Department of Engineering

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Five star research

20 Dec 2001

The results of the Government's 2001 Research Assessment Exercise have just been announced and the Department has been awarded the top grade of 5*.

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Holiday Lectures

19 Dec 2001

Discover the excitement of engineering - from space rockets to bridges that wobble and power derived from wind.

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EDC - A Centre of Excellence

21 Nov 2001

The Engineering Design Centre (EDC) has been named as a centre of excellence by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

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New Centre for Geotechnical Engineering

14 Nov 2001

The new Centre for Geotechnical Process and Construction Modelling at the University of Cambridge's West Cambridge site was opened on 17th November.

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Congratulations Valentina Gagliardi

07 Nov 2001

Valentina Gagliardi, now a final year student at CUED, received a Siemens medal from Alan Wood, Chief Executive of Siemens plc.

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Microwave magic

24 Oct 2001

A recent consumer report cited microwave ovens as being one of the most common electrical appliances in use today.

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Marking the retirement of Baroness Platt of Writtle

24 Oct 2001

Baroness Platt of Writtle, President of the Cambridge University Engineers Association (CUEA) 1987-2001, was recently presented with a gift to mark her retirement in September this year.

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The University Gas Turbine Partnership with Rolls-Royce plc (UGTP)

13 Sep 2001

On Monday 10 September, over eighty invited guests attended a celebration lunch to inaugurate a major new gas turbine research centre to be based in Cambridge.

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Best Civil Engineering Student, 2001

12 Sep 2001

Rachel Battilana who graduated from the Department this year, has won The Institution of Civil Engineers' Award for the 'Best Civil Engineering Student'.

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Summer School

25 Jul 2001

A group of Year 11 students from the London area descended on the Engineering Department in July to take part in a summer school activity.

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