Four 1st year engineering students have reached the grand final of the Engineering for People Design Challenge 2024 for their innovative idea: the WaterBarrow.
The School has appointed the following staff to key research roles, where they will work on innovations in areas including healthcare, sustainability, and soft robotics.
Professor Markus Mueller and Dr Joseph Burchell have been awarded as joint winners for the University of Edinburgh's Research Impact Prize in the category of Sustained Partnership for their work with Mocean Energy.
![Dr Francisco R Garcia Garcia, University of Edinburgh receiving the Hawley Award from Dr Paul Golby CBE FREng, Chair of NATS, with Master Engineer Dr Dolores Byrne OBE [image courtesy of Mark Witter Photography].](https://eng.ed.ac.uk/sites/eng.ed.ac.uk/files/styles/medium-2/public/images/news/Hawley%20award%20news%20header%20June%202024.png?itok=gUoqBOgT "Dr Francisco R Garcia Garcia, University of Edinburgh receiving the Hawley Award from Dr Paul Golby CBE FREng, Chair of NATS, with Master Engineer Dr Dolores Byrne OBE [image courtesy of Mark Witter Photography].")
