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We create and lead a community of outstanding experts and innovators to engineer better lives. Find out more: raeng.org.uk
The 2026 MacRobert Award winners have been announced - @nanoporetech.com have been awarded the UK's longest and most prestigious prize for engineering innovation. Their pioneering DNA sequencing technology could transform global health. Find out why: https://raeng.org.uk/macrobert-winner-2026
Rapid DNA sequencing breakthrough wins the 2026 MacRobert Award
Oxford Nanopore Technologies has won the UK's most prestigious prize for engineering innovation
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From 130 engineers in 1976 to 1,700+ Fellows today. And we’re just getting started. Jude Vidal’s portraits show the people behind engineering breakthroughs: radar, AI, wind turbines and satellites that shaped our world. Explore: https://raeng.org.uk/about-us/50th-anniversary/50-for-50-engineers/
🏆 Our Engineering Better Lives Award, a one-off award for our 50th anniversary, has been presented to Will Crawford MBE and Peter Brewin MBE, co-founders of Concrete Canvas, for their innovative 'Concrete on a roll'. Find out why: raeng.org.uk/news/engineering-better-lives-award-2026/ #RAEngAwards
Award for climate infrastructure pioneers tackling global water crisis
Award for climate infrastructure pioneers tackling global water crisis
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How does an engineered beehive work? Outside it's a simple wooden box. Inside it's a systems engineering feat, balancing the needs of the bees and beekeepers. Explore the design behind modern beehives in #Ingenia: https://www.ingenia.org.uk/articles/how-an-engineered-beehive-works-a-systems-view/
How an engineered beehive works: a systems view of modern beekeeping
A clear explanation of how engineered beehives are designed, from brood boxes and honey supers to bee space, modularity, and seasonal management.
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AI avatars. Instant audio alerts. Millions of data points. 🏆The 2026 FIFA World Cup isn’t just bigger – it’s smarter. Find out how cutting-edge tech is shaping strategy, officiation and player analysis like never before in #Ingenia: www.ingenia.org.uk/articles/foo...
Football by numbers: how AI, data and tech are reshaping the 2026 World Cup
From semi-automated offside decisions to AI-powered match analysis, data and technology are transforming officiating, tactics and fan experience at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Academy CEO, Dame Tamara Finkelstein DCB has commented on today's launch of the women in research charter. Learn about the charter: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/improved-family-leave-and-flexible-working-to-signal-step-change-in-support-for-women-researchers
Could brain imaging become a routine scan? Explore how @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social spinout Sonalis, is adapting oil and gas exploration technology to develop a portable, lower-cost alternative to MRI: https://www.ingenia.org.uk/articles/could-brain-imaging-become-as-routine-as-ultrasound-scans/
Neurotech startup Sonalis is betting brain imaging could become as routine as an ultrasound scan
UK spinout Sonalis is developing a portable, low‑cost ultrasound system that can image the brain with near‑MRI precision. By adapting seismic imaging algorithms and new low‑frequency sensors, the team...
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The APEX Awards are now open for applications. In partnership with @britishacademy.bsky.social and @raeng.org.uk and supported by @leverhulme.ac.uk, the scheme offers independent researchers the opportunity to pursue genuine interdisciplinary research. Find out more: royalsociety.org/grants/apex-...
A breakthrough in engineering isn't just about inventing a great idea – it's about turning that idea into real-world impact. 🏅 Our 2026 Princess Royal Silver Medallists have done exactly that. Explore their innovations: https://raeng.org.uk/news/princess-royal-silver-medal-2026/ #RAEngAwards
Princess Royal Silver Medal 2026 winners announced by the Academy
Three leading UK engineers have won the Academy's Princess Royal Silver Medal
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Could engineered crops save our food systems? As climate change and global demand intensify, synthetic biology offers a way to re-engineer plants to survive environmental changes. Find out more in #Ingenia: https://www.ingenia.org.uk/articles/could-engineering-crops-save-our-food-systems/
How synthetic biology could help engineer climate‑resilient crops
Synthetic biology is giving researchers new tools to redesign plants so they can withstand drought, disease and other pressures on global food systems. From genetic circuits that reshape roots to synt...
