Press releases

IChemE ceo welcomes call for UK migration rule change
8th March 2012

IChemE ceo welcomes call for UK migration rule change

IChemE ceo David Brown is backing a call for UK government to exclude international students from current migration restrictions.
Engineers publish nuclear best practice guides
8th March 2012

Engineers publish nuclear best practice guides

Engineering alliance Engineering the Future (EtF) has published a series of best practice guides for the nuclear new build supply chain and related industries. These guides aim to help industry suc...
Meswani awarded Honorary Fellowship
8th March 2012

Meswani awarded Honorary Fellowship

Shri Hital R. Meswani, Executive Director of Reliance Industries, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by IChemE in recognition of his contribution to the process industries.

IChemE signs up first Indian Corporate Partner
22nd February 2012

IChemE signs up first Indian Corporate Partner

Larsen & Toubro has been named as IChemE’s newest Corporate Partner, following the accreditation of the company’s training scheme last month, the Institution’s first primary site accreditation in I...
Australian IChemE 2012 board announcements
21st February 2012

Australian IChemE 2012 board announcements

IChemE’s Australian board convened recently for its first meeting of the year with Moses O. Tadé taking over as Chair for the next two years.
Much work ahead for UK industry
20th February 2012

Much work ahead for UK industry

UK energy intensive industries need to develop and implement new technologies to meet emission reduction targets, as outlined in a briefing by the first recipient of a new chemical engineering fell...
UK chemical engineering applications up despite national decline
30th January 2012

UK chemical engineering applications up despite national decline

Applications for UK undergraduate degree courses in chemical engineering continue to rise, despite a marked overall decline in applications for the 2012/2013 academic year.
UK universities celebrate record chemical engineering intake
22nd December 2011

UK universities celebrate record chemical engineering intake

The number of students opting to study chemical engineering at UK universities increased by 16% this year, with record student numbers totalling more than 2000 for the first time.
A new vision for desalination
21st December 2011

A new vision for desalination

A lively discussion ensued at the recent Western Australia Joint Chemical Engineering Committee (WA JCEC) AGM and dinner, following a presentation by special guest speaker Neil Palmer, CEO of the N...
Engineering and government get it together
14th November 2011

Engineering and government get it together

Communication between policymakers in government and the engineering profession has made significant inroads since the creation of two engineering alliances – Engineering the Future (EtF) and Educa...
Hackitt named as 2013 IChemE president
7th November 2011

Hackitt named as 2013 IChemE president

Judith Hackitt, chair of Great Britain's Health and Safety Executive (HSE), has been confirmed as IChemE president for 2013-14.
Huntsman clinch top prize at IChemE Awards
4th November 2011

Huntsman clinch top prize at IChemE Awards

Huntsman Pigments won the top prize at last night’s IChemE 2011 Awards ceremony in recognition of its revamped site in Calais, France. More than 400 guests from all over the world were in Birmingh...