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Royal event stars Diamond at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
27 June 2008 Prof Gerd Materlik, CEO of Diamond with The Duke of Kent at the Academy Soiree
The new Diamond Light Source synchrotron was the star of the show at the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Soirée in Didcot last night. More than 150 distinguished guests including His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, the Academy's Royal Fellow, attended the dinner at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.....

Promoting engineering co-operation between UK and Chinese academies
12 June 2008 Lord Browne and Prof Xu Kuangdi sign MoU in the presence of Rt. Hon John Denham MP
One of China's leading figures in politics and engineering, Professor Xu Kuangdi, was presented with The Royal Academy of Engineering's International Medal at the Academy Awards ceremony at the Merchant Taylors' Hall, London on Monday 9 June. Professor Xu, who is President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the President of the Academy, Lord Browne, in the presence of the Rt Hon John Denham MP, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, intended to promote future co-operation between both academies...

World's first Bionic Hand grabs the UK's biggest engineering prize
10 June 2008 Picture of the i-LIMB Hand
Touch Bionics, the Livingston-based inventors of the world's first commercially available bionic hand, the i-LIMB Hand, have won the 2008 Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award. HRH the Duke of Edinburgh presented the team with a £50,000 prize and the solid gold MacRobert Award medal at the Academy Awards Dinner at Merchant Taylors' Hall in London last night.

£13M Newton International Fellowships Launched
05 June 2008
A new multi-million pound initiative to fund research collaborations and improve links between UK and overseas researchers is launched by the Science Minister Ian Pearson today. The Newton International Fellowships aim to attract the most promising post-doctoral researchers working overseas in the fields of humanities, engineering, natural and social sciences...

Less is more for fire protection
05 June 2008 Photo of Dr Barbara Lane
Dr Barbara Lane is a young engineer who has turned on its head the conventional wisdom on how to protect buildings during fires. Her revolutionary ideas, now being used in some of the world's most iconic new structures, show that less fire protection can be more, saving time and money as well as making buildings safer in the event of a fire.

Top of the Engineering league for Sport design
05 June 2008 Photo of Paul Westbury
Paul Westbury has arguably one of the best jobs in British engineering, combining his love of sport with unique engineering design skills. He leads the engineering group involved in some of the world's most important sporting venues, with completed projects including the O2 Arena, the 2006 Winter Olympics Oval in Turin, Arsenal's acclaimed Emirates Stadium and the recent redevelopment of Ascot Racecourse.

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Academy Awards 2008

The contenders, winners and sponsors

Newton International Fellowships

New flagship international fellowship scheme

Academy Events

07 July 2008 AGM

15 July 2008 Fellows' Visit
Visit to Dark Matter Laboratory

15 July 2008 Fellows Visit
The Flight Simulator - The Engineering Journey of a Lifetime Part IV

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Academy in the News

Technical staff get built into Leaders - July 1st

`Solutions for the Planet – The Great Debate´ - July 1st

Parasite adaptation (BBC podcast) - June 27th

Let’s hear it for the engineers - June 18th

Chinese Academy of Engineering president awarded RAE International Medal - June 18th

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News of Fellows

Sir David McMurtry CBE FREng made honorary graduate at University of Bath

Chris Price FREng receives OBE from Prince Charles

Rex Harris FREng converts a canal boat to run on hydrogen

Professor Wendy Hall CBE FREng elected President of the Association for Computing Machinery

Professor Wendy Hall CBE FREng awarded rare honour at Tsinghua University

Professor David Payne CBE FREng wins Marconi Prize

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