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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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Next Meeting of the Skills Alliance Announced
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