Revolutionary Machines , which looks at the pioneering women who guided and influenced the Women's Engineering Society from its foundation in 1919. In a wide ranging interview with the IET Library and Archives Manager, Anne Locker, Henrietta discusses the inspiring lives and friendships of women engineers in the early part of the twentieth century and their creation of the world’s first professional organisation dedicated to the campaign for women’s rights. They also discuss using original archives for research, and what history can teach us about…

    Anne Locker
    Anne Locker

  • #PresentIn10

    Qn What is #PresentIn10?   Ans: It is a new virtual presentation skills developed by the Young Professional Community (YPC). For more info please visit  www.theiet.org/presentin10 Qn: How can I volunteer for this event? Ans: More info about volunteer roles can be found here:  https://www.theiet.org/involved/young-professionals/iet-presentin10-competition/become-a-volunteer-for-the-iet-presentin10-competition/ Qn: How can I compete? Ans: Please click on the link below https://www.theiet.org/involved/young-professionals/iet-presentin10-competition/    (The deadline for registering is 30 April 2021)

    Siong Tang
    Siong Tang

  • Energy from Waste; written questions & answers

    During, and after, the successful Webinar "Energy from Waste - A virtual tour", written questions were submitted by the audience. Jez Elkin (Greatmoor Energy from Waste Limited) answered all the questions.  The Questions & Answers are summarised in the attached PDF document or found in the 'Files' section of this webpage.

    Andrew Dodd
    Andrew Dodd

  • Meet The Tribology Team - March Volunteer - Dr Rich Baker

    Our March volunteer of the month is Dr Rich Baker (MIET), Director of TriboTonic Ltd based in London, UK, set up to support tribology and petroleum companies across Europe.After spending the last 16 year working and helping PCS Instruments grow into the World Leader in Tribology Equipment, through a variety of roles, including sales, marketing and business development, Rich set up his own company in 2019 to help support Tribology and Petroleum customers across Europe through sales, support and service of existing and new equipment. Tribotonic sells PCS Instruments, Falex Tribology equipment along with CFR IQT fuel test machines across Europe. Rich has a PhD in Tribology from Imperial College and has been an IET member for over 6 years and served in a variety of volunteer roles in the IET including…

    Deborah-Claire McKenzie
    Deborah-Claire McKenzie

  • Present in 10

    The IET are excited to announce the launch of our new virtual presentation skills competition,  #Presentin10 . This is a global competition for young professionals, graduates, apprentices and students within engineering and technology to develop and showcase their presentation skills, enhance their knowledge and make invaluable connections in a virtual setting. Get involved and find out more at  https://www.theiet.org/involved/young-professionals/iet-presentin10-competition/ You will need to present for 10 minutes on a virtual platform about an engineering or technology topic under a particular societal challenge; sustainability & climate change, digital futures and healthy lives.  The presentation will be live using Zoom. This competition is open to everyone, not just IET members. The only…

    Samuel Wane
    Samuel Wane

  • You Can't Be What You Can't See: Importance Of Having Role Models

    One of the key barriers to increasing diversity and inclusion in engineering is the lack of counter-typical role models to influence and inspire young people. Having a role model can influence one’s action and motivate people to strive to uncover their true potentials and overcome weaknesses. We are delighted to have Alexandra Knight from Stemazingltd and Dr Jan Peters MBE to get together and discuss the importance of having a role model and going from “Imposter to Superhero” in STEM. This short talk will highlight the importance of tackling gender stereotypes young and explain what Stemazingltd is doing to ignite inspiration and amplify inclusion in STEM and how you can get involved. "You Can't Be What You Can't See" Date: Thursday 18th March 2021 Time: 2pm (GMT) Location: Online (via Zoom…

    Former Community Member
    Former Community Member

  • Manufacturing Technical Network Programme - Call For Your Feedback

    The IET Manufacturin g Technical Network welcomes your input to shape our future programme. We are keen to make our content relevant and inclusive for a ll our members as well as  aligned to our organisation's mission. We want to continue to develop our programme  to meet your professional needs and to address your personal interes ts aligned to the IET priorities of digital Futures and Sustainable Planet, therefore we would like to hear from you on the questions below. INTRODUCTION The IET Manufacturing Technical Network welcomes your input to shape our future programme. We are keen to make our content relevant and inclusive for all our members as well as aligned to our organisation's mission.   MISSION Last December, then-President of the IET Dr Peter Bonfield OBE FREng, set out the Trustee…

