A team of engineering researchers led by Dr Aristides Kiprakis have conducted a study that challenges the rules which currently govern the layout of tidal turbines.
We recently celebrated the achievements of students who took part in our Summer Internship Programme 2020 at a virtual prize-giving event. Now in its fourth year, the summer internship programme offers paid, project-based work experience to undergraduate students across a range of our research and teaching activities over the summer.
Dr Francesco Giorgio-Serchi has worked with scientists at the University of Southampton to develop a flexible underwater robot which mimics the quick, efficient movements of squid and jellyfish - nature’s most efficient swimmers.
Student start-up Robocean - which develops robots to restore environmentally precious seagrass environments - was recently named ‘wildcard’ winner in the Red Bull Basement 2020 competition.
Alliance Niyigena has become the first engineering alumna from the University of Edinburgh to be accepted onto the prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship programme.