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Undergraduate online interactive talks

24 August, 2023Chemical Engineering

Join us to chat with academics and students and have all your questions about studying engineering…

Edinburgh Formula Student team triumphs at Silverstone

04 August, 2023Chemical Engineering

Edinburgh University Formula Student (EUFS) were crowned top student team in the UK for driverless…

European Hyperloop Week comes to Edinburgh

27 July, 2023

The University of Edinburgh has played host to an international event dedicated to Hyperloop – a…

Summer interns deliver lightning presentations

19 July, 2023Chemical Engineering

We recently celebrated the achievements of students who took part in the School of Engineering’s…

Celebrating women in engineering

06 July, 2023

On Friday 23 June 2023, we celebrated International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) with a…

Leading engineering figures receive honorary degrees

06 July, 2023Electronics and Electrical Engineering

Leading lights from the international engineering community received honorary degrees from the…

Tidal research project to reduce carbon emissions and boost energy security

28 June, 2023Civil and Environmental Engineering Infrastructure and Environment

Co-design to deliver Scalable Tidal Stream Energy (CoTide) will bring together three multi…

Spirit of innovation: £3.6m whisky trial for energy ‘game changer’

28 June, 2023Mechanical Engineering Integrated Micro and Nano Systems

A team behind new thermal energy storage technology that could help replace fossil fuels has been…

Funding boost for scientists using AI to identify treatments for rare diseases

15 June, 2023

A research team developing enzyme replacement therapies for people with rare diseases has been…

Process to recycle wind turbines wins funding

14 June, 2023Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes

Engineering researchers have won a £125k grant from investment company Greencoat UK Wind to develop…