Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Engineering entrepreneurs excel in Cambridge science and technology competition GreenMixes, founded by Callon Peate and Dr Dushanth Seevaratnam, of the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), was awarded the £10,000 first prize for its carbon-negative concrete technology. Pinepeak, se...

Engineers from GreenMixes, Pinepeak and Phaseshift were successful in this year's Trinity Bradfield competition. Read more about the engineers behind these spin-out company successes.
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Cambridge, but make it spring 🌱🌸

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Engineering researchers win University praise for their impact and engagement The awards recognise outstanding achievement, innovation and creativity in devising and implementing ambitious engagement and impact plans, which have the potential to create significant economic, soc...

Dr Curie Park @ifmcambridge.bsky.social & PhD student Dr Saleyha Ahsan recognised by @cam.ac.uk with awards for their contributions to #research impact & engagement

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/enginee...

⭐Dr Park = Collaboration Award winner
⭐Dr Ahsan = Early Career Researcher Award – Highly Commended

Alessandro Abate appointed to the Professorship of Control Engineering Professor Abate joins the Department of Engineering from the University of Oxford, where he is Professor of Verification and Control in the Department of Computer Science. There, he leads OXCAV – the ...

Professor Alessandro Abate has been elected to the Professorship of Control Engineering at the University of Cambridge.

His research focuses on control theory, formal verification and AI, underpinned by interests spanning decision theory, logic and probability.

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Professor of NanoEngineering @tawfiquehasan.bsky.social has co-authored a paper on how robots could avoid items slipping through their grasp.
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Sponsored engineering students working towards greater climate resilience in Africa The scheme is designed to provide students from under-represented communities in Africa with fully-funded opportunities to complete their Masters of Philosophy courses. This programme supports the sch...

Eleven students from across Africa are studying at the department thanks to the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme at the University of Cambridge.
Their MPhil studies will develop their skills in climate resistance and sustainability.
Read their stories at www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/sponsor...

Professor of Computational Neuroscience Guillaume Hennequin will be speaking at CNS2026 on April 1. His presentation will be about how data driven circuit models reveal the dynamics of consensus across visual areas of mice.

Alessandro Abate appointed to the Professorship of Control Engineering Professor Abate joins the Department of Engineering from the University of Oxford, where he is Professor of Verification and Control in the Department of Computer Science. There, he leads OXCAV – the ...

Professor Alessandro Abate has been elected to the Professorship of Control Engineering at the University of Cambridge.

His research focuses on control theory, formal verification and AI, underpinned by interests spanning decision theory, logic and probability.

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/alessan...

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Hear from F1 strategist and Department of Engineering alumna Hannah Schmitz ahead of the Melbourne Grand Prix. She will have a turn co-named after her at the track to mark International Women's Day.

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Engineering researchers win University praise for their impact and engagement The awards recognise outstanding achievement, innovation and creativity in devising and implementing ambitious engagement and impact plans, which have the potential to create significant economic, soc...

Dr Curie Park @ifmcambridge.bsky.social & PhD student Dr Saleyha Ahsan recognised by @cam.ac.uk with awards for their contributions to #research impact & engagement

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/enginee...

⭐Dr Park = Collaboration Award winner
⭐Dr Ahsan = Early Career Researcher Award – Highly Commended

A graphic for an International Women's Day 2026 panel discussion, hosted by the University of Cambridge. The event is titled "Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls." Featured participants include Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas from NHS England, Ritika Wadhwa from Prabhaav Global, Tariq Shah OBE from Vigo Group, and Dr Jennifer Waller-Martin from Cambridge Judge Business School. The event is scheduled for Wednesday 4 March, 12pm to 1:30 pm, in-person and online via Zoom.

Join us for this year’s #InternationalWomensDay event 👭

Our panellists will explore what rights, justice and action mean in practice – and how to turn intention into meaningful change across our community.

Open to all Cambridge staff and students.

In-person: bit.ly/3P3w2gD
Online: bit.ly/3ZTurMO

Engineer wins outstanding thesis prize A St Catharine's alumna has received one of the first Rex Moir Outstanding PhD Thesis Prizes when they were announced by the University of Cambridge's Department of Engineering earlier this year. Dr Minjia Chen (2020, Engineering) scooped the top award for theses defended in 2024 for her research on “Integrated photonic iterative processors for computing”.

We are proud that Catz alumna Dr Minjia Chen (2020, Engineering) has received one of the first Rex Moir Outstanding PhD Thesis Prizes when they were announced by the University of Cambridge's Department of Engineering this term. Read more: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/... @eng.cam.ac.uk

Find out more about how engineering research is shaping the world at the Cambridge Festival 2026 