Dr. Andrea Semiao has received £125,000 from EPSRC to support a 15-month project which contributes to the global need for reliable and sustainable provision of clean drinking water.
Researchers from the School of Engineering have been awarded a £1.4M grant from the Global Challenges Research Fund. This will fund an innovative research project to reduce the impact of fire hazards on informal settlements.
The IMPACT project team encouraged children and their carers to learn about micro engineering at the Edinburgh International Science Festival this year.
Dr Rory Hadden, Rushbrook Lecturer in Fire Investigation at the School of Engineering, was invited to speak on the Jeremy Vine Show on Wednesday 24 April.
Evidence from a historic site appears to confirm the date of a comet strike that killed thousands, wiped out many large animal species, and triggered a mini ice age, according to research led by Dr Martin Sweatman of the School of Engineering.