Discover the Second Hand Mobility team, finalists of our Competition Best Idea 2021. Led by Carlo Schmid from TU Berlin, they have developed a prototype conversion kit to electrify Germany's most produced motorcycle of all time: the iconic Simson. The team has founded a spin-off and anticipates launching their prototype conversion kit to the market by the end of 2021.
Our association has joined forces with 15 other representative organisations of European research & innovation stakeholders to publish an open letter urging the EU institutions to include stakeholders in the co-creation and implementation of the governance of the European Research Area.
An independent Evaluation Panel has selected five student-led teams as finalists of our Competition Best Idea 2021. The competition invited students and PhD candidates from our Members to submit their brilliant ideas for how science and technology can help revolutionise our society’s efforts towards sustainability.
On 1 and 2 July, the Royal Academy of Engineering and our association hosted a joint online conference bringing together leaders, policy-makers and researchers from the UK, EU and beyond. The conference explored trends in key technologies for the next 30 years, and their implications for engineers and universities of science and technology today.