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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…

Researchers map groundwater iodine across China for the first time

03 February, 2023

For the first time, researchers have mapped the distribution of groundwater iodine – which plays a…

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…

Royal visit marks bid to develop world's largest tidal turbine blades

18 January, 2023Chemical Engineering Bioengineering

A project aiming to maximise tidal energy generation has been launched in the presence of Her Royal…

New design guide to transform Scotland’s approach to affordable housing

21 December, 2022Civil and Environmental Engineering Infrastructure and Environment

Engineering academics have developed a new framework to help Scotland’s affordable housing sector…