b'4 Member News November 2022IET headlinesFrom our Chief Executive andSecretary (CES), Nigel Fine, retiring after 13 years with the organisation, to companies across the country opening their doors for our annual Engineering Open House Day, its been a busy summer at the IET. In May, we commissioned a survey to look at the engineering and technology skills in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which found artificial intelligence will be UAEs top sector over the next decade. The survey featured in lots of national UAE publications, including TheIn August, we commented on exam results acrossNational News, My Dubai Newsthe UK. In Scotland, there was a positive increase in and MSN online. Its been heating up across theresults across maths and the sciences since the last News of our CES, Nigel FineUK, with temperatures hitting time exams were taken. To tie in with A Level results leaving the organisation appeared41 degrees. The news agendaacross England, we commissioned new research which in several trade publications andwas dominated by the heatwave,showed that 61% of young people between the ages Politics Home. Nigel has been atand we appeared in Mail Online,of 15 and 20 selected STEM subjects as part of their the helm since 2009 and underTimes News UK and ExpressA Level choices, with over half of those intending to his leadership, we have grownDigest, talking about whypursue a career in STEM.into a world-leading and forward- heatwaves are so disruptive forCommenting on the day, David Lakin, IET Head of thinking organisation. railway networks.Education, Safeguarding & Education Policy, said:We commented on reports of aJuly saw our annual Engineering delay in the Online Safety BillOpen House Day take place which aims to keep online usersacross the country. Returning toComparing to the last time exams were taken, safe from harm. IET Fellow, Carolin-person events, 16 companies its positive to see the increase in results across Vorderman appeared in severalfrom Scotland to Brightontookmaths, the sciences, ICT, computing and DT, national publications, includingpart this year. From Thinktankwhich are key engineering gateway subjects. The Sun and Politics Home,Birmingham and Fun Kids Radio talking about the importanceto Bletchley Park and TheMaths also remains the most popular A Level of the Online Safety Bill andPrinces Foundation, there weresubject. These results, coupled with our new the possible consequences thata whole host of exciting eventsresearch, shows that theres a real appetite for could come from the delay.on offer. Young Woman EngineerSTEM learning and careers with young people of the Year, we now need to harness this and make sure Ciara McGrath,we turn it into young people studying STEM was our spokespersonsubjects at university or via an apprenticeship, for Engineeringand going on to apply for STEM roles.Open House Day and appeared on Times Radio, BBCDavid spoke to media outlets throughout results Radio London,day, with coverage achieved in the following: Sky Checkpoint TVNews Radio, Bauer West Midlands, Times Radio, BBC and NorthernRadio Leeds, BBC Radio Northampton, Hits Radio Visions TV.North Yorkshire, Thats TV Network and BBC Radio Gloucestershire.'