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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.
Kieran Nar

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering graduate awarded prestigious accolade by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Recent Mechanical Engineering PhD graduate, Dr Kieran Nar, has been awarded the 2024 Tribology Bronze Medal by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMEchE) for making significant contributions in the field of tribology.
Faculty of Engineering's Heartspace and Mappin buildings

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering courses ranked amongst the best

All undergraduate subjects within the School have been highly accoladed in The Guardian and The Mail league tables.
A student inspecting their locomotive

University of 91直播 engineering students build prize-winning train

A team of students from the University of 91直播 have demonstrated their first class engineering skills as part of a prestigious competition for future railway engineers.

Dr Linwei He

Civil Engineering Lecturer wins Best Paper Award at International Masonry Conference

Dr Linwei He has been recognised for his paper: 鈥淯se of off-site fabricated elements in the construction of modern unreinforced stone masonry buildings鈥 at the 18th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference (IB2MaC).

Alistair John

Aerospace engineering academic receives a National Teaching Fellowship for inspiring the next generation of rocket scientists

Dr Alistair John, Senior University Teacher in Aerospace Engineering, has been awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship in recognition of his excellence and innovation in teaching which is inspiring the next generation of rocket scientists.