A date for your diaries: the Japanese Adhesion Society has announced the dates and venue for WCARP-V.

The full programme for the Short Course to be held prior to the Adhesion Society Annual Meeting, is now available

The 'early-bird' registration for conference and accommodation closes on 25 January 2012

This one day conference will consider Advances in Protective Clothing through the latest innovations in materials science and design.

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 deadline for nominations for the Institute of Physics Awards 2012 is 13 January.

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.