Calling RACHP innovators! Applications for the MacRobert Award are now open.

This award recognises outstanding engineering innovation with winners receiving a £50,000 cash prize, gold medal and national acclaim. Applications are welcomed from all sectors of engineering and organisers encourage applications that showcase the diversity of talent supporting UK engineering innovation.

Details on how and why to apply for the 2022 Award can be found here. Applications close on 31 January 2022. 

 

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IOR RACHP EngTech Section Launches New Technician App

10 Jul 2025

The IOR’s RACHP EngTech Section is proud to announce the launch of an innovative mobile technician’s app, now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

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RACHP Careers Feature in National Press

2 Sep 2025

The national press invited the IOR to help prepare a feature on careers in the growing sector of RACHP.

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Reflections on Adaptation 2025

20 Aug 2025

"What really stuck with me (...) was the urgency, the sense that everyone knows adaptation can’t wait", says Lisa Waters after organising last week's International Conference on Refrigeration Adapting to Rising Temperatures. From key conference insights to the experience of exchanging ideas with delegates from 18 countries, she shares her reflections in this article.

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IOR Recognises Student Research at Adaptation 2025

12 Aug 2025

Institute of Refrigeration President, Lisa Jane Cook FInstR, presented certificates and prizes in recognition of three outstanding research papers presented by students at the IOR-organised First IIR International Conference on Refrigeration Adapting to Rising Temperatures.

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Joining Us At Adaptation 2025?

6 Aug 2025

We are looking forward to welcoming over 110 delegates to the first IIR Conference on Refrigeration Adapting to Rising Temperatures, organised by the IOR.

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