The celebration day on 16th June was to showcase how well the children had done building their vehicles and how well they understood about the technology in the cars.
Category: Members
A category to identify posts that contain details of the activities of our members.
Manchester Hub meeting
The first Manchester SIM hub meeting occurred on 15 June at the Wharf Pub. Organiser Sam White is pleased to announce it was successful. There were 5 company members in attendance, a soon-to-be member and 2 further guests. They had some great discussions and it was decided that this would be a regular meeting point for the Manchester Hub. They also have an array of exciting excursions lined up, including a theatre outing, a tour of the University of Manchester labs, and a Manchester city walking tour, to name just a few. A second meeting will be held at 7pm on Thursday August 3rd at the Wharf pub, 6 Slate Wharf, Manchester M15 4ST. If you wish to attend or find out more, please get in touch with Sam.
Past Master Prof Ray Hills obituary
Professor Raymond (Ray) Hills passed away peacefully in his sleep on the 17th May 2023 following a short illness. He was a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers.
Following The Walbrook River – A SIM History Walk
On Saturday 11 March, twenty SIM members joined Past Master Martyn Wheatley, and his wife Valerie, for an informative and fascinating London History walk, Following the Walbrook River.
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WCSIM Group to All-Party Parliamentary Engineering Group in House of Lords
On Wednesday 22 February, Liveryman Ian Gilbert, Freeman Edward Talboys and Apprentices Noa Barcons Daniels and Oliver Bridge were hosted by Professor The Lord Mair CBE at the All-Party Parliamentary Engineering Group (APPEG) discussion and lunch in the House of Lords. The discussion for this event was around ‘Skyscrapers’, where there were short presentations from Professor Hanif Kara OBE and Marta Galinanes-Garcia, both from AKT II, and Natasha Bellamy from Laing O’Rourke.
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Primary Engineer Training Day
Primary Engineer Training Day, 3rd February 2023, Glaziers Hall
Launch of the Centre for Underwater Acoustic Analysis
Press Release Coltraco December 2022 – from Liveryman Professor Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter OBE
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Liveryman Prof Lisa Hall awarded MRC Prize
Congratulations to Professor Hall, Professor of Analytical Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge, as one of only two winners of the 2022 MRC Millenium Medal. She is recognised for her pioneering multidisciplinary work and key translational impacts in biotechnology and biosensor design. Click here to read more.
Past Master Ken Reay profile
The Company is pleased to share the following link to the Washington, Old County Durham, local history site which has recently posted a profile of Past Master Ken Reay titled Memories of a Washington Physicist/Astronomer.
SIM Hon Liveryman admitted to Order of Merit
Sir Paul Nurse, who is an Honorary Liveryman in the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers, was one of six people whom the King appointed, in November, to the Order of Merit.