News
2012 Student and Young Members Awards now open
This year sees the second year of the Geoff Kirk Young Members’ Award, which will be presented to a young member of the IED, at the start of their career, who has demonstrated potential in engineering or product design. If you think that this is you, and would like to nominate yourself for the award, please complete the nomination form and return…Read More »
Engineers required for TV Programme
A TV Production company has been in touch with the Institution to see if we can provide details of members who would be interested in joining in with a TV programme called "Beat the Ancestors". The series will see a group of male and female engineering enthusiasts challenged to rebuild iconic inventions that have changed history. These machines might include…Read More »
Green Professionals Survey 2012 - complete survey and be in with a chance to win a kindle
The IED is encouraging our members who work in Sustainability to get involved in the ENDS Survey of Green Professionals 2012 will be the most comprehensive survey ever carried out of UK professionals whose jobs contribute to sustainability. Managed by ENDS (Environmental Data Services) in association with the Society for the Environment, the survey will shed unique new light concerning Green Professionals’: 1)…Read More »
Competition for a special frame!
The Institution's Royal Charter is destined to be displayed at IED HQ, but we need a special frame designed to hold it. The Charter itself is made up of 16 sheets of vellum, bound together at the base by a thick braid and sealed at the very bottom by a large wax disc, one side showing a detail of Her Majesty…Read More »
Royal Charter Photos available
The Council is very pleased to announce that the IED has been granted a Royal Charter, effective from 1st February 2012. This is a momentous achievement, the granting of the Charter confirms the status and professionalism of the Institution and the world-wide significance of our members. The Charter was presented to the Institution's President Sir George Cox at an event…Read More »