ERA Foundation 100 years promoting and supporting 
British Engineering

100 Years

The ERA Foundation has been supporting UK Engineering and innovation skills development in electech manufacturing since 1920

What We Do

Our focus is on supporting 
UK manufacturing.

Our aim is to ensure the important role the manufacturing and productive industry play in the UK economy is recognised; to support the next generation of UK engineers, and to encourage organisations and individuals entrepreneurship and technical excellence.

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Our History

100 Years of History

Founded in 1920 the ERA has always been at the forefront of promoting and supporting the British Engineering sector. Explore how the ERA was founded, and how it has changed over the last century to become the “ERA Foundation” today.

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Awards and Fellowships

Our Industrial and Enterprise Fellowships recongise and support emerging talent.

Our aim is to ensure the important role the manufacturing and productive industry play in the UK economy is recognised; to support the next generation of UK engineers, and to encourage organisations and individuals entrepreneurship and technical excellence.

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Our People

A wealth of experience and deep knowledge of the Engineering and Manufacturing sector.

Our board believes in innovation, investment in the next generation of engineers and a focused approach. This is fostered by the combined abilities of our directors who strive to honour the Foundations long history.

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Foundation News & Insights

Keep up to date with the latest Foundation news, and insights into changes in the Engineering sector.

ERA Foundation Indro Muckerjee speaks at the ERA Foundation’s 18th Annual Dinner and Lecture.

Indro Muckerjee speaks at the ERA Foundation’s 18th Annual Dinner and Lecture.

Professor Sir Christopher Snowden and the ERA Foundation Board welcomed over a hundred guests for its annual Dinner and Lecture at the Wellcome Trust Lecture Hall at the Royal Society on Tuesday, 13th June 2023.
ERA Foundation 2023 Clark Prize Winners Jenn McEwan and Isabel Culmer

2023 Clark Prize Winners Jenn McEwan and Isabel Culmer

The 2023 David Clark Prizes have been awarded to Jenn McEwan and Isabel Culmer, two exceptional teachers who have gone above and beyond the curriculum to inspire students and showcase real-world engineering in the classroom.
ERA Foundation Addressing the Engineering Skills Gap: A Call for Radical Transformation in Digital and Environmental Sustainability Training

Addressing the Engineering Skills Gap: A Call for Radical Transformation in Digital and Environmental Sustainability Training

As a leading voice in the electronics and engineering sector, the ERA Foundation is proud to support our board member Professor Bashir M. Al-Hashimi in his work related to the emerging skills gap in engineering.