Prestige Lecture Archive
Tuesday 9th November 2021
Jodrell Bank: Icon of British Engineering – Past, Present and Future
Speaker: Professor Teresa Anderson MBE
Lead Institution: Nottingham Society of Engineers
Tuesday 15th October 2019
Engineering Theme Park Rides
Speaker: Dr John Roberts FREng BEng PhD DEng DTech FICE FIStructE
Lead Institution: Institution of Structural Engineers
Wednesday 7th November 2018
The Queensferry Crossing – Planning, Design and Construction
Speaker: Lawrence Shackman BSc CEng FICE FCIHT – Project Manager, Transport Scotland
Lead Institution: Institution of Civil Engineers
Wednesday 15th November 2017
Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers – Flagships for the Future
Speaker: Mark Dannatt – Project Director, MoD
Lead Institution: Royal Aeronautical Society
Wednesday 2nd March 2016
Crossrail – The Story So Far
Speaker: Prof Gordon Masterton HonDEng HonDTech FREng FRSE, Chair of Future Infrastructure, University of Edinburgh
Lead Institution: Nottingham Society of Engineers
Wednesday 24th November 2014
British Motorsport – Engineering the Future
Speaker: Chris Aylett, CEO of the Motorsport Industry Association
Lead Institution: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Wednesday 27th November 2013
UK Energy – the Shale Gas Opportunity?
Speaker: Dr Tim Fox CEng CEnv FIMechE FRSA – Head of Energy and Environment IMechE
Lead Institution: Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Wednesday 28th November 2012
Galileo Satellite Navigation System – Concept, Development & Exploitation
Speaker: Dr Stuart Eves, Lead Mission Concepts Engineer
Lead Institution: Royal Aeronautical Society
Wednesday 30th November 2011
Engineering the Olympic Park – Planning, Design and Legacy
Speaker: Sir John Armitt – Chairman, Olympic Delivery Authority
Lead Institution: Institution of Civil Engineers
Wednesday 24th November 2010
Bloodhound SSC – The Ultimate Engineering Challenge
Speaker: Richard Noble – Project Director, Bloodhound SSC
Speaker for Schools’ Afternoon Session: Dave Rowley – Education Programme Director, Bloodhound SSC
Lead Institution: Institute of Measurement and Control
Wednesday 25th November 2009
Planetary Exploration – UK Robots, Past, Present and Future
Speaker: Mark Roe – Astrium Project Manager
Lead Institution: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Wednesday 26th November 2008
HMS Astute – The Next Generation Submarine for the Royal Navy
Speaker: John Hudson – Engineering Director, BAE Systems
Lead Institution: Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Wednesday 21st November 2007
Under the Skin of the Bond Car – the Development of the Aston Martin
Speakers: Steve Young, Andrew Syvret, Roland Snell – Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd
Lead Institutions: Institute of Measurement and Control, Institution of Structural Engineers