b'Member News March 2023 5Member updatesSocial round upBackpack to the Future Veracity Index In autumn 2022, we launched ourEngineers are#BackpackToTheFuture competition for In November we shared considered to be children to design a backpack that allowsresults from our work withyou to do incredible things thanks tothe 2022 Ipsos VeracityBritains second engineering and tech gadgets. Index, an annual poll thathas measured themost trustedIn partnership with HYPE. andsustainable materials specialiststrustworthiness of professionsprofessionBiophilica, we designed the worlds firstin Britain since 1983, and fully biodegradable backpack which went onincluded engineering for show in HYPE.s flagship London Carnabythe fifth year running. store for a week in October. The survey found that engineers are BritainsOur competition as part of our Engineer a Better World campaign invitedsecond most trusted children aged 5-13 to design their ownprofession. Learn more at tech-filled backpack. Turn to page 11 tohttp://bit.ly/3hdnbshlearn more and see the winning design! The cold truth about winter idling We conducted a study that found 64% of drivers let theirEvery winter motorists1 millionleave their cars running for Overengine idle during the colder months, with 41% doing so at244 minutes motorists idle every least three times a week. T o help Britons save money and the planet, we developedsingle day during winter,some top tips to help motorists lower their winter idling carbongenerating over 107,000 tonnes of CO 2annually in the UK producing a carbon footprint over a lifetime of 825kgfootprint. Learn more at http://bit.ly/3iLzDzY66 %Honorary Fellows 2022On awarding the Honorary Fellows, IET President Bob Cryan, said: Im delighted Four outstanding engineers, technologists and notable figures withinthat the IET is marking Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) were elected asthe outstanding achievements of Honorary Fellows of the IET.these distinguished The Honorary Fellows for 2022 are: individuals with one of our highest honours of Honorary Fellow.They each have excelled in their own disciplines, made truly great contributions across our engineering profession and Ruth Amos inYvonne Baker OBE Fred Mills in Sir Patrick Stewartinspired othersrecognition ofin recognition ofrecognition ofOBE in recognitionthrough their her outstandingher outstandinghis outstandingof the inspirationexpertise, knowledge, contributioncontribution tocontribution to thegiven through theand service. They to the publicthe promotion andpublic understandingpromotion of scienceshould all be justifiably understanding ofdelivery of STEMof construction andand technology toproud of their Science, Technology,education in the UK. engineering. future generationsaccomplishments, with Engineering andof engineers andeach being extremely Mathematics. technicians. well-deserved.Learn more about the Honorary Fellows at http://bit.ly/3FJeS0J'