Prince Philip House, 3 Carlton House Terrace / SW1Y 5DG London United Kingdom
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Sir John LAZAR
Chairman
Founding date: 1976
Number of Fellows: 1600
Number international Fellows: 115
Management and Staff: 129
Annual Budget: £30m
Financing and sources:
Government Support • 65%
Industry • 25%
Private funding • 10%
As Britain’s national academy for engineering, we bring together the country’s most eminent engineers from all disciplines to promote excellence in the science, art and practice of engineering.
4 Strategic Challenges 2011-2015:
– Drive faster and more balanced economic growth
– Foster better education and skills
– Lead the profession
– Promote engineering at the heart of society.
– Main decision making body is Council, headed by President.
– Main standing committees: Membership, Research and Secondment, Engineering Policy, Education and Training, Awards, International, Finance and Audit, External Affairs.
GREEN FUTURE FELLOWSHIPS
RAEng has received a £150 million endowment from government to launch the Green Future Fellowships programme in 2024. The Green Future Fellowships will provide critical funding to leading researchers and innovators to develop practical, breakthrough technologies and climate change solutions to achieve net zero.
QEPRIZE FOR ENGINEERING 2023
The 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) was awarded to Professor Martin Green, Professor Andrew Blakers, Dr Aihua Wang and Dr Jianhua Zhao for their research work and development of Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC) solar photovoltaic technology that has underpinned the recent growth of high performance, low-cost solar electricity, to harness the power of the sun.
GLOBAL GRAND CHALLENGES SUMMIT 2023
The summit was held virtually on 18-20th September 2023, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). The programme included sessions on Sustainable Infrastructure, Carbon Neutrality and Digital Economy. GGCS 2023 concluded a of a statement signed by presidents of the three academies, highlighting the summit’s success and their commitment to collaboration.