    David J Matthews
    David J Matthews

  • Foothold Launches A Mental Wellbeing Hub For Engineers And Their Families

    Calls for mental health support to Foothold, the charity supporting IET members and their families, increased by over 40% in the last six months of 2020. In response, Foothold has launched a mental wellbeing hub, accessible to everyone in the engineering community.In response to the growing need for mental health support, Foothold has launched an online platform , giving IET members and the entire engineering community access to clinically approved resources and techniques to support their mental wellbeing. Foothold’s Support Services and Development manager Denice Houslin said: “Since the start of the pandemic, calls for our support have tripled. This is a trend reflected by the rest of the sector. But addressing and improving mental wellbeing in particular is important because our state of…

    EngX Editorial
    EngX Editorial

  • Welcome To Our New Chairman - Professor Graeme Burt

    As particle accelerators have become larger and more complex they require more and more professional engineers to deliver them, whether its intelligent control systems, high power cooling systems, nanometer alignment and stabilisation, ultra-high precision manufacturing or high gradient RF engineers are at the heart of cutting-edge accelerator technology development. The future of accelerators also looks likely to need engineers to move from the laboratory-based novel accelerators into operational facilities, with more skills in lasers, machine-learning, micromachining, FPGA’s, and high-temperature superconducting magnets being required. Engineers can also help accelerators benefit society or reduce their impact, the energy efficiency of accelerators will be a key requirement going forward…

  • SABRE: A New Class Of Propulsion - IET Central London Network

    On Wednesday 10th March 2021, nearly 400 people joined our IET Central London webinar  where Sophie Harker, a Senior Aerospace Engineer at BAE Systems and a recognised young engineer, enlightened us on SABRE: A New Class of Propulsion. Important note: These are the author's personal recollections and interpretations, which are likely to suffer from errors and selectivity. There is no endorsement from the IET or the speaker. For those like me who were new to the subject, it was a great introduction to the 'Synergetic Air Breathing Rocket Engine' from Reaction Engines. We learnt how we currently get to high speeds with conventional gas turbine engines and Ram/Scramjets, and the main drawbacks of those technologies. Sophie clearly took us through the development history of SABRE and the two modes…

    David Tabor
    David Tabor

  • Are The UK Skillset And Industries On Right Tracks To Achieving The Ambitious 2050 UK Energy Targets?

    Shuvechchha Ghimire   shares an interesting article about energy goals of the UK.  She is a graduate in Electronics and Computer Engineering from the University of Brighton and is also the founder of UNITEC Solutions Ltd which provides customised enterprise automation solutions.   The 2020 Energy Whitepaper pointed out that the current rate of emissions could increase the global temperature to a devastating 3 degrees by 2100. The ten-points plan published by the government to tackle the situation puts Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) and Green Hydrogen technologies at the forefront. Both CCUS and industrial electrolysis are mature technologies in the UK. Owing to their costs of production and logistics of transport, however, they are yet to be adapted in the wider industrial scales…

    Ferheen Ayaz
    Ferheen Ayaz

  • Introducing The Latest IET Competiton...#PresentIn10

    The IET's Young Professionals Committee (YPC) have developed and launched a brand new competition called #PresentIn10. This is a Global competition for 18-35 year olds to develop their skills and confidence when presenting virtually.Check out the IET #PresentIn10 competition, an exciting virtual opportunity for young engineers and technicians (18-35) to pitch their 10-minute presentation about how engineering and technology can help to solve a real-world societal challenge to a panel of experts. With prize money and major kudos up for grabs, what’s not to love about this competition? We are looking for support from the IET Community in two ways; Promote the competition We have a marketing toolkit available for anyone wanting to share the competition with their networks. This includes social…

    Former Staff Member
    Former Staff Member

  • Connected Infrastructure: Digitally Transforming Britain (IET Events)

    In this webinar, Samuel Chorlton, chair of the Digital Twin Hub, part of the Centre for Digital Built Britain, spoke about how making data a commodity for public good is an organic opportunity to create a digital Britian consisting of connected digital twins this will create better built environments, sharing of effective information and digital framework coordination. Samuel has previously led the creation of the Data & Analytics Facility for National Infrastructure at the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory a collaborative cloud initiative looking to support the development of new and emergent techniques within the infrastructure research domain. He is an experienced technical architect and data visualisation specialist with experience spanning…

