Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Department of Engineering

  • How a diabetes diagnosis sparked a mission to reduce plastic waste in diabetes care – meet PhD student Chris Toavs

  • Operation Blue Skies takes off: landmark trial to test AI-driven contrail avoidance

  • Physical pressure could make EV batteries last twice as long and reduce environmental impact

  • Student internship: Changyue Liang at Archipelago Technology

  • Alumni Stories: Meet Amy Shang CEO of the world’s largest EV charger manufacturer

Undergraduate Study

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Graduate Study

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Research

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Latest news

How a diabetes diagnosis sparked a mission to reduce plastic waste in diabetes care – meet PhD student Chris Toavs

21 Sep 2026

PhD student Chris Toavs has turned her own personal experience living with type 1 diabetes into motivation for advocating for others and tackling single-use plastic waste in diabetes care.

Operation Blue Skies takes off: landmark trial to test AI-driven contrail avoidance

14 Sep 2026

A UK-based consortium will conduct the world’s first airspace trial aimed at reducing condensation trails, known as contrails, that could greatly reduce aviation’s global warming impact.

Physical pressure could make EV batteries last twice as long and reduce environmental impact

07 Sep 2026

The key to making longer-lasting electric vehicle batteries may not be specialised materials or new chemistry, but simple physical pressure, according to new research.