IOM3 news

IOM3 has partnered with ASM International to offer a mutual e-membership connecting materials professionals together from all over the world.

Congratulations to Jim Shields CEng CSci FIMMM, Operations Manager at BAM Ritchies and Chair of the IOM3 Membership Committee, who was awarded Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champion at the 2021 Ground Engineering Awards.

We are delighted to announce that the Materials Open Research publishing platform is now open for submissions.

A new report by Green Alliance says growing UK green industries will face critical raw material supply risks unless action is taken now.

Queen Mary University is celebrating 50 years since the first graduates from the Department of Materials founded.

IOM3 has today (17 November) signed an open letter with more than 150 world-leading engineers, scientists and technology organisations to urge the Government to help tackle the UK’s engineering skills shortage.

IOM3 hosted an evening of celebrations (16 November 2021) to announce the 2021 IOM3 Education Awards winners and honour the Institute's New Fellows.

Q&A with Hannah Ramsay, 2021 YPWLC winner.

IOM3 is pleased to be supporting Packaging Innovations London on 1-2 December 2021 and will be on hand to help you with all your packaging and membership questions across the two days.

This year’s Young Persons’ World Lecture Competition took place virtually on 11 November 2021.

The Society for the Environment and IOM3 has welcomed the launch of the new Environment Act as a critical step in the right direction in our collective efforts to address the climate and environmental emergencies, but implementation is the biggest challenge and opportunity.

The government's flagship proposals for the environment have received Royal Assent and are now enshrined in the Environment Act 2021.

Celebrating our website and visual identity – one year on November 2021 marks a full year since the launch of the new IOM3 visual identity and website.

In the run up to COP26 (the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference), The Henry Royce Institute (Royce) and IOM3 have launched a joint report which sets out how materials science and innovation will help the UK achieve net-zero. 

IOM3 is researching the potential for a new energy themed journal, please help us by completing our survey.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined the Government’s plans to deliver a ‘stronger economy’ for the British people.

The long-anticipated Heat and Buildings Strategy has been published (Tuesday 19 October 2021), which sets out the government’s plan to significantly cut carbon emissions from the UK’s 30 million homes and workplaces in a simple, low-cost and green way.

The UK Government has conceded an amendment to the Environment Bill extending powers to apply charges to all single-use items – not just plastic.

The UK Government has published its long-awaited Net Zero Strategy on Tuesday (19 October) setting out policies and proposals for decarbonising all sectors of the UK economy to meet the 2050 net zero target.

Nominations are invited for the 2022 IOM3 Awards & Prizes with a closing date of 31 January 2022.