The Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers are accepting
applications for their 2012 Venture Prize. The Royal Society are also accepting nominations for a range of awards.
The ability of small businesses to borrow money is a key to economic growth, particularly in manufacturing and engineering. Government plans are in place to increase lending to businesses, but it is being questioned whether greater credit availability is actually allowing companies to borrow more.
Winners of the IOM3 2011 Special and Publication Awards were presented with their medals and prizes at an Awards Lunch at the Institute's London office
The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, worth £1m, has been launched by David Cameron to celebrate
work that benefits society and to inspire young people to become
engineers.
We would like to draw your attention to a prestigious new award to recognise outstanding contributions to research in chemistry and materials science, the £50,000 AkzoNobel UK Science Award.
The IOM3 Defence Safety and Security Committee (DSSC) announce their 2nd photographic competition. The committee continues the search for the best photographs to help promote the activity of the DSSC to both members and the general public.
Dr Scott Drawer, UK Sport and Dr Peter Bonfield, BRE, will present the plenary lectures at the IOM3 Materials Congress 2012 - 'Innovation and Enterprise for Sporting Performance and Infrastructure' in June 2012.
