The £25M inward investment – by Danish family-owned multinational Danfoss – will be home to Danfoss Editron, which will advance electric and hybrid powertrain systems for heavy-duty vehicles to reduce energy consumption in hydraulic machines radically.
Edinburgh engineering student Aleksander Trakul and his friend Mike Ryan, have been crowned National Winners (Poland) of the James Dyson Award 2021 for their innovative face mask recycling solution.
Fire safety engineering researcher Professor Luke Bisby has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), in recognition of his exceptional contributions to his sector.
In July, the University’s rocketry team Endeavour won the Mach-21 CanSat student rocket launch competition with their innovative satellite-in-a-can design.
In July, Moretonhampstead Parish Council unveiled a bronze bust of George Parker Bidder, who studied mechanical engineering at Edinburgh in the early 1800s and gained recognition for his prodigal mathematical abilities.
