Department of Engineering

  • Self-healing robotic gripper could be the future of sustainable soft robotics

  • Decarbonisation of the UK's complex and interconnected transport infrastructures

  • Alumni stories: Meet the structural engineer whose work bridges art, architecture and engineering

  • Morphing cones under compression: new research uncovers surprises for soft robotic actuators

  • Double top spots for Cambridge

Undergraduate Study

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Graduate Study

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Research

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Latest news

Self-healing robotic gripper could be the future of sustainable soft robotics

27 Nov 2023

Researchers have developed a self-healing robotic gripper for use in soft robotics that is adaptable, recyclable and resilient to damage, thanks to heat-assisted autonomous healing.

Decarbonisation of the UK's complex and interconnected transport infrastructures

23 Nov 2023

A new national research hub will help to upgrade and decarbonise the UK’s complex and interconnected national, regional and local transport infrastructures.

Alumni stories: Meet the structural engineer whose work bridges art, architecture and engineering

20 Nov 2023

“To be a structural engineer means to be a creator: our ideas become reality.” These are the words of alumnus David Knight – the 2023 Early Career Prize winner, awarded by the IABSE.

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