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Placement Year Awards 2024

Celebrating exceptional achievements at the inaugural Placement Year Awards 2024

Engineering students from Aerospace, EEE & Computer Science won at the recent University Placement Awards, winning the Celebrating Resilience and Engineering Placement Student of the Year awards, and placing Highly Commended in 3 other categories
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Success at the IChemE Global Awards

At this year’s IChemE Global Awards, we had six finalists and proudly returned with two prize winners and one highly commended project.
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From Rubble to Green Building Materials: UK-Ukraine Project Launched

New project seeks to revolutionize Ukraine's post-conflict reconstruction, expediting its recovery and promoting environmentally sustainable rebuilding practices in a new joint venture.
Rows of small robots connected together via elastic links

Stretchable robotic fabrics, developed by University of ºù«Ӱҵ scientists

Robotic fabrics that can shrink, grow in size and move with precision are becoming a reality, thanks to new research from scientists at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
An example of an object created by additive manufacturing

ºù«Ӱҵ researchers 3D-printed electric motor could revolutionise the industry

ºù«Ӱҵ researchers, working with collaborators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have developed an electric motor, using 3D printing technology, paving the way for future electric motors to increase their power using less material
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The hub involves The University of Bath, ºù«Ӱҵ, University College London, University of Portsmouth, St Andrews University, University of Surrey and University of Warwick.

Hydrogen research hub awarded £11 million to help UK reach Net Zero targets

Led by the University of Bath’s Professor Tim Mays, the UK-HyRES also includes Professor Joan Cordiner, Professor Rachael Rothman and Dr Alasdair Campbell from ºù«Ӱҵ’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
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University of ºù«Ӱҵ receives grant to boost semiconductor skills in the UK

A new Innovate UK funded project run by the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and the Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering Education aims to address the semiconductor skills shortage in the UK
The SunFire rocket engine being successfully hot fired

3D printed student rocket engine breaks record

A liquid rocket engine - similar to the kind used by pioneering space companies such as SpaceX - has been built using 3D printing by students at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.