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- Developing skills for a low carbon future in the North West of England (26/06/2020)
  
  Manchester Metropolitan university to lead clean energy skills project that aims to define & develop the skills needed by the future workforce, if the North West is to successfully decarbonise.
- Brexit disruption in #UKMFG sector will have sizable impact on UK economy, new report finds (24/06/2020)
  
  Brexit will have significant adverse effects on a UK manufacturing sector currently highly integrated with the EU single market, and that disruption will have sizeable negative impacts on the wider UK economy, a new report by independent academic research group, UK in a Changing Europe finds.
- On #INWED20: Winners of Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) – Sustainability revealed (23/06/2020)
  
  On today's International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED20, 23 June 2020), the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) has announced the winners of its Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) awards. Now in its 5th year, 2020's WE50 celebrates women who have made a significant contribution within sustainability.
- Viewpoint: Globalised manufacturing supply chains under the spotlight in a post-COVID-19 world (23/06/2020)
  
  As the world recovers from coronavirus, globalisation is up for debate. Many influencers – across industry & government – are calling for corporations to build resilience into global supply chains. But what does this mean? Does it mean we need to localise all manufacturing, as some have suggested – or does it mean just the opposite? Adrian Lloyd, CEO at intelligent automation market research firm, Interact Analysis explores...
- Next-gen ultracapacitors will revolutionise cost, efficiency & capability of IoT devices (23/06/2020)
  
  Ultra-fast carbon battery technology specialist, NAWA Technologies claims its next-generation ultracapacitors will revolutionise the growing global market for IoT devices, delivering huge benefits in operational lifetime, cost, efficiency, safety & environmental impact.
- World-leading British engineering innovations revealed as MacRobert Award finalists (22/06/2020)
  
  The 2020 finalists for the Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award, the most prestigious prize for UK engineering innovation, represent world firsts in UK engineering that are contributing to a sustainable society and a green revolution in motoring, construction & shipping.
- Manufacturers must rethink global operations in face of COVID-19, says study (22/06/2020)
  
  Manufacturers must redesign & reform their global supply chains & global production networks (GPN) if they want to survive & prosper in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study reveals.
- World's first positioning & locating standard for industry, omlox (16/06/2020)
  
  An industry consortium, including manufacturing solutions provider, TRUMPF & dozens of partners, presents omlox, the world’s first locating standard for industry.
- Breaking new ground together: Engineers Without Borders UK partners with Anglo American Foundation (04/06/2020)
  
  Engineers Without Borders UK, part of an international movement trying to put global responsibility at the heart of engineering, has announced that it has extended its 15-year partnership with the Anglo American Foundation for a further 3 years.

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