Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Department of Engineering

  • Explaining the engineering behind an F1 innovation

  • From Gridlock to Grid Power: The Promise of Superconducting Cables in the UK

  • Gates Cambridge class of 2025 – Jeremiah Oloyede

  • Introducing Sabuhi Essa – an innovator shaping her field

  • Award-winning Cambridge start-up secures grant funding to accelerate carbon-negative jet fuel production

Undergraduate Study

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Graduate Study

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Research

Discover the six academic divisions and four strategic themes that make up our Department and learn about their research interests and the projects being carried out.

Latest news

Explaining the engineering behind an F1 innovation

03 Nov 2025

Professor Malcolm Smith has been interviewed on YouTube about his invention of “the inerter” – a device which came to prominent attention following its use in Formula One motor racing.

From Gridlock to Grid Power: The Promise of Superconducting Cables in the UK

30 Oct 2025

The UK’s drive to net zero won’t succeed on wind turbines and solar farms alone.

Gates Cambridge class of 2025 – Jeremiah Oloyede

27 Oct 2025

Gates Cambridge Scholar Jeremiah Oloyede discusses his upcoming MPhil in Industrial Systems, Manufacture, and Management.