News Releases from The Royal Academy of Engineeringhttp://www.raeng.org.uken-gbCopyright: (c) The Royal Academy of Engineering (2009)Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTpress@raeng.org.ukwebmaster@raeng.org.ukAcademy Fellows honoured, congratulations to the following Fellows who have been recognised in the New Year Honours list. http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=473press@raeng.org.ukMon, 5 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=473Skills for the nuclear industries and defence were under the spotlight at an Academy workshop on 5 December, which brought together 70 stakeholders from civil and defence nuclear engineering, along with representatives of the engineering educational providers and others interested in the provision of engineering skills across the nuclear industries.http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=472press@raeng.org.ukTue, 9 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=472The Royal Academy of Engineering is pleased to hear Lord Drayson’s announcement today of a major investment in training PhD students in science and engineering through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s new Centres for Doctoral Training (www.epsrc.ac.uk). http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=471press@raeng.org.ukFri, 5 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=471How can we define ‘engineering’ across cultures? Is ‘systems thinking’ the engineering equivalent of philosophy? Can engineers build devices that will help solve philosophical problems? These were some of the issues explored at the second international Workshop on Philosophy of Engineering (WPE), held at The Royal Academy of Engineering from November 10th-12th.http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=470press@raeng.org.ukFri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=470The Royal Academy of Engineering held a conference on 19 November that explored the impact biomedical engineering has had on society. To celebrate its 20-year anniversary the UK Focus for Biomedical Engineering group organised a conference and a lecture which examined the future of engineering in healthcare.http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=469press@raeng.org.ukFri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=469The Royal Academy of Engineering, in partnership with the Y Touring Theatre Company, has launched its new £0.25 million Theatre of Debate® project on the use of electronic patient records, by hosting its first workshop in London today (20 November). The project is supported by the Wellcome Trust and Central YMCA.http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=468press@raeng.org.ukThu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=468Dr Adam Neville, widely respected world-wide for his expertise on concrete structures, has received one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s most prestigious awards – the Sustained Achievement Medal – after devoting nearly 60 years to research and practice in civil and structural engineering all over the world.http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=467press@raeng.org.ukWed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=467His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah since 1972, visited The Royal Academy of Engineering on Friday 7 November 2008. He was welcomed by Academy President Lord Browne of Madingley and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Academy.http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=466press@raeng.org.ukTue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=466Farms of the future could feature flocks of robots roaming the fields, cultivating and harvesting crops, Professor Dick Godwin told a Royal Academy of Engineering meeting on food security today.http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=465press@raeng.org.ukTue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=465Lord Ara Darzi KBE HonFREng, speaking tonight at The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Hinton Lecture “Advances in applying engineering solutions to surgery” demonstrated how multidisciplinary, collaborative working between engineers and clinicians has been essential for the progression of medical robotics and healthcare related technologies....http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=464press@raeng.org.ukMon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=464