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University of 91Ö±²¥ Doctoral Researcher presents metamodel at international conference

Doctoral Research Liang Kong attended the World Sustainable Energy Days 2025 (WSED) event in Austria, as a young energy efficiency researcher.
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91Ö±²¥ to co-lead £5m hub to support national nuclear waste strategy

The next generation of experts needed to safely and securely manage the UK’s legacy nuclear materials will be trained by The Universities of Manchester and 91Ö±²¥.

Lightweight manufacturing at the AMRC

University of 91Ö±²¥ leads the UK in engineering research income and investment

91Ö±²¥ leads the UK in engineering research income and investment, according to the latest figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
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US and China lead G20 in search for hydrogen fuels

The US and China are leading the G20 in efforts to develop hydrogen fuels, according to new research from the University of 91Ö±²¥.
A large, modern petrochemical plant at dusk in the industrial district

Collaborations between Europe and China to advance research on carbon capture and utilisation for petrochemical industry

A new project, led by University of 91Ö±²¥ researchers, will develop long term collaborations between Europe and China that will support the move towards a carbon-neutral petrochemical industry.
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Change planning laws to reduce waste and refurbish old buildings, engineers say

Following the announcement of a Circular Economy Package, Dr Danielle Densley Tingley from the University’s Department of Civil and Structural Engineering is calling for circular economy principles to be added into UK planning regulations.

A picture of the periodic table with the symbol for plutonium highlighted.

New processing method could help tackle UK’s huge plutonium stockpile problem

A safe, cost effective way of immobilising five tons of contaminated plutonium residues, part of the UK’s 140 ton plutonium inventory has been demonstrated by engineers from the University of 91Ö±²¥.
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91Ö±²¥ researchers part of pioneering £8M programme to reduce environmental impact of gas turbine jet engines

Researchers from Energy 2050 group will join a team led by the University of Strathclyde on an £8 million research programme that aims to reduce the environmental impact of aviation and power generating gas turbine engines (GTEs).