Community Insights from IET EngX

(Almost) 20 Years of IET Local Network Volunteering...

Russ Haines — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:30:00 GMT

As I approach 20 years of volunteering with the IET, our Local Network Manager suggested I write this blog to talk about my experiences as a volunteer and some of the things I’ve gained from volunteering with the IET. My IET Bristol Volunteerin...(read more)

Behind the Rails: Technical Visit to the Metro Express Depot in Mauritius

Ziyaad Nahaboo — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:30:00 GMT

IET Mauritius and Metro Express Ltd opened the railway depot to local engineers for a technical visit for the first time. The case for more visits is clear(read more)

The Volunteer Crew: Why communities take calculated risks

Peter Brogan — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:30:00 GMT

The more time I spend working with IET volunteers, the more I realise that resilience and innovation have something else in common: both require a willingness to take risks. Now, before anyone starts worrying, I'm not talking about ignoring gover...(read more)

Café Conversations: Turn a Question into an Experience with an Aerospace Professional Project

Shahaz-Ali Bharwani — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:30:00 GMT

Are you excited to apply your curiosity to an engineering question, have an idea for an initiative, or interested in hearing about the benefits of being a part of a professional project? The October edition of the IET Aerospace TN's Caf&eacu...(read more)

Rare Book: The General History of China by Jean-Baptiste Du Halde

IET Archives — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Daniel Simkin, IET Library Deputy Library Manager Jean-Baptiste Du Halde’s The General History of China: Containing a geographical, historical, chronological, political and physical description of the empire of China, Chinese-Tartary, Corea, an...(read more)

Water,Water Nowhere: The Utility We Can't Live Without

Phil Snuggs — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:30:00 GMT

The summer of 2026 brought record-breaking temperatures across the UK, with hosepipe bans affecting around 75% of the country. These conditions highlighted the growing importance of water as a precious resource. Yet despite its critical role in our d...(read more)

This blog set alarm bells ringing!

IET Archives — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:31:33 GMT

Guest blog by David Knights FIET David, a researcher and visitor to the IET Archives, has written this blog about an item he found in one of our collections. Having an interest in his locality and an engineering background, it was the perfect way to ...(read more)

Because every mission builds a skill for life

Ana Lovick — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:43:42 GMT

What happens when young people are given the opportunity to tackle real-world challenges, work as a team, and put their STEM skills to the test? As one group of students from George Stephenson High School discovered, the results can be truly life ch...(read more)

The bit between the diagrams

Jamie Riley — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:30:00 GMT

Practical lessons on judgement, safety, teamwork and changing technology from nearly 30 years working in the electrical trade.(read more)

Distinguished scientist, famous inventor and suffragist: mourning Hertha Ayrton in 1923

IET Archives — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Graeme Gooday, University of Leeds Her many friends, scattered in various places on their summer holiday, were shocked to read in their newspapers, one morning, that she had passed away on August 26, 1923, at the age of sixty-nine, leaving uncomplet...(read more)

Volunteer Spotlight: Sumeet Shah

IET Volunteering Team — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:55:24 GMT

Supporting confidence, growth and professional success through mentoring. For Sumeet Shah, engineering has never just been a career. It's been part of his life from the very beginning. A lifelong passion for engineering Growing up in a family in...(read more)

Why Stop at the Digital Product Passport: Should Industrial Waste Have a Passport of Its Own?

Dr. Mohammad Harris — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT

Often when you ask a manufacturing site how much waste it produced last month and you will get an answer. Ask what it cost to remove and you will get that too, often to the penny, because somebody had to approve the invoice. Ask where the material ca...(read more)

The Next Milestone for Space Manufacturing Is Trust

Matthew Deans — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT

Advanced manufacturing is changing how spacecraft and aerospace systems are designed, produced and maintained. WAMS 2026, the third ESA/NASA International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing, brought together researchers and engineers from across in...(read more)

We all have our cheese moved

Peter Brogan — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:31:25 GMT

Change is something we all experience, yet few of us truly welcome it. Whether it's a new role, new technology, organisational change, or an unexpected challenge in life, our first instinct is often to resist. We become comfortable with what we ...(read more)

BEYOND A SINGLE CDE: Why ISO 19650 governance automation must be designed for platform diversity

Shahin Khalilian — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT

When we talk about a Common Data Environment (CDE), it can sound as though everyone is working inside the same type of system. My recent survey experience suggested something very different: the standard may be common, but the digital workspaces behi...(read more)