Tag Archives: IET

The Electronics Weekly team share some fingerposts – their picks of the week, in terms of announcements, developments, product releases, quotes or anything else in the wide world of electronics that caught their eye… David Manners, components editor Shortages of engineers prompted the IET to suggest that some engineering content should be injected unto the National Curriculum. Steve Bush, technology ...

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), is today calling on government to help tackle the UK’s engineering skills shortage by embedding engineering into the current curriculum. The IET’s new Engineering Kids’ Futures (EKF) report  leads with a series of recommendations to the UK government to embed engineering and technology within primary and secondary learning. It is estimated there is ...

87% of people trust engineers to tell them the truth, after nurses an 89% and before doctors at 85%, according to the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). “Engineers are one of only three professions whose trust score has improved since 2021,” it said. “Out of a list of 30 different professions, engineers are the second most trusted in Great ...

Every year since 2017, when the first EW BrightSparks was hosted at the Houses of Commons, the IET’s prestigious Savoy Place has been the venue for the Awards Day, and the IET has been a big supporter of the programme. This is particularly true with Lizzie Truett, the IET’s Young Professionals Strategic Development Manager, who has very kindly agreed to ...

Dr Carol Marsh OBE – the Deputy Head of Electronics Engineering at the aerospace company Leonardo – has been selected by members of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Council to chair the organisation. The decision makes her the first female Chair of the IET in its 150-year history. Her tenure will run until 30 September 2022 and she ...

As part of Wales Week London, compound semiconductor cluster CSconnected held an event at the IET in London, promoting its strategy to build a collaborative supply chain from chip design to end products in a single geographic region. Hosted by Maggie Philbin OBE, the event saw three representatives from CSconnected discuss the cluster’s aims and achievements before an extensive Q&A ...

A few weeks ago, we shone a spotlight on a new addition to the EW BrightSparks judging panel, Dr. Frederick Schulze Spüntrup. Today, we’re welcoming back the IET’s young professionals strategic development manager, Lizzie Truett. The BrightSparks programme, run in partnership RS Components, aims to find and highlight the best and brightest young engineers working or studying in the UK. ...

Last month, 415 students were awarded an Arkwright Scholarship, recognising their accomplishments in engineering study and providing funds to boost their further education. EW reporter Alex McCarthy attended the awards ceremony, held at the IET in London, and spoke with some of the recipients to find out their visions for the future of engineering. Now in its 28th year, the ...

Last Friday,  IET Venues celebrated  #LGBTSTEMDay for diversity in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). This international day recognises the global challenges LGBTQ+ scientists and engineers face, from discrimination in their own institution or country, and IET Venues are proud to support them to conduct their research safely and successfully whether domestically or abroad. IET Venues want to use #LGBTSTEMDay ...

At the EW BrightSparks 2019 selection panel meeting, this week, we tapped into the expertise of the industry figures taking part. Hear them discussing opportunities for employment and careers within engineering. For example, what makes a good engineer in the first place? What is the UK’s vision? How young do the students need to be to hear the message?… For ...