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The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
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Interview with Lord Browne
BBC News - Engineering Prize (Video Embedded)
The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering was launched on 17
November 2011 at an event attended by the leaders of all three political parties,
along with leading figures in engineering. The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister
and Leader of the Opposition all underlined the importance of engineering for the future
of the UK’s economy and for tackling the many challenges facing the world. The launch
achieved significant media attention: Media Links
The £1million biennial prize will be awarded in the name of
Her Majesty the Queen to an individual, or up to three people, directly responsible
for advancing the application of engineering knowledge.
Lord Browne of Madingley, Chair of the Queen Elizabeth Prize Foundation,
said at the launch: “I know that a lot of effort has been directed at redressing perceptions
of engineering. This prize aims to turbocharge that effort by illuminating, on an international
scale, the sheer excitement of engineering.”
Work is now underway to appoint the Chair of the judging panel, and to
confirm the members of what will be a prestigious and distinguished international judging panel.
Judges will be leaders in their fields and will represent the range of engineering disciplines
and expertise globally.
The Queen Elizabeth Prize Foundation team are also developing the vision and
global communications strategy for the prize. There will be more details available shortly about
progress with this.
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