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IET Excellence and Innovation Awards

Entries for the IET Excellence and Innovation Awards 2024 are now open.

Submit your work now for a chance to get the recognition you deserve.

Enter for free by 31 May 2024.

Go to https://innovationawards.theiet.org/

IET Code of Practice for Electrical Energy Storage Systems, 3rd Edition

This Code of Practice looks at EESS applications and provides information for practitioners to specify safely and effectively, design, install, commission, operate and maintain a system.

Go to https://shop.theiet.org/code-of-practice-for-electrical-energy-storage-systems-3rd-edition

Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards 2024

Are you making an impact in the world of STEM? We want to celebrate your engineering excellence.

Applications for YWE 2024 are open, and we’re looking for women who are shaping the future of the industry and truly engineering a better world.

Closing date is 28 June.

Go to https://youngwomenengineer.theiet.org/

Inspec Archive

Unravel some of the greatest scientific and engineering breakthroughs with the Inspec Archive.

The archive features over 837,000 research articles from icons such as Marconi and Albert Einstein.

Go to https://www.theiet.org/publishing/inspec/inspec-archive/

Join the IET and help us to engineer a better world

Whether you’re just starting out as an engineer, or you’re a senior engineer at the top of your game, we’re here to support you and make you a part of our thriving community.

Join the IET today and you’ll be part of more than just a membership organisation and together, we’ll achieve great things.

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Featured events

13 – 14 May 2024 | Amsterdam, NL

Meet Europe’s transmission operators at ACDC 2024 Europe

 
Join speakers from Elia, TenneT TSO, 50Hertz Transmission, TransnetBW, WindGrid, Hitachi Energy, Siemens Energy, PNDC, ENGIE & SSEN Transmission in Amsterdam on 13 - 14 May, for case studies of major transmission projects, and HVDC and HVAC technical updates.

Go to https://acdc.theiet.org/

19 June 2024 | Hilton London Bankside Hotel

Annual Dinner

 
The premier networking event in the engineering calendar returns for 2024.

Be part of our flagship networking evening for your opportunity to meet fellow engineers, make new contacts and celebrate the profession.

Go to https://ietannualdinner.theiet.org/

13 - 14 May 2024 (Part one), Live virtual

Safety Critical Systems (SCS) training course

 
Two weeks left to book our Safety Critical Systems (SCS) course, focusing on requirements for functional safety through in-depth discussions and practical training course exercises.

Go to https://safetysystems.theiet.org/
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Case study

IET Member Junling Wan always enjoyed and did well at STEM at school, and this led her to a degree in mechatronics engineering.

Go to https://www.theiet.org/career/career-support/early-career/member-stories/i-want-to-inspire-more-girls-to-join-stem

Designing for disability

Join the conversation: This week on IET EngX, we delve into the topic of designing for disability. If you’re an engineer or technologist working on projects or products aimed at fostering a more inclusive society, we invite you to be part of this conversation.

Go to https://engx.theiet.org/b/engx-news/posts/designing-for-disability-empowering-inclusion-through-engineering

Nominations are now open for The Churchill Medal

This award is an emblem of excellence in engineering and technical advancement, awarded annually for engineering and innovation in the Armed Forces and the MOD.

Go to https://www.theiet.org/impact-society/awards-prizes-and-scholarships/the-churchill-medal

Explore our Technical Networks - driven by passionate volunteers with expertise in specific fields.

These networks foster knowledge sharing, collaboration, and innovation.

Whether you’re an engineer, or technologist, discover how our Technical Networks can empower your professional journey.

Go to https://www.theiet.org/membership/communities/technical-networks

Discover our wide range of IET Technical Courses

Discover our wide range of IET technical courses, from Railway Signalling and Control Systems and Railway Infrastructure, to Electrical Safety Management, Earthing and Bonding and Passive Radar.

Learn from our expert trainers who share years of knowledge, professionalism and expertise.

Go to https://www.theiet.org/career/courses-and-training/technical-courses

Engineering news

How hackable are our passwords? Very... according to new IET research.

Go to https://eandt.theiet.org/2024/05/02/how-hackable-are-our-passwords-very-according-new-iet-research

Engineering news

Partnership to recover used Nissan LEAF lithium batteries to give them a second life.

Go to https://eandt.theiet.org/2024/05/01/ecobat-and-nissan-look-create-sustainable-way-recovering-used-ev-lithium-batteries-give