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Greenpower, is a nationwide project that asks young people aged 9-25 throughout the UK to take on the challenge of designing, building and racing an electric car to compete against other teams all over the country, while giving participants an insight into the real, tangible world of engineering. The top 75 cars from regional heats take part in a national final – this year to be held on 16th October at Goodwood race track.

The 'Whistle Stop Tour' is back

Engineering sector must do more to win over ‘hearts and minds’ of children, if skill shortages are to be addressed

Siemens’ employees took up the challenge of cycling to raise vital funds for The Stroke Association. The aim is to raise awareness of stroke and to highlight the benefits of regular exercise in its prevention.

Andreas J. Goss, Chief Executive of Siemens UK and North West Europe, has been awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany at a ceremony at the residence of the German Ambassador in London.

Siemens service strategy improves yield optimisation on UK wind farms

High-tech healthcare technology is being hailed as the ‘secret weapon’ in the athletic arsenal of the GB Rowing Team at the World Championships in Bled, Slovenia, this weekend.

The UK’s largest turbine modernisation project reduces CO2 emissions by one million tonne

A unique Richard Wagner opera experience will take place at the Siemens Festival Night in Bayreuth on August 14, 2011. To mark the 100th anniversary of the Bayreuth Festival, Siemens AG – the main sponsor – is promoting a full-day programme as a means of generating enthusiasm for the world of opera among new audiences.

Company to set up two divisions for wind power, and solar and hydro

Siemens Healthcare, based in Frimley, Camberley, has been selected as one of 18 finalists for the 2011 EFQM Excellence Award. Presented annually by the European Foundation for Quality Management, the award recognises business performance measured against Europe's most widely used management framework, the EFQM Excellence Model.

According to official figures from the Department of Health, alcoholic liver disease in the under 30s has risen by 50 per cent in the last ten years.