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Celebrating the next generation of women in engineering and tech. ✨ 📸 Meet our Amazon Future Engineer Scholars, a community of 90 inspiring young women studying computer science and engineering. We brought five cohorts together in London for two days of connection and learning. #WomenInSTEM #INWED26
Engineering and technology careers could unlock £1bn for women's earnings, but with women making up just 16.9% of the workforce, urgent action is needed to close the gap: https://www.engineeringuk.com/latest-news/news-articles/engineering-and-technology-careers-could-unlock-1bn-for-women-s-earnings/
Engineering and technology careers could unlock £1bn for women’s earnings
New estimates highlighting the potential for women to increase their earnings through careers in engineering and technology have been released for International Women in Engineering Day 2026
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Congratulations to our 2026 Young Engineers of the Year – recognised for early-career excellence in their field. From AI driven innovation to social enterprises improving lives, they showcase young engineering talent across the UK: https://www.raeng.org.uk/news/young-engineers-of-the-year-2026/
Young Engineers of the Year 2026
Young Engineers of the Year 2026
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It's International Women in Engineering Day - a day to celebrate the contributions of women in engineering. Imagine the engineering potential could we unlock if there were more women? We kick started celebrations with our INWED Leadership Lunch - watch the full event: raeng.org.uk/2026-inwed-lunch
2026 International Women in Engineering Day Leadership Lunch
INWED is celebrated annually on 23 June. To mark the occasion we held a panel discussion with leading women engineers and inspirational industry women leaders.
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What role do engineers play when disaster strikes? Academy Fellow Dr Josh Macabuag OBE solves high-stake problems where it matters most, from earthquakes to managing renewable energy risk. Find out more in #Ingenia: https://www.ingenia.org.uk/articles/the-humanitarian-face-of-engineering/
Disaster risk engineer Dr Josh Macabuag OBE FREng brings technical expertise and calm precision to some of the world's most harrowing crises
Dr Josh Macabuag OBE FREng is a volunteer with a UK search and rescue team, he has helped locate and free people trapped after earthquakes, and is now leading renewables risk analytics company Renew R...
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From building Lego as a child to becoming an award-winning aerospace engineer. Find out how curiosity and bold thinking helped Rachel Chiu build satellite systems at global scale in #Ingenia: https://www.ingenia.org.uk/articles/qa-rachel-chiu-principal-systems-architecture-engineer/
How Rachel Chiu builds satellite systems at global scale
Q&A with Rachel Chiu, a satellite systems engineer at Eutelsat and 2025 Smeaton Medal winner, on aerospace careers, large‑scale engineering and learning by doing.
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What does it take to become a Bhattacharyya Award winner? 🏆Explore 2025 winner @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social's long-standing partnership with Tata and how they’re pioneering electric car batteries and cutting emissions: raeng.org.uk/programmes-a...
Bhattacharyya Award
The Bhattacharyya Award is an annual award worth £25,000 to celebrate collaboration between academia and industry
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3D-printed concrete is changing how we build – reducing waste and saving significant time and labour. Find out how the approach is transforming the construction sector in #Ingenia: https://www.ingenia.org.uk/articles/can-3d-printed-concrete-set-new-standards-in-housebuilding/
3D printing concrete is setting new standards in construction
Ingenia focuses on all aspects of engineering. Our articles showcase a wide range of engineering and technology innovation, from robotics and data to the latest in renewable energy and medical technol...
