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News Release from: Royal Academy of Engineering
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 24 March 2005
Quarterly magazine relaunched
Ingenia - The Royal Academy of Engineering's quarterly magazine - has been relaunched with a new look and a new editorial focus on getting to the heart of a wide range of issues.
Ingenia - The Royal Academy of Engineering's quarterly magazine - has been relaunched with a new look and a new editorial focus on getting to the heart of a wide range of issues With a General Election looming, the major political parties outline their agendas for UK engineering
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 1 Jun 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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