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Engineers’ acceptance of AI depends not on its ability to deliver answers quickly, but on the quality, relevance and traceability of the information it provides

Comment: Engineering in the age of instant answers

Simon Fletcher Fletcher

19 May 2026

Inside the National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh

Welcome to the Feedback Loop: a new guest blog by Dr Ingo Keller

18 May 2026

Embodied carbon in a building's structure is finite, but operational carbon is emitted year after year

Comment: Energy-efficient buildings drive decarbonisation

18 May 2026

Active Inertia is a concept from management theory that explains why successful, high-performing organisations fail

Comment: Breaking the circuit - AI’s hidden industrial risk

15 May 2026

NIMR RIV – a purpose-built rapid intervention vehicle

Adaptable platforms: How a more flexible approach could help military vehicles respond to future threats

13 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Comment: AI assurance becomes the real test of adoption

12 May 2026

Grid connections, GPU access and cloud pricing decide how fast AI policies work

Artificial Intelligence

Comment: AI ambitions depend on infrastructure UK does not control

11 May 2026

Skills & careers

Comment: The electric workforce is key to a successful energy transition

Vincent Dessale

07 May 2026

Typical benchmarks place Engineering Manager pay in the £60k–£95k range depending on source and location

Skills & careers

Why the UK needs more Engineering Leaders, not just more engineers

Promoted Content

06 May 2026

SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) is a JAXA project aiming to contribute to future lunar and planetary exploration

Skills & careers

The Accidental Space Engineer: From Tokyo to the Moon

05 May 2026

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