Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Department of Engineering

  • Traumatic Brain Injury the global health crisis hidden in plain sight

  • Professor Malcolm Smith elected Fellow of the Royal Society 2026

  • Gates Cambridge class of 2026 – introducing Dr Lengwe Sinkala

  • Alumni stories: Meet DJ Hamblin-Brown emergency doctor and patient safety advocate

  • European Commission greenlights €211 million funding for Cambridge graphene photonics spin-out

Undergraduate Study

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Graduate Study

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Research

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Latest news

Traumatic Brain Injury the global health crisis hidden in plain sight

03 Jun 2026

Traumatic Brain Injury needs to be urgently prioritised on the world health agenda, argue research groups from the Departments of Engineering and Clinical Neurosciences.

Professor Malcolm Smith elected Fellow of the Royal Society 2026

27 May 2026

Professor Malcolm Smith has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.

Gates Cambridge class of 2026 – introducing Dr Lengwe Sinkala  

20 May 2026

Dr Lengwe Sinkala (International Health Systems Group at Cambridge) will research how paediatric surgical services can be redesigned to better support neurodivergent children.

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