The UK’s eight leading engineering organisations have launched a call for action to ensure that engineering makes the maximum contribution to solving Britain’s biggest challenges: economy, environment, education, infrastructure and public services.

“Engineering the future of the UK – a vision for the future of UK engineering” is published by Engineering The Future, a collective body made up of the Engineering Council, EngineeringUK, the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Institute of Physics, and the Royal Academy of Engineering.

The overarching theme is that the UK is not fully leveraging the potential of engineering and that radical change is required. Government must play a central role. These recommendations are party-neutral and discussions are taking place with each of the main political parties as they prepare their manifestoes.