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Outstanding women celebrated at Awards
IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year: Marisa Kurimbokus is a Chartered Engineer with a career spanning over a decade in product design and systems engineering within the automotive and power electronics industries, including Jaguar Land Rover, Triumph Motorcycles, and Lyra Electronics.
Electricity, women and the climate crisis
The year 2023 was the hottest on record – and 2024 is on track to beat it – so we are seeing the global impacts of the changing climate. In 2022 we had 40C temperatures in the UK, and in September 2023 we had record temperatures globally – 1.77o above pre-industrial levels.
Top engineers recognised at IET Achievement Awards
Renowned engineers and technologists from across the world have been recognised at the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) 2024 Achievement Awards.
The Princess Royal joins leading women in STEM
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Patron of the WISE (Women into Science and Engineering) Campaign, joined the organisation to meet leading women from the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) sector to champion inclusive workplaces for women – and to celebrate 40 years of WISE moving the dial towards gender parity in the sector.
Inspiring IET Young women engineers make national final
To celebrate Ada Lovelace Day, five young women engineers have been announced as finalists for the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards 2024.
Engineering business leader to take over as President of the IET
Engineering business leader Warren East CBE has been appointed as the 143rd President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
GCSE results: IET celebrates increase in engineering subjects
As students receive their GCSE results, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is celebrating the increase in crucial engineering gateway subjects but highlights the need to show how these subjects apply to real-world careers.
Aerospace Partnership between the RAeS, the IET, and the IMechE
RAeS on 24th July 2024 formalised an Aerospace Partnership with Terms of Reference (TORs) between IET and IMechE.
Disabled adventurer conquers Snowdon in groundbreaking mobility chair
In celebration of Disability Pride Month, mental health campaigner and disabled adventurer Nick Wilson has achieved a remarkable feat by reaching the highest accessible point on Yr Wyddfa (Mount Snowdon) ‘unaided’.
Sage and the IET team up for LEGO League Challenge
Hundreds of regional school children have taken part in a competition dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) learning with LEGO.
Over 1M women in STEM occupations but still account for 29% of the workforce
This International Women’s Day (IWD), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has opened applications for its Young Woman Engineer (YWE) of the Year Awards alongside new research statistics.
IET and WISE join forces to move the dial on gender diversity in STEM
Engineering and science organisations, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Women into Science and Engineering (WISE) Campaign have joined forces to accelerate the pursuit of gender equality in the UK STEM sector, with the goal of 35% of roles to be filled by women by 2030.
A need to urgently review how VR spaces are governed
Since releasing its ‘Safeguarding the Metaverse’ report in 2022, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has acknowledged the significant potential of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies, especially in fields like engineering, education, health, and social services.
IET’s Professor Danielle George receives CBE for services to engineering
Professor Danielle George, a Fellow and Past President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), was honoured with a CBE in the King’s New Year Honours list for her outstanding public engagement in engineering.
Outstanding women celebrated nationally at Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards
Three young women engineers have been recognised at the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards for their work in engineering.
UK not ready or resilient against impact of climate change
A new international survey conducted by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has revealed a concerning skills gap in the UK's engineering sector regarding climate change resilience.
One small step for two girls, one giant kick for mankind
England Lioness and Women's Euros 2022 champion Beth England joined two inspiring schoolgirls for a unique football kit unveiling, setting the stage for the inaugural football match on the Moon.
AI behind three times more daily tasks than we think
The surge in AI has left a third of us fearing the unknown, yet we have three times as many daily interactions with AI than most people realise, new research from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) reveals.
World leading engineers win at IET Achievement Awards
Renowned engineers and technologists from across the world have been recognised at the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) 2023 Achievement Awards.
IET young women engineers set to inspire more girls to join the industry
To celebrate Ada Lovelace Day, six young women engineers have been announced as finalists for the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards 2023.