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Cream of the crop: meet the finalists for the IET Excellence and Innovation Awards

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The organisers say: “Once more, we want to celebrate the engineers using science and technology to find solutions to the biggest challenges humankind is currently facing. We believe in excellence and innovation but with impact and a long-term view, and we are incorporating social and environmental impact across all categories.”

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Engineering skills crisis: a multi-pronged problem

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A freedom-of-information request from online-learning specialist Emeritus to the Department for Education found the department had consistently underspent its budget since the launch of the Advanced Learner Loan Scheme in 2013, largely through a lack of demand according to the government. million more people. Attitudes are shifting.

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Spending Review 2025: All the engineering and technology announcements

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While the Spending Review has a particular focus on rail, David Giles, chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance, pointed out the omission of long-term funding for road maintenance. Local authorities need investment to improve the road network’s long-term condition, he said, not just “manage the decline”.

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British Steel lands £500m contract to supply Network Rail amid ownership limbo

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After taking urgent action to step in and save these historic blast furnaces from closure, we’ve now helped secure their long-term future by backing British Steel with meaningful government contracts, protecting thousands of skilled manufacturing jobs in the process.” Note to themers: _never_ hide the.teaser-utility-links div, please!