Media coverage
EngineeringUK and the programmes we lead often feature in the media. A selection of recent media coverage can be seen below.
3/9/2010
WOODFORD GREEN: Science pupils make national final
Article about Six Trinity High School pupils who won a nomination to the final of the National Science and Engineering Competition.
1/9/2010
Bang goes the High Street
Article detailing the What’s the Matter science roadshow held in Market Square, High Street Bromley, which had impressive experiments and plenty of bangs for the hundreds of youngsters to part in.
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26/08/2010
The Breakfast Show with Gaby Roslin and Paul Ross
An interview about The Big Bang and the National Science & Engineering Competition that gives details about Street Science and its workshops, designed to generate excitement and interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
19/8/2010
Dorchester student science competition winner on his travels
Article about the young scientist Thomas Hearing who won the UK Young Scientist title in the National Science and Engineering Competition in March at the Big Bang Fair, 2010, and his prize – a visit to Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma provided by Research Councils UK.
18/8/2010
Science fair to wow children at the Whitgift Centre in Croydon
An article about the free street science roadshow coming to the Whitgift Shopping Centre in Croydon, August, 2010. Some of the more bizarre experiments it mentions include extracting iron from a bowl of breakfast cornflakes as well as a host of tricks featuring a unique disappearing act.
It goes on to explain that the organisers hope to help young kids learn about science in a safe environment while having fun.
13/8/2010
Film-makers reel in prizes
Pupils from Bell Baxter High School scooped two Planet SciCast awards. The group won the EngineeringUK award for the Best Engineering Film for their entry ‘Surviving in Space’, and the judges special award for their film about the creation of light energy from sound energy. The teams were presented their awards by Marty Jopson from the BBC’s One Show.
5/8/2010
Young Engineer Shortlisted
An article about a pupil from South Hampstead High School who won the Young Engineer’s Award for her design of a table that incorporates storage for toys and other items. She will be presented the award at the Big Bang Fair 2011.
6/8/2010
Big Bang science fair is a big success
Pupils visited the free event hosted by The Big Bang East Midlands at Loughborough University.
1/8/2010
Big Bang as 15,000 young ones visit the fair
Visitors at The Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair in Manchester got the chance to see the latest innovations in 3D / 4D ultrasound technology. The visitors could scan a plastic baby model and see the images that would allow doctors and expectant parents to view a baby’s features in full moving 3D.
30/7/2010
Make a lot of noise for the winners
Pupils from St. Paul’s School in Barnes won a Planet SciCast award for their short film explaining why objects moving towards you sound different to those moving away. Planet SciCast is supported by EngineeringUK, NESTA and The Institute of Physics.
29/7/2010
Engineer a few incentives to attract staff
A manager of a recruitment firm suggests that engineering companies should look at what they offer staff to ensure they retain the top talent. The Engineering UK report estimated that the UK must find 587,000 extra engineers by 2017 to remain competitive with other developed economies.
27/7/2010
Pupils take five science fair awards
Article about the pupils from Leicestershire schools who took five of the main awards at a regional science fair - the Big Bang Science Fair at Loughborough University.
23/7/2010
St Albans scientist scoops awards
Article about Oliver Madgwick, 17, from St Albans School who won two Planet SciCast awards for his film Gravity, Mass and Weight - a Lego animation explaining the difference between mass and weight, in relation to gravity.
20/7/2010
Budding boffins inspired by fair
Students attended The Big Bang regional fair held at the Kelham Island museum in Sheffield. Hundreds of 12-19 year olds got involved with many activities as well as seeing the latest innovations.
14/7/2010
Help for young recruits to aim for the top
Stephen Leonard, UK and Ireland Chief Executive of IBM volunteered with a team at The Big Bang in London. Young people got involved with activities including making ice cream without a freezer and understanding about gravity and inertia by using eggs.
UK must raise level of training
The Big Bang brings science alive and makes it more exciting for school pupils. Students are able to present their school science and engineering projects to people from the industry.
