Department of Engineering

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FBR11 at a wet Hockenheim ring

Full Blue Racing completes a highly successful 2011 campaign

05 Dec 2011

Formula Student is Europe's most established educational motorsport competition, run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

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Six steps to a better material world

30 Nov 2011

Every year we make 10 times our own bodyweight of steel, aluminium, cement, plastics and paper, for every person alive.

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James Dyson

Ingenious Britain: Dyson invests £1.4m in academic research at Cambridge

28 Nov 2011

In a £1.4m deal Dyson is funding a Cambridge University, Department of Engineering professorship to support breakthrough engineering and scientific research over the next decade.

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Dr Hugh Hunt

Recreating 'The Great Escape'

28 Nov 2011

First it was the Dambusters raid, now the Department's Dr Hugh Hunt has helped to recreate ‘The Great Escape’ from Germany’s infamous Stalag Luft III.

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Constructionarium

21 Nov 2011

Constructionarium is a hands-on construction experience for third-year Engineering students.

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Dr Pradipta Biswas

Dr Pradipta Biswas appointed to United Nations agency working group

14 Nov 2011

Dr Pradipta Biswas has been appointed coordinator of the working group of a United Nations (UN) agency which aims to make audiovisual media accessible to people with disabilities.

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Dr Martin Goodhand (left) and Dr Robert Miller

Best Paper Prize for Whittle Lab Research

10 Nov 2011

A 2011 best paper award has been awarded to Dr Martin Goodhand and Dr Robert Miller.

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Victoria on site Mukuru

Sustainable slum upgrading in India and Kenya

07 Nov 2011

Victoria Cronin, a PhD student in the Centre for Sustainable Development has been researching the sustainability of alternative approaches to slum upgrading in India and Kenya.

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Professor Daniel Wolpert

Daniel Wolpert: The real reason for brains

07 Nov 2011

Professor Daniel Wolpert has recently given a prestigious TED talk as part of the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh.

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The Institution of Mechanical Engineers

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers Vision Awards

02 Nov 2011

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers' (IMechE) Vision Awards showcase talented people who are inspiring change and driving innovation forward.

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