Welcome to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

The IMechE is the United Kingdom's qualifying body for mechanical engineers and has been the home of Mechanical Engineers for over 150 years. Around 75,000 engineers world-wide are members.


Latest news

Trustee Board & Council Elections 2008

29 May 2008

ELECTION RESULTS 2008 TRUSTEE BOARD a) The number of voting papers received was 9,524 being 16.0% of ...


IMechE Calendar of Events

20 June 2008

The IMechE has jointly launched a great new European calendar of events with the ICE and IET. View it here


IMechE Greenpower

30 June 2008

Read here to see how IMechE Greenpower is working with budding young engineers across the country


FS08 Soundbites

12 July 2008

Read what the teams are saying about FS08 so far!


IMechE Formula Student Class 1A is launched!

12 July 2008

Renault F1's Pat Symonds welcomes the launch of IMechE FS Class 1A


IMechE Manufacturing Excellence in The Times

12 July 2008

The Times and IMechE have showcased the best of British business in a special supplement.


IMechE Formula Student Results 2008

14 July 2008

Hertfordshire, Stuttgart and Bath universities steal the show at IMechE FS 2008. To see the full results click here


IMechE Formula Student Special Supplement

19 July 2008

The Independent on Sunday and the IMechE are publishing a special supplement on Sunday.


CPD TRAINING The New Engineering Manager- Moving from Technical Professional to Manager

12 August 2008

This program focuses on the movement from technical professional and/or engineer to supervisor or team leader. Supervisors and ...


CPD TRAINING Engineer as Coach

14 August 2008

ASME for IMechE A dynamic 2-day workshop for Managers and project leaders at all levels who are committed to empowering their ...


CPD TRAINING Negotiation Techniques for Engineers

20 August 2008

Can be taken as modular (attending 1 or 2 days). What do you do if the person you’re working with, negotiating with, or ...


CPD TRAINING Finance and Procurement for Engineers

28 August 2008

This 2 day course is for engineers, technical professionals, and others who hope to manage the finance and procurement function of ...


CPD TRAINING Research and Development Management

1 September 2008

ASME for IMechE Managing R&D organisations and concentrating on their productivity and excellence offers a unique set of ...



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Global CO2 emissions

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CO2 emissions since UN Framework Convention on Climate Change came into force.

 days until the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference.
Learn more.

The Energy Dilemma

Learn how mechanical engineering is reducing energy demand and improving energy production.

Find out more about our key themes: education, environment and transport.


Formula Student: the results are in

Congratulations to all the teams that participated in Formula Student at Silverstone last week, particularly the Class 1 and Dynamics winner - Universitat Stuttgart!

Wrightbus scoop top award at MX 2008

See the full list of winners and learn more about the Manufacturing Excellence Awards.


Presidents' Choice

A comprehensive source of prestigious and practical papers in engineering. Search or submit your own that have practical value to working engineers.

Consultants Directory

The Consultants’ Directory is the quickest and easiest way to find and contact over 200 independent specialists in all aspects of mechanical engineering and associated management disciplines.


The story of IMechE

Learn more about the foundation of the Insitution and its subsequent history, including our Past Presidents and Honorary Fellows.

The Benevolent Fund of the IMechE

As the major charity for professional mechanical engineers, we offer financial and practical support in times of need.