8/7/2010
Pupils see latest appliance of science
Loughborough University staged a Big Bang event yesterday inviting pupils from across the East Midlands to come and see the fun side of engineering and technology. The article also details other hands-on activities and workshops at the event, including one about the controversial Jabulani World Cup football – which was part designed by the university's academics – a nuclear reactor simulator and experiments to explode rubber ducks.
1/7/2010
Students inspired by single bed ward concept
Young people who visited The Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair in Manchester had the chance to see the how a future single bed ward might look.
03/06/2010
BBC Technical Skills In Focus
Regional TV and radio technicians have been 'broadcasting' their own professionalism. The Northern Ireland Employment and Learning Minister Sir Reg Empey has this week been getting first hand experience of the important role played by skilled engineers and technicians at the BBC.
2/6/2010
Big Bang explodes at science fair
The Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair in Manchester from 11-13 March attracted over 22,000 visitors. Special guests included Lord Mandelson, Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams and presenters from BBC’s Bang Goes The Theory amongst others. Visitors took part in exciting activities such as welding with chocolate, building a robot with lego and challenging the Wigan Warriors to produce enough green energy to cook their own breakfast.
01/06/2010
Eon chief to head EngineeringUK
EngineeringUK has appointed Paul Golby as its new Chairman. Dr Golby will take up his new position from September 1 2010, succeeding Sir Anthony Cleaver who comes to the end of his three-year tenure. Dr Golby, who has been chief executive of E.ON UK since 2002, says he is looking forward to building on the great work undertaken by Sir Anthony Cleaver, Paul Jackson and the team at EngineeringUK.
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EngineeringUK gets specialist chairman
EngineeringUK, formerly the Engineering Technology Board which promotes engineering in the UK, has appointment of Dr Paul Golby as its new chairman. Dr Golby, who has been chief executive of E.ON UK since 2002, takes over the role in September and succeeds Sir Anthony Cleaver.
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26/05/2010
The Big Bang as catalyst: Who is influencing who?
At the Science Communication Conference in London this week, a panel consisting of Ken Mannion, Centre for Science Education, Paul Jackson, EngineeringUK, Kevin Burke, STEMNET, and Becky Parker, Simon Langton Grammar School, discussed the importance of engaging young people in science and engineering.
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21/05/2010
Where are the women?
Engineering UK has launched an investigation into why the UK has the lowest number of women engineers in Europe. The organisation, which promotes the contribution engineers, engineering and technology make to our society, says only 9 per cent of UK engineering professionals are women compared to 18 per cent in Spain, 26 per cent in Sweden and 20 per cent in Italy.
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Insite: The Big Bang fair
The annual Big Bang fair covers the full range of engineering, from high-tech machinery to low-tech chocolate structures. Jo Stimpson reports. A crowd descended on Manchester last week as the Big Bang fair opened its doors for another year. Bringing together 22,000 visitors, BBC celebrities, industry experts and cutting edge technology, the event is a three-day celebration of science and engineering organised by Engineering UK, a group which promotes and represents the industry.
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05/05/2010
Engineering a change to encourage women
The UK is falling behind the rest of Europe when it comes to recruiting female engineers. And Norfolk is doing no better, despite a wealth of companies taking on apprentices. What can we do to redress the balance? Matthew Sparkes reports. [...] Paul Jackson, Chief Executive of EngineeringUK said: "It's essential we get behind these figures and understand why [...]"
04/05/2010
UK election: what the parties say about engineering
The Royal Academy of Engineering magazine Ingenia invited representatives from the main political parties to tell its readers why engineering is important. Here are their responses - in alphabetical order of party. [...] EngineeringUK (the former Engineering and Technology Board) has estimated that we need 226,000 new engineers by 2017.
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Engineering success for young innovators
Inventive students from one of Belfast's leading grammar schools are celebrating after successfully overcoming a major engineering problem for a top Northern Ireland business as part of Sentinus Team R&D Engineering Scheme. [...] Victor Jordan, EngineeringUK Manager - Northern Ireland, said: "EngineeringUK is delighted to be part of this event, celebrating the innovation and excellent engineering talent present in Northern Ireland [...].
01/05/2010
