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Bionic hand wind engineering award
The i-LIMB Hand is a prosthetic device that looks and acts like a real human hand with five individually powered digits.
News from Engineeringtalk, 11 June 2008
Awards shortlist showcases engineering innovation
The Automation Partnership, Johnson Matthey, Owlstone and Touch Bionics are the four finalists for the 2008 Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award.
News from Engineeringtalk, 13 May 2008
Researchers work on lunar rover
Dr Gao and Professor Ju will both spend six months working at each other's universities, investigating onboard guidance, navigation and control systems for a lunar rover.
News from Engineeringtalk, 30 April 2008
PhD shortage limits engineering innovation
A recent report claims industry requires many more engineers and that funding per university engineering student needs to increase by 50 to 80%.
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 February 2008
Rolls-Royce receives engineering award
Rolls-Royce received an award for its "contribution to technological and commercial excellence in engineering in Britain and around the world".
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 January 2008
Engineering industry responds to ageing workforce
91% of the engineering companies surveyed by the Royal Academy of Engineering favoured their employees working beyond the age of 65.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 November 2007
Report highlights workforce challenges
The nature of work in IT is changing, particularly with the growth of offshoring and outsourcing, changing the skills needed by many companies.
News from Engineeringtalk, 7 September 2007
Engineering body awards silver medals
Royal Academy of Engineering President Lord Browne of Madingley presented four silver medals at the Academy Awards Dinner in London on Tuesday 5th June.
News from Engineeringtalk, 6 June 2007
72 engineering grants provided for training
The Royal Academy of Engineering has provided GBP 315,000 to support training programmes for small engineering companies
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 May 2007
Engineering body welcomes White Paper
The Royal Academy of Engineering has welcomed the recent Energy White Paper.
News from Engineeringtalk, 24 May 2007
Grants support PR for engineering
The Royal Academy of Engineering is making 15 grants totalling GBP 346,090 to projects designed to promote public engagement with engineering.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 May 2007
Royal Engineering Academy set to move
The Royal Academy of Engineering has acquired the lease of 3 Carlton House Terrace and will move its headquarters there from 29 Great Peter Street in Autumn 2007.
News from Engineeringtalk, 3 April 2007
Engineering challenges face climate bill
The Royal Academy of Engineering has warned that the success of the government's climate change bill depends on overcoming two significant challengesn
News from Engineeringtalk, 14 March 2007
National Science and Engineering Week launched
A 10-day programme of around 2000 events throughout the UK, celebrating science, engineering and technology and their importance in our lives, has been launched
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 March 2007
Academy supports research student development
Five PhD students have won prestigious new Research Student Development Awards from the Royal Academy of Engineering.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 February 2007
Award is still open to engineering innovation
Contenders for the MacRobert Award 2007 have three weeks left in which to submit their entries.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 January 2007
Academy says new submarines should be built in UK
The Royal Academy of Engineering supports the UK Government's decision to retain the country's independent nuclear deterrent but calls for the planned submarine programme to be built in the UK
News from Engineeringtalk, 7 December 2006
Employers must continue to invest in training
The Royal Academy of Engineering is urging businesses to think nationally and act locally.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 November 2006
Academy stresses role of market in climate change
The Royal Academy of Engineering says that market based instruments and engineers were critical to providing the solutions to the problem of climate change.
News from Engineeringtalk, 1 November 2006
Optos scoops top engineering innovation prize
A company that has revolutionised eye care and the early detection of retinal defects has won the Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award.
News from Engineeringtalk, 8 June 2006
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