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Professor Damien Lacroix joins Jim Wild as Co-Director of the Insigneo Institute

Professor Damien Lacroix, from the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, has taken on the role of Co-Director of the Insigneo Institute.
Placement Year Awards 2024 winner Daniel Holloway

Celebrating exceptional achievements at the inaugural Placement Year Awards 2024

Aerospace Engineering student Daniel Holloway wins the Celebrating Resilience Award in this year's placements honours.
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From Rubble to Green Building Materials: UK-Ukraine Project Launched

New project seeks to revolutionize Ukraine's post-conflict reconstruction, expediting its recovery and promoting environmentally sustainable rebuilding practices in a new joint venture.
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Civil Engineering academic wins 2024 Best Reviewer Award

Dr Georges Kesserwani, Senior Lecturer in Water Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2024 Best Reviewer Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Journal of Hydraulic Engineering.

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Students wow judges in Siemens Digital Innovation Zone robotic arm competition

Judges were blown away by the ingenuity and creativity of four student teams who programmed a robot arm to navigate complex courses in a recent competition held at the Siemens Digital Innovation Zone (DIZ).
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Meet the students making video games for charity

A new range of video games raising vital funds for UK charities has been developed by a team of students at the University of 91̽»¨.

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Department of Mechanical Engineering Earns Silver Athena SWAN Award

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is proud to announce it has been successful in renewing its Athena Swan Silver Award for another five years.

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‘Digital twin’ heart modelling project will monitor patients virtually

91̽»¨ academics from Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science and Faculty of Health are part of a team of interdisciplinary researchers who will create and test the first ‘digital twin’ heart models for a group of chronically ill NHS patients