Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Team registration for #RailwayChallenge 2025 is now open!🚂🛤️ Find out more about how to enter, download the competition documents and register your team by 10 November 2024: ➡ https://lnkd.in/eyHr-HS4 Plus join the Railway Challenge Team Networking Day, either in-person at The University of Huddersfield or online on 27 November 2024, to find out more about the 2025 competition cycle: https://lnkd.in/eruXEtC3

🌍 With rising temperatures and frequent heatwaves, refugee camps need sustainable solutions more than ever. Ahead of #COP29, IMechE Fellow Dr Tim Fox Fox discusses how engineering can make camps resilient to climate extremes. Here’s what he covers: 🖋️Engineering solutions for sustainable, heat-resilient shelters 🖋️Efficient cooling techniques for food, medicine, and communal spaces 🖋️The role of international cooperation in building climate resilience Discover more in Tim's blog and join our COP29-focused webinar on 12 November for a deeper dive! 🌱 blog: https://lnkd.in/ebxZXagx webinar: https://lnkd.in/dDivrx3y #ClimateAdaptation #HumanitarianEngineering #SustainableCooling

This Black History Month, we honour the incredible contributions of Black engineers—past and present—who have paved the way for innovation and progress. These trailblazers have broken barriers, revolutionised industries, and inspired generations to come 💫 With this poster series, we shine a spotlight on the stories and achievements of these extraordinary individuals, whose legacies continue to drive progress and inspire change. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackExcellence #Engineers #STEM #Innovation #Trailblazers

The Ocean Health Challenge is here! 🌊 Teachers, get your students involved in tackling ocean challenges with guidance from UCL experts Dr. Fiona Truscott, Dr. Helen Czerski, and Dr. @Zoe Laughlin. They'll lead students through the engineering design process, plastic pollution, and materials science. 🗓️ Challenge runs from Oct 7 – Nov 30, 2024 🌱 10-hour activity, flexible over 8 weeks 🏆 £2000 prize for schools, £500 vouchers for winners, and CREST award entry (T&Cs apply). Sign up and inspire the next generation of ocean protectors: https://lnkd.in/eYWS8ZwU #OceanHealthChallenge

Are you involved in the world of wind turbines?💨 We invite you to share with the wider engineering community at our upcoming Wind Turbine User Group; for full details and to share your work simply visit https://bit.ly/4dBOKTn #WindTurbine #Engineering #IMechE

IMechE provides a range of professional development courses to support your growth. From technical skills to leadership development, we’ve got you covered 📝 #IMechE #engineering #training

🖥️Webinar: Computational Modelling & Optimisation of Underwater Naval Platform Corrosion Related Signatures This webinar introduces how corrosion related signatures arise, their importance and the systems that can be employed to mitigate the threat they pose. It explores the detailed computational modelling of the platform in its environment, which is necessary to design systems that reduce the threat from of Corrosion Related Signatures. It also includes a case study demonstrating the minimisation of Corrosion Related Signatures. The FREE webinar is part of Aerospace & Defence, 25-29 November. Register free now ⬇️ LINK: https://lnkd.in/eUYkBRaz

Our CEO Dr Alice Bunn OBE FIMechE FRAeS CEng recently visited the Heriot-Watt University, Dubai Campus where she met students, staff and members of IMechE’s UAE Panel. Her visit came in the lead up to the global final of our Speak Out For Engineering (SOFE) competition which takes place on the Heriot-Watt Dubai campus on 5 November. The competition aims to encourage engineering students to improve their presentation and communication skills. Alice commented: “It’s a brilliant competition focusing on presentation skills which we know are so important for the engineers of now and into the future.” The photo shows from left to right: Professor Mehdi Nazarinia, FIMechE CEng FIEAust CPEng: Global Director of Academic Quality at the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Dr Alice Bunn OBE FIMechE FRAeS CEng, Faisal Saeed CEng MIMechE: Vice-Chair IMechE UAE Panel, Dr Ahmed Oumer, CEng MIMechE: Assistant Professor and Academic Liaison Officer (ALO) for the Heriot Watt University, Dubai - IMechE Student Chapter. #engineers2030 #engineeringskills https://lnkd.in/e6bz27pX

We are looking for a handful of early-career engineers to ensure the Essential Management Skills event continues to grow while retaining its dynamism 📈 Apply here: https://bit.ly/403wAqz #softskills #management

🚗🔋 As we approach the co-located #H2ICE and #EVBatteries conferences at the British Motor Museum in Warwick, now is the perfect time to get a preview of what’s in store. Our roundtable interviews offer insights into the cutting-edge topics our speakers will be covering—and why you and your colleagues should attend. For #H2ICE, hear from industry leaders Dr. Karl Georg Stapf, Dr. Richard Osborne, Thomas Körfer and Neil Wilson: https://lnkd.in/dzAVQZ9X For #EVBatteries, get insights from Mike Bassett, David Twohig, Milen Patel, and Day 2 chair Lisa Bingley https://lnkd.in/eqFQq45t