IOM3 news

Congratulations to Professor David Williams FREng FLSW CEng FIMMM who has been elected as a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales for his outstanding contribution to the world of learning and demonstrating connection to Wales.

The Monarch has today (11 May 2021) set out the Government’s plan to “deliver a national recovery from the pandemic that makes the UK stronger, healthier and more prosperous than before”

In this episode, Mark Glover, Commissioning Editor at IOM3, is joined by a group of experts to discuss wellbeing in manufacturing and academia and the impact of COVID-19 on people's mental health.

This year's Young Persons' Lecture Competition UK final took place virtually on 5 May 2021. Competitors gave a lecture of 15 minutes on a topic related to materials, minerals, mining, packaging, clay technology and wood science and engineering.

Defra has today (7 May 2021) published the consultation on ‘Consistency in Household and Business Recycling Collections in England.’

Jon Bolton, 2019 Bessemer Gold medal award winner and a leading industrialist and steel industry expert, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Materials Processing Institute.

The QEPrize is open to nominations for engineers from anywhere in the world and is awarded to up to five engineers responsible for a bold, groundbreaking engineering innovation of global benefit to humanity.

Congratulations to Design in Plastics Competition 2020 winner Kristen Tapping, whose product GoRolloe is now an award winner in the International Design Educates Awards.

The Science Council is pleased to announce the election of Professor Carole Mundell as the Science Council President. Professor Carole Mundell is a world-leading astrophysicist, science diplomat and vocal advocate for diversity in science.

This week's episode, Rupal Mehta, Editor of Materials World is joined by four guests to explore sustainability in the built environment.

ADM3 (Ably Different M3) is a new network for IOM3 members who are disabled (hidden and visible, including neurodivergent conditions) and supportive allies.

IOM3 is delighted to announce exhibition-only tickets for PVC 2021. These free of charge tickets will allow you to visit the exhibition and gain access to the pre-event webinars from two of our gold sponsors – Baerlocher and Eastman.

The IOM3 library team has recently catalogued a small collection of papers donated to the Library by the family of the late Dr Eric Duckworth via The Stoke Poges Society.

How engineers and engineering can contribute to tackling climate change and achieving net zero will be the main themes of the next Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, due to be held from 8–12 November 2021. 

On 26 March, the Student & Early Career Committee (SECC) hosted the first members only event on ‘Finding and using your power and influence.’

IOM3 members give an insight into why these consultations are so important for so many industries.

IOM3 is pleased to announce Karin Helmstaedt will be joining us for PVC 2021 as a moderator at this year’s virtual event. Karen is most known for her role as a TV host for Deutsche Welle.

World Design Organisation (WDO) and World Packaging Organisation (WPO) has announced a joint initative to tackle sustainable packaging aiming to bring together professionals and researchers in the field of sustainability and packaging,

In this week’s episode, Ian Bowbrick, Director of Membership & Professional Standards talks to Jeremy Wrathall of Cornish Lithium and Reimar Seltman of the Natural History Museum about the importance of the UK Lithium industry to the nation’s economy and in mitigating climate change.

The six students who have just been revealed as finalists of the 2021 Design Innovation in Plastics (DIP) competition supported by IOM3 have demonstrated the excellence of design faculties within our universities – according to the competition judges.