Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Department of Engineering

  • PhD student wins award for innovative geotechnical research

  • Tiny device to transform understanding of our ‘second brain'

  • Professor Garth Wells named as Deputy Executive Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  • Dr Andrea Luppi named ‘Rising Star in Neuroscience 2025’

  • Student internship: Malaika Jha at Rolls-Royce 2025

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Research

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Latest news

PhD student wins award for innovative geotechnical research

09 Dec 2025

PhD student Zhijun Xu has been awarded the Department of Engineering’s 2025 Turner Prize for his innovative contributions to geotechnical centrifuge modelling.

Tiny device to transform understanding of our ‘second brain'

05 Dec 2025

A new implant captures gut-brain signals in awake, moving animals, offering fresh insight into disorders linked to the gut-brain connection.

Professor Garth Wells named as Deputy Executive Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

04 Dec 2025

Professor Wells will work with Professor Charlotte Deane, the Executive Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).