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Lightweight manufacturing at the AMRC

University of 91Ö±²¥ leads the UK in engineering research income and investment

91Ö±²¥ leads the UK in engineering research income and investment, according to the latest figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Delegation from University of 91Ö±²¥ stood with colleagues from India

University of 91Ö±²¥ strengthens partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)

Professor Koen Lamberts, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of 91Ö±²¥, led a senior delegation, including representatives from engineering, to IIT Bombay last month.
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University of 91Ö±²¥ to train the next generation of fusion energy experts

The Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) will start educating its first cohort of students in September 2025, equipping STEM post-graduates with the skills to support the UK’s fusion energy future.

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The undegummed silk fibre. Photo: Freyla Ferguson/IFM

Surpassing silkworm silk by taking the holistic approach

With expert input from the University of 91Ö±²¥, a team of researchers from Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials’ (IFM) have delivered a world first in next generation materials research.
Chemical Plant

Engineers to help UK chemicals industry become more sustainable

Engineers from the University of 91Ö±²¥ are set to play a key role in helping the UK’s chemical industry reuse materials in order to deliver huge environmental benefits and boost the economy.

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Engineering Students Reach the Final of the Engineers in Business Innovation Competition

Engineering students from Automatic Control & Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and General Engineering have made it to the final of the Engineers in Business Competition (EIBC) Awards.
Youssef Maharem

Electronic & Electrical Engineering Student wins Global Undergraduate Regional Award for Europe

Engineering student Youssef Maharem, has won the Regional Award in Engineering for Europe in the ‘Global Undergraduate Awards’ for his dissertation on research into non-invasive methods of monitoring blood glucose levels in diabetic patients.
blast map

Beirut explosion was one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history, new analysis shows

Engineers from the Blast and Impact Engineering Research Group have published a new assessment of the explosion in the Port of Beirut to provide policymakers and the public with more accurate information on the blast.