Nominations sought for £1m QEPrize

The £1million global prize is aimed at encouraging innovation in the UK and raising the profile of engineering. The money will be awarded to an individual or team of up to three people for a "groundbreaking advance in engineering which has led to significant international public benefit". The QEPrize was launched in 2011 and is awarded biennially. In March last year, five engineers responsible for creating the internet and the world wide web were announced as the first winners of the prize. The emphasis this year is on encouraging and inspiring more young people to enter into the sector, particularly girls. Lord Browne of Madingley, chairman of the QEPrize Foundation, said: "Engineers are integral to society, their work drives economic growth and affects every aspect of our daily lives. In the UK, there is an increasing demand for engineers and this will only be met if more young people, particularly girls, consider a career in engineering. "The Queen Elizabeth Prize aims to make heroes out of the world's greatest engineers and in doing so, to show young people what an amazing career it is. I urge parents to encourage their daughters to consider engineering, it is a truly rewarding and exciting career." For more information, or to make a nomination, go to http://qeprize.org/.