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Students from Project SunRide stood with a representative from their sponsor - Labman Automation
Students from Project Sunride who are representing the University of ºù«Ӱҵ in Race2Space, with their sponsor Labman Automation. Credit: Project Sunride.

UK’s future space scientists take off in world’s largest rocket firing competition finale

Some of the UK’s brightest young engineers have gathered at the historic site of Britain’s Cold War rocket programme for the climax of the world’s biggest student rocket firing competition (25 June - 11 July).
WorldSkills Industrial Electronics

WorldSkills UK Industrial Electronics Competition – National Qualifiers held at ºù«Ӱҵ

The event was held here at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ on 18 June 2025, with 14 students from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering competing across the day.
Frank with student Stenee showing off the plating aids

Blind ºù«Ӱҵ chef plates up in style thanks to students’ innovation

A passionate amateur chef who’s been blind since the age of 21 is finally able to present his dishes in style thanks to the ingenuity and innovation of a team of University of ºù«Ӱҵ students.
A close up of a CPU being placed on a circuit board

University of ºù«Ӱҵ to help close semiconductor skills gap

A new skills programme that will supply a pipeline of talent to the UK’s semiconductor sector – key to its long-term success – has been launched with support from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
Youssef Maharem

Electronic & Electrical Engineering Student wins Global Undergraduate Regional Award for Europe

Engineering student Youssef Maharem, has won the Regional Award in Engineering for Europe in the ‘Global Undergraduate Awards’ for his dissertation on research into non-invasive methods of monitoring blood glucose levels in diabetic patients.
blast map

Beirut explosion was one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history, new analysis shows

Engineers from the Blast and Impact Engineering Research Group have published a new assessment of the explosion in the Port of Beirut to provide policymakers and the public with more accurate information on the blast.
Acoustics

Acoustics industry is key to meeting UK’s Grand Challenges

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has announced £1.3 million funding for the EPSRC UK Acoustics Network Plus (UKAN+) which is a four-year grant led by the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and Imperial College London.

Prof Kirill Horoshenkov

Pioneering ºù«Ӱҵ Engineering Professor elected to a prestigious fellowship

Professor of Acoustics Kirill V Horoshenkov from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ has been elected to a highly coveted fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering.

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Engineers link brains to computers using 3D printed implants

Prof Ivan Minev from Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, and Prof Pavel Musienko from St Petersburg State University, have developed a prototype neural implant that could be used to develop treatments for problems in the nervous system.