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London's biggest factory since the war. 1,000 new McLaren jobs. Zero-tariff access to a £12.9tn trading bloc.
September was a strong month for UK manufacturing. Our latest Industry Insights:
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A great night at @royalsociety for our Annual Dinner and Lecture. Thanks to Brigadier Stu Nassé OBE for this year's lecture, and congratulations again to our 2026 Clark Prize winners
Photos from the evening:
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We're proud to award the 2026 David Clark Prize to Olivia Rodrigues and Famida Noor Mahomed for bringing engineering into the classroom. Congratulations too to Michael Howey, highly commended. erafoundation.org/press/2026… #ClarkPrize
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Pleased to be at @theERAF for lecture and dinner with Brigadier Stu Nassé, from @DefenceHQ
Ten years of Brexit. £47m for automotive. Supply chains under strain. This month's Industry Insights looks at what resilience really means for UK manufacturers in 2026. 🔗 erafoundation.org/news/indus…
This month's Industry Insights covers what industry wants from Prime Minister Andy Burnham, the nationalisation of British Steel, and whether the strategy is reaching the factory floor.
Read the full briefing: erafoundation.org/news/indus…
#UKManufacturing #IndustrialStrategy
The UK has the lowest robot density in the G7 ~112 robots per 10k workers, alongside 58k manufacturing vacancies. Our latest Industry Insights looks at why automation is the answer to mounting supply chain pressure
#UKManufacturing #Automation #SupplyChain
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We're delighted to announce that the ERA Foundation is partnering with @unibirmingham to launch the Engineering and Science Leadership (ESL) Academy.
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UK manufacturing just hit a 47-month high. But the bigger shift is on the shop floor. Our first Industry Insights briefing breaks down the three forces reshaping the sector. AI, energy costs and the skills cliff. erafoundation.org/news/indus…
Meet Clare Doherty from St. Mary's College, Derry, one of our 2025 Clark Prize winners.
Her award-winning Engineers Week attracts students from local schools & she initiated Ireland's first TeachMeet TD, allowing teachers to share best practices & collaborate.
Proud to announce Dewi Thomas from YGG Bro Edern, Cardiff, as a 2025 Clark Prize winner.
Since 2012, he's built a dynamic STEM culture producing UK Young Engineer of the Year, F1 in Schools world finalists, and multiple Arkwright Scholars.
Celebrating Tracey Ellicott from East Wemyss Primary, joint winner of the 2025 Clark Prize!
For over a decade, she's revolutionized STEM learning—from Tinkertots for pre-schoolers to robotics for P7 students leading school-wide events.
#ClarkPrize2025 #STEMEducationRetry
Lucy Hart from Caroline Haslett Primary wins one of our 2025 Clark Prize.
Leading diversity in STEM education, achieving iBelong Champion status & students winning 1st place coding competitions. Results 17%> national average. #ClarkPrize2025 #PrimarySTEM #WomenInEngineeringRetry
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"We can’t talk about delivering positive outcomes for people without talking about how engineering designs for all of society, and how engineers therefore need to reflect all of society.”
This week, our President gave the keynote speech at an event celebrating 25 years of @theERAF supporting engineering initiatives, including the Academy and @RAEng_Hub: erafoundation.org/news/2025/…
Inspiring words from Sir John Lazar CBE FREng, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, at our 25th anniversary celebration.
#EngineeringForAll #DiversityInSTEM #RoyalAcademyOfEngineering #ERAFoundation25
What an incredible evening on Tuesday celebrating 25 years of the ERA Foundation! Thank you to our 130 guests who made this milestone so special
Inspiring keynote from Sir John Lazar CBE @RAEngNews
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Delighted to be attending @theERAF Annual Lecture and Dinner. Sir John Lazar, President of @RAEngNews is giving the keynote highlighting how engineering is improving life and bringing prosperity.
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Honoured to be presented with the Secondary School Clarke Prize 2025 by @theERAF in London last night.
Proud to accept on behalf of @StMarysDerryTD @StMarysDerry & our wider STEM community. Thank you to leadership, staff, pupils, parents & STEM partners for the amazing support.
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We partnered with the @BessemerSociety and @theERAF to examine the biggest challenges facing innovators in advanced manufacturing in the UK