The University of Bath’s Vice-Chancellor and President is one of 71 new Fellows recognised for their exceptional contributions to engineering and technology. The group consists of 60 Fellows, six International Fellows and five Honorary Fellows, each of whom has made exceptional contributions to their own sector, pioneering new innovations, leading progress in business or academia, providing high level advice to government, or promoting wider understanding of engineering and technology.

Professor Taylor said: “It is such an honour to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

“It is particularly special to be elected in the year that the UK has reached 30 gigawatts of wind generation capacity. I started working in the renewable energy industry 30 years ago and I was part of a team that designed the grid connection for the UK’s first ever offshore wind farm.

“I am delighted that the Academy saw fit to elect me as a member, and I am so grateful to all those colleagues, partners and collaborators who have supported me throughout my career and made this possible.”

The new Fellows were elected at the Academy’s annual general meeting on 17 September 2024 and will be formally admitted at a special ceremony in London on 27 November, when each Fellow will sign the roll book.

Dr John Lazar CBE FREng, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, said: “Our new Fellows represent some of the most talented people in the world of engineering and are taken from the ranks of those who are aiming to address some of our most critical problems. We are proud to say that many of our newly elected Fellows have come from underrepresented groups in engineering and related sectors and we hope this helps to tackle some of the issues around a lack of diversity within the profession. There is ample evidence that a wider pool of ideas and experiences helps to improve decision-making and develop novel solutions to global challenges.”

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