Less cause to panic about oil running out
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Demand for oil could peak by 2020 – before our ability to produce it faces serious limits. Peter Hughes, head of Ricardo Strategic Consulting’s energy practice, explains
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More work needed to protect temps
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Many firms are unclear on implementing the Agency Workers Regulations or are finding loopholes to the rules, says Mark Mitchell of recruitment firm Meridian Business Support
Cultural change needed to boost engineering
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Jonathan Flint CBE, managing director of Oxford Instruments, looks east for ideas on how we can build a sustainable economy around the high-tech engineering sector
Measuring-up to the climate challenge
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The Centre for Carbon Measurement could bring huge benefits to engineers developing green technologies. Jane Burston, who is setting-up the centre, explains
The IMechE reaches an historic milestone
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As the Institution of Mechanical Engineers welcomes its 100,000th member, chief executive Stephen Tetlow reflects on the changing face of the profession
Nuclear watchdog checks reactors for safety
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Kevin Allars, director for new-build at the Office for Nuclear Regulation, explains how the regulators aim to ensure a safe future for atomic power in the UK
Flexibility is the key to solving the skills crisis
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Companies should encourage employees to change careers and become engineers, says Stuart Grattage, engineering director at ABB Power Systems Division, UK
UK firms can look to India for innovation
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Outsourcing can drive forward innovation and expansion into new markets, says Dr Roger Newman, senior vice-president at ICT company Mahindra Satyam
Engineers and marketing people must be friends
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There is often conflict between engineering and marketing departments. Matt Taylor, Prodrive’s head of vehicle dynamics, says we should be more open-minded
Good design can cash in on the grey pound
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We need a more graceful approach to ageing – with bespoke products designed to match, says Ben Strutt, head of industrial design at Cambridge Design Partnership
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