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News listing

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Engineering technicians nominated for the Papin Prizes

08 June, 2023Chemical Engineering Bioengineering

Technicians Stuart Martin and Fergus Dingwall have been shortlisted for the Papin Prizes.

Engineering staff shortlisted in Teaching Awards

24 May, 2023Civil and Environmental Engineering Infrastructure and Environment

Dr Stephen Welch and Dr Filipe Teixeira-Dias have been shortlisted in this year’s Teaching Awards,…

Dr Desen Kirli wins prestigious green energy award

26 April, 2023Civil and Environmental Engineering Energy Systems

Dr Desen Kirli has won a Scottish Renewables Young Professionals Green Energy Award 2023 for her…

PhD student awarded for advanced sensor to reduce engine emissions

04 April, 2023Electronics and Electrical Engineering Imaging, Data and Communications

PhD student Rui Zhang has won the Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers (WCSIM)…

Professor Conchúr Ó Brádaigh honoured as RSE Fellow

21 March, 2023Mechanical Engineering Materials and Processes

Professor Conchúr Ó Brádaigh has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), in…

Flexible e-skin could spur rise of soft machines that can feel

01 March, 2023Electronics and Electrical Engineering Imaging, Data and Communications

A team of researchers based in the School of Engineering have developed electronic skin that could…

Students win top prizes at national model building competition

21 February, 2023Civil and Environmental Engineering

Two student teams from the School of Engineering won top prizes at a national model building…

Professor Markus Mueller awarded a Chair in Emerging Technologies

16 February, 2023

Professor Markus Mueller has been awarded a Chair in Emerging Technologies by the Royal Academy of…

Engineering alumnus receives Sloan Fellowship

16 February, 2023Chemical Engineering

The School’s former PhD student Pedro Sáenz has been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship, which is…

Making a splash in the future of wave energy conversion

03 February, 2023Electronics and Electrical Engineering Energy Systems

The School’s Professor Markus Mueller is working on a project with Newcastle University to…