Impulse To Innovation

In this months Episode Helen talks to Francis Shaw, Head of Programmes about this years IMechE Events, what impact they have had on members, and whats in store for 2025.

Guest Host Bea Udeh talks with leading Global Majority Engineers during Black History Month. They share their successes, the challenges and hopes for a more diverse future in engineering.

Helen talks with experts leading the development of Quantum Technologies and finds out how engineers are putting these technologies to use.

In this month’s episode Helen talks with leading women engineers and celebrates the 2024 International Women in Engineering Day.

Helen talks with Dr Kate Pangbourne and Sharon Kindleysides about Mobility as a Service and the sizable transformation the transport sector is undergoing as a result of the increasing availability of data and digital services and the growing need for more sustainable and accessible travel solutions.

In this episode Helen finds out about Metamaterials; what they are, how they differ from existing materials and what engineers might use them for.

Helen talks with Drs Tim Fox & Laura Kent about the IMechE’s latest report on Climate Adaption and how Industry preparing itself for a warmer world, will be essential for the future successful functioning of societies of all nations.

Impulse to Innovation celebrates 25 years of Formula Student with a live show, trackside at Silverstone on the 20th July. You can listen back to the episode where Helen talks with teams, judges & sponsors about what makes a winning team and why FS continues to draw thousands of students to compete each year.

In this month’s episode Helen speaks with delegates, trainers and speakers at the IMechE’s essential management skills conference for yung and early stage career engineers and finds out why leadership and management skills is so vital in today’s engineering industries.

In this months podcast Helen discusses the Hydrogen Economy to find out more about hydrogen as a fuel source, its application in the aviation industry and how it will impact on the UK’s Net Zero Strategy.

In this month’s episode we take a look at what the year ahead has in store for the IMechE; focusing on the institution’s up-coming strategy release in May and its 2023 aspirations, as well as the role the technical strategy board plays in ensuring the IMechE’ s members have a platform to share the latest thinking and expertise from its 18 groups and divisions.

In the second part of this episode on Conservation Engineering Ian shares his thoughts on the value and legacy of the heritage awards and some of the ones that have significant meaning to him, why the preservation of buildings such as our own Birdcage Walk is so important and what his hopes are for the future of the heritage industry.

In this month’s episode Helen travelled to IMechE HQ for the national the final of the Design Challenge; the IMechE’s competition for first and second year mechanical engineering students. Helen talks with the teams, judges and sponsors to find out more about the competition.