Helen talks with Dr Kate Pangbourne and Sharon Kindleysides about Mobility as a Service and the sizable transformation the transport sector is undergoing as a result of the increasing availability of data and digital services and the growing need for more sustainable and accessible travel solutions.

Helen talks with Professor Tony Roskilly Chair of Energy Systems at Durham University about the future of energy supply decarbonisation and what engineers are doing to address the challenges of energy storage, management and infrastructure of clean energy sources.

In this episode Helen finds out about Metamaterials; what they are, how they differ from existing materials and what engineers might use them for.

Helen speaks with three leading energy experts from China, Asia & the Middle East about rising power demands from a growing population and expanding manufacturing industry.

Helen talks with Drs Tim Fox & Laura Kent about the IMechE’s latest report on Climate Adaption and how Industry preparing itself for a warmer world, will be essential for the future successful functioning of societies of all nations.

Helen attends Volunteer Week at IMechE HQ and finds out what it means to be a member Volunteer and how their work impacts the strategic direction of the Institution.

Impulse to Innovation celebrates 25 years of Formula Student with a live show, trackside at Silverstone on the 20th July. You can listen back to the episode where Helen talks with teams, judges & sponsors about what makes a winning team and why FS continues to draw thousands of students to compete each year.

Helen investigates the new T-level qualifcation for 16 year olds and what opportunites the new vocational qualifcation offers to young people and employers.

In this month’s episode Helen speaks with delegates, trainers and speakers at the IMechE’s essential management skills conference for yung and early stage career engineers and finds out why leadership and management skills is so vital in today’s engineering industries.

In this I2I podcast special, Helen speaks with Prof. Neil Lawrence and Alan King about what AI and Machine Learning is all about, what its uses will be, and how engineers will benefit from using these systems in their working environments.

In this months podcast Helen discusses the Hydrogen Economy to find out more about hydrogen as a fuel source, its application in the aviation industry and how it will impact on the UK’s Net Zero Strategy.

This month we are talking about at the Manufacturing industry and how it has coped with the socio-economic and political challenges of the last few years. Helen also talks with guests about the pivot towards distributed manufacturing and the benefits this offers.

In this month’s episode we take a look at what the year ahead has in store for the IMechE; focusing on the institution’s up-coming strategy release in May and its 2023 aspirations, as well as the role the technical strategy board plays in ensuring the IMechE’ s members have a platform to share the latest thinking and expertise from its 18 groups and divisions.

In this month’s episode Helen speaks with Chief Sustainability Officer, Dr Nick Watts who is responsible for the NHS’s commitment to deliver a world-class net zero emission health service. They discuss how engineering is playing a key role in improving care provision and how the development and adoption of sustainable and green technology alternatives is driving change across the global healthcare sector.

In the second part of this episode on Conservation Engineering Ian shares his thoughts on the value and legacy of the heritage awards and some of the ones that have significant meaning to him, why the preservation of buildings such as our own Birdcage Walk is so important and what his hopes are for the future of the heritage industry.

In the first part of this month’s double episode Helen talks to Ian Clark about the field of conversation engineering, how it came to be part of his life and how this diverse, multidisciplinary profession draws, not just on the technical skills of the engineer, but on their creative and innovative talents to understand and protect all manner of objects, from artworks to engines.

In this month’s episode Helen travelled to IMechE HQ for the national the final of the Design Challenge; the IMechE’s competition for first and second year mechanical engineering students. Helen talks with the teams, judges and sponsors to find out more about the competition.

In this months episode Helen hosts a live show from the Apprentice Automation Challenge, held at the MTC, Coventry where eight apprentice teams competed to be AAC Champions 2022.

Helen talks to Presidents past, present and future about how they see the role of IMechE President, why having a strategic plan for the future is so vitally important, our relevance to society in a digital world, if we can ever have any impact on Government policy and why the Institution sees equality, diversity and inclusion as the responsibility of all its members.

In this months episode Helen attends the IMechE Railways Challenge where young engineers test their skills and their Locomotives in a gruelling three day competition.

In this months episode we discuss why safety and risk play such a key role in engineers’ decision making processes and why ethics in engineering is challenging engineers to think more about technology for the public good.

Helen speaks to Tokamak Energy’s CEO Chris Kelsall and Senior HTS Magnet Development Engineer Greg Brittles about why fusion is considered such a viable energy source and the impact it might have on the green energy agenda.

This months episode focuses on the launch of the IMechE’s Elevating Education Initiative held on the 24th March, as part of its drive to raise the profile of stem careers for young people and children.

In this months episode, Helen focuses on Non-Destructive Testing and speaks with two of IMechE Argyll Ruane’s training team, to find out more about the role they play in providing such an invaluable service to the engineering community.