Royal Academy of Engineering

The Royal Academy of Engineering is a British learned society concerned with engineering.

History

Founded in 1976, the Academy was initially known as the Fellowship of Engineering. A Royal Charter was granted in 1983 and the name "Royal Academy of Engineering" was adopted in 1992.

The Activities of the Academy

* Assisting the development of national policy as it affects engineering
* Supporting the education of engineers
* Encouraging research in engineering
* Promoting the public understanding of engineering

The current President of the Academy is Lord Browne of Madingley.

The Royal Academy of Engineering awards the annual MacRobert Award.

The Academy selects multiple recipients each year for its prized Leadership Award for undergraduate students of engineering in the UK.

In addition to policy reports and responses, the Academy publishes its quarterly "Ingenia" magazine. This publication features informative and stimulating articles from across the whole range of engineering disciplines chosen by members of the Academy's Fellowship.

Best Programme

The Academy co-ordinates the Best (Better engineering, science, technology) Programme. Best's initiatives are designed to encourage young people of all ages to get involved in science, engineering and technology. Active supporting partners include Airbus and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. [http://www.raeng.org.uk/education/best.htm RAE Best Programme web page] ]

Currently, these schemes include:

*Young Engineers
*The Smallpeice Trust
*Engineering Education Scheme
*Headstart
*Year in Industry
*Undergraduate Programme
*Engineering Leadership Award
*Executive Engineers Programme
*Sainsbury Management Fellowship Scheme

The Fellowship

The Academy honours the UK's most distinguished engineers. It aims to take advantage of the enormous wealth of engineering knowledge they possess and, through the interdisciplinary character of its membership, it provides a unique breadth of engineering experience to further the art and practice of engineering in all its forms.

Election to The Academy is by invitation only; up to 60 Fellows are elected each year from nominations made by existing Fellows. They are distinguished by the title 'Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering' and the designatory letters 'FREng'. Honorary Fellows and Foreign Members who have made exceptional contributions to engineering are also elected.

ee also

*Engineering Development Trust

References

External links

* [http://www.raeng.org.uk/ Royal Academy of Engineering website]
* [http://www.raeng.org.uk/about/ Royal Academy of Engineering information]
* [http://www.thescheme.org.uk/ Engineering Education Scheme (England) website]
* [http://www.headstart.org.uk/ Headstart website]
* [http://www.yini.org.uk/ Year in Industry website]
* [http://www.engineeringleadershipawards.org.uk Engineering Leadership Awards website]
* [http://www.ingenia.org.uk/ "Ingenia" magazine website]