    Rimesh Patel
    Rimesh Patel

  • Electric Vehicles - Evolution and challenges of green transportation

    The video of this presentation by Pete James of Lyra Electronics including question time has been uploaded to https://youtu.be/xkzsqfSgdIY

    Derrick Willer
    Derrick Willer

  • You Make A Difference - President's Blog

    I can’t believe how quickly my time as IET President is flying by. It’s now March, which means I’ve already been in post for nearly five months, and I’m absolutely loving my new role.It’s a tremendous privilege to be able to meet – albeit virtually – so many amazing difference makers from around the world and to learn about their work and what inspires them to go the extra mile in the pursuit of engineering excellence and enriching society. I marked the start of our 150th anniversary celebrations by recognising the extraordinary contribution made by our 16 new Honorary Fellows. We’ve also just celebrated the achievements of our six incredibly talented and inspiring finalists at the IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year ceremony. They are all extraordinary role models. Addressing digital poverty…

    EngX Editorial
    EngX Editorial

  • Introducing The Control And Automation TN

    The Control and Automation Technical Network is an established Network led by a group of engineers, from industry and academia, working across a broad range of industrial sectors with a common technology bond.   Envisaged as a home and reference point for the C&A community, we aim to keep members fully informed about all events relevant to members interests and to develop a number of topical, sector-focused seminars, providing a strong link to established headline conferences. We strive to be the central repository for Control & Automation needs within the IET and beyond, addressing the design, construction, development, analysis, implementation and understanding of control systems in a quite general sense. This includes discussion on instrumentation, on the safety and security of control systems…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Meet the IET Control and Automation Executive Committee for 2021

    Jonathan Rowen Chair of the Control and Automation TN James Taylor Past Chair Peter Hazell Anthony James Ejay Nsugbe Meera Thomas Mike Breen Richard Banyard Becky Margetts Craig Stephen Vesna Music

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Webinar 9th March 2021

    Join our Webinar on Tuesday 9th March for a virtual tour by Jez Elkin of the Greatmoor Energy from Waste powerplant near Aylesbury, more details here:  https://events.theiet.org/events/waste-from-energy/ Your place can be booked by following this link:  https://localevents.theiet.org/637dd6

    Andrew Dodd
    Andrew Dodd

  • What Are The Impacts Of COVID-19 On The Ability Of Engineers To Collaborate With Patients?

    Discussing the ways COVID-19 has changed the culture of engaging with patients.  By Nury Moreira, IET Healthcare Sector Lead There is no set definition of a global pandemic, but there is a growing concern among doctors and healthcare practitioners that the world is amidst a COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the ongoing crisis, the world is experiencing unprecedented changes on what seems like a daily basis. In the last few months, doctors, researchers, and scientists from all fields of knowledge across the world have joined hands to tackle the COVID-19 crisis with a remarkable spirit of collaboration. Although the genetic structure of the corona virus was broken down within a few weeks of its discovery, it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of both researchers and engineers.  Optical…

    IET Policy Editorial
    IET Policy Editorial

  • Join us - Addressed to existing IET Members & future members.. we are growing in numbers

    We are looking to expand the IET Committee in France, so if you wish to get involved as a member, Young Professional or OnCampus student, get in touch Tim Lorkin, IET France Chair,  Timothy.Lorkin@ietvolunteer.org OnCampus PATW event & OnCampus IET Day at ENSAM - Chalons

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

  • Website And Useful Links To Assist All To Stay, Live And Work In France.

    the IET France Local Network have put together this list from British Embassy Information (via the BCC) to assist all to stay, live and work in France. We hope you find it useful. Tim Lorkin, IET France Chair ( Timothy.Lorkin@ietvolunteer.org )   WEBSITES and USEFUL LINKS Decree: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000042538704 Arrêté - lists supporting documents required to apply for the CDS: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000042576710 Translation of the both pieces of legislation available here: https://www.frenchresidencysupport.org/resources Voisins Voices Newsletter : British Embassy newsletter https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voisins-voices-a-newsletter-for-the-british-community-in-france including: - Top Ten myths and invitations to two Microsoft…

    Lynsay Callaghan
    Lynsay Callaghan

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