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What does it take to inspire the next generation of engineers? Three remarkable women are showing us how. Meet our 2026 Rooke Award winners from the Smallpeice Trust Arkwright Scholarship Team opening doors for talented young students: https://raeng.org.uk/news/rooke-award-winner-2026/ #RAEngAwards
Arkwright Scholarship team wins RAEng Rooke Award
Arkwright Scholarship team wins RAEng Rooke Award
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WeWALK from London. Transmission Dynamics from Northumberland. @nanoporetech.com from Oxford. What do these companies have in common? They have been selected as finalists for the 2026 MacRobert Award for their world-class engineering innovation. See them here: raeng.org.uk/2026-MacRobert-Finalists
MacRobert Award finalists put homegrown engineering on the world stage
Top UK engineering prize shortlist includes: WeWALK, Transmission Dynamics and Oxford Nanopore Technologies
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Engineering pushes what's possible and @qeprize.bsky.social honours the people behind those breakthroughs. From GPS to cochlear implants, past Laureates have transformed billions of lives. Nominate someone driving real global impact for the 2027 prize by 26 June: www.qeprize.org/nominate
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The QEPrize seeks nominations from the public that celebrate a wide variety of engineering innovations across all sectors of the profession, and a breadth...
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Congratulations to the Fellows and friends of the Royal Academy of Engineering, who have been recognised for their services to engineering research, industry and wider society: raeng.org.uk/news/kings-b...
🏅Our 2026 Prince Philip Medal has been awarded to Professor Nasir Ahmed from the @unm.edu, for inventing the Discrete Cosine Transform, which underpins today’s global image, video and audio technology. Learn more: raeng.org.uk/inventor-algorithm-awarded-prince-philip-medal-2026 #RAEngAwards
Inventor of digital communications core algorithm awarded medal
Professor Nasir Ahmed awarded Prince Philip Medal for his pioneering invention and development of the Discrete Cosine Transform.
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Today, we turn 50. We’ve been engineering better lives since 11 June 1976. And just getting started. Thanks to the science minister, Lord Vallance, and all who have shared their kind words today. Find out how we’re celebrating: https://raeng.org.uk/50-years
What links HS2, wind turbines, and Pope Leo? Our President, Sir John Lazar, writes about them all in CityAM: https://www.cityam.com/upgrading-the-grid-risks-ending-up-like-hs2/
Upgrading the grid risks ending up like HS2
Upgrading the UK's electricity grid is a vastly complex project. I hope the government's learned from HS2, writes John Lazar.
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"Widely regarded as the highest honour in Scotland." Congratulations to Academy Past President Sir Jim McDonald, whom the King has appointed to the Order of the Thistle: https://news.stv.tv/scotland/king-appoints-composer-and-engineer-as-order-of-the-thistle-members
King appoints composer and engineer as Order of the Thistle members
Professor Jim McDonald and Sir James MacMillan have received the honours.
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57% of UK engineering and tech companies show no confirmed signs of Industry 4.0 adoption. Our new UK Technology Adoption Index reveals major gaps in AI, robotics, cybersecurity. Explore the Index: https://enterprisehub.raeng.org.uk/news-resources/reports/uk-industry-40-technology-adoption-index/
UK Industry 4.0 Technology Adoption Index
The UK Technology Adoption Index is the first comprehensive measurement of Industry 4.0 technology adoption across UK engineering economy companies.
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Solar power is booming – but what happens when panels reach the end of their lifespan? By 2030, the UK could face over 200,000 tonnes of solar e-waste a year. Explore how engineers are tackling this challenge in #Ingenia: https://www.ingenia.org.uk/articles/giving-solar-panels-a-second-life/
Solar panel recycling and reuse: building a circular economy for end-of-life PV panels
As millions of solar panels reach end of life, reuse and recycling are becoming essential. Explore how circular economy strategies can recover valuable materials, cut solar waste and support sustainab...
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UK will be sitting on ‘goldmine’ of rare magnets in wind turbines says new report from our National Engineering Policy Centre: https://raeng.org.uk/news/uk-will-be-sitting-on-a-goldmine-of-rare-magnets-from-recycling-old-wind-turbines-say-top-engineers/
Climate innovation in action ♻️ Green Future Fellow Aled Roberts’ recycled tile startup has secured a pilot with Johnson Tiles, showcasing how innovation can drive more sustainable manufacturing: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/27/recycled-tile-startup-pilot-deal-dekiln-johnson-tiles
Kiln-free recycled tile startup agrees pilot deal with major UK supplier
Dekiln to scale up its low-carbon technology with Johnson Tiles, in boost for struggling British ceramics industry
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