Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Department of Engineering

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

  • Cambridge Power Electronics Lab showcase breakthroughs at industry leading conferences

  • Engineering alumni and student among the winners of the King’s College Entrepreneurship Prize

  • Alumnus launches BLUE GARAGE to bridge UK’s innovation gap

  • Smart microfibres turn everyday objects into healthcare monitors and energy devices

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

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

16 Oct 2025

Start-up Neela Biotech, co-founded by early career researchers Dr Deepanshu Singh and Friederike Nintzel, secures grant funding towards novel method of producing carbon-negative aviation fuel

Cambridge Power Electronics Lab showcase breakthroughs at industry leading conferences

14 Oct 2025

Cambridge Power Electronics Laboratory showcased research breakthroughs at leading power electronics conferences, ECCE Europe and PCIM Shanghai.

Engineering alumni and student among the winners of the King’s College Entrepreneurship Prize

08 Oct 2025

Alumni Nathan Jackrazi and Amy Rochford are announced the winners of the 2025 King’s College Entrepreneurship Prize with their start-up Axo Neurotech. MPhil student Chris Tagnon won 3rd prize