Press releases

IChemE CEO responds to government cuts
21st October 2010

IChemE CEO responds to government cuts

IChemE CEO Dr David Brown has cautiously welcomed news that the UK science budget is to be frozen in cash terms but has warned that education cuts pose a grave risk to UK industry.
Malaysia scales up process safety
19th October 2010

Malaysia scales up process safety

Kuala Lumpur became the hub for process safety earlier this month when it hosted IChemE’s Fundamentals in process safety training course and Implementing process safety: realities and challenges, t...
IChemE ceo to outline manufacturing growth opportunities
15th October 2010

IChemE ceo to outline manufacturing growth opportunities

IChemE ceo David Brown will discus growth opportunities in manufacturing at an event organised by the UK Engineering the Future alliance next month in London.
Chemical engineering fellowship deadline extended
14th October 2010

Chemical engineering fellowship deadline extended

The Application deadline for the inaugural Ashok Kumar fellowship post, jointly funded by IChemE and NEPIC has been extended until 12 November.
Browne recommendations pose ‘grave risk’
13th October 2010

Browne recommendations pose ‘grave risk’

IChemE CEO David Brown says that proposals to allow UK universities to charge students unlimited tuition fees pose a ‘grave risk’ to industry and young people.
Stubbs and Lawrenson to host IChemE awards
13th October 2010

Stubbs and Lawrenson to host IChemE awards

Football double-act Ray Stubbs and Mark Lawrenson will be keeping 450 chemical engineers entertained in Manchester, UK next month when they host the IChemE 2010 Awards dinner.
UK skills minister says: “Make engineering sexy”
5th October 2010

UK skills minister says: “Make engineering sexy”

UK skills and lifelong learning minister, John Hayes says that engineering must be made sexier to attract more young people to the profession.
Time to rebalance the UK economy
4th October 2010

Time to rebalance the UK economy

The UK’s Shadow Secretary of State for Industry, Pat McFadden MP, was the keynote speaker at a fringe meeting supported by IChemE at the Labour Party’s annual conference in Manchester, UK. The Inst...
An industrial policy for the 21st Century
27th September 2010

An industrial policy for the 21st Century

IChemE Fellow and SembCorp Utilities VP, Jane Atkinson, shared her views on strategies for boosting UK manufacturing during a fringe meeting held at the Liberal Democrats’ annual party conference i...
Faster, higher, stronger: IChemE and Elsevier celebrate journal success
24th September 2010

Faster, higher, stronger: IChemE and Elsevier celebrate journal success

Amsterdam and Rugby, 22 September 2010 - IChemE and Elsevier celebrated their successful publishing partnership in Prague, Czech Republic, at the recent 7th European Congress of Chemical Engineerin...
X Factor star to headline IChemE awards
23rd September 2010

X Factor star to headline IChemE awards

Latina singing sensation and former X Factor finalist Ruth Lorenzo will headline the 2010 IChemE awards dinner in November.
Kennedy and Wunsch honoured in new IChemE lecture series
3rd September 2010

Kennedy and Wunsch honoured in new IChemE lecture series

A new lecture series celebrating the work of two of New Zealand’s most distinguished chemical engineers was unveiled in Christchurch yesterday at IChemE’s annual New Zealand conference.