Department of Engineering

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PhD student Sapuma Jaliya Senanayaka (second from left) shakes hands with Michell’s Technical Director, Andrew Stokes

Michell Instruments collaborates with the University of Cambridge on laser research

25 Feb 2013

Ely-based manufacturer, Michell Instruments, is sponsoring a Department of Engineering PhD student to undertake research into new sensing technologies over three years.

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Professor Dame Ann Dowling

Professor Dame Ann Dowling makes BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, Power List 2013

18 Feb 2013

Congratulations to our Head of Department Professor Dame Ann Dowling FREng for making the BBC Woman's Hour Power List 2013

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Graduate Eva MacNamara wins IStructE Young Structural Engineer of the Year 2012

11 Feb 2013

Department graduate Eva MacNamara of Expedition Engineering has won the Young Structural Engineer of the Year Award 2012 for “The Dune Grass”

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A sofa before being subejct to the 3D visual environment

Mobile phones to aid interior design

08 Feb 2013

Research into using simple video clips to build up a virtual 3D environment has won a Best Paper award for a team from the Department of Engineering.

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Professor John Clarkson and Dr Anna Mieczakowski

Cambridge Engineering Design Centre's new book on the challenges older users have with digital technology

07 Feb 2013

Dr Anna Mieczakowski and Professor John Clarkson launch the book Ageing, Adaption and Accessibility: Time for the Inclusive Revolution!

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Cromwell Community College students build a truss bridge

Building Bridges with HE Partnership

05 Feb 2013

Students from an East of England community school competed to build the best bridge during a visit to the Department of Engineering.

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Tunnelling beneath buildings in Bologna for a high-speed railway

Tunnelling-Induced Settlement Damage to Masonry Structures

31 Jan 2013

Dr Matthew DeJong and Professor Robert Mair have successfully secured an EPSRC grant for a research project on Tunnelling-Induced Settlement Damage to Masonry Structures.

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Dr Hugh Hunt meets Hamish and Andy

Comedy pair hunt down expert advice

30 Jan 2013

Hamish Blake and Andy Lee have a world-wide following with their Australian Channel Nine comedy show Hamish and Andy's Gap Year. The duo dropped into the Engineering Department.

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Graphene

Europe pledges one billion euros on graphene as platform for emerging technologies

28 Jan 2013

A major research initiative which will create a European network of academics and companies working on graphene has been approved, with the UoC set to take a leading role.

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Alumni discuss their world-wide involvement in Engineers Without Borders

25 Jan 2013

In 2001, a small group of engineering students in Cambridge decided to form a new student society called Engineers Without Borders (EWB-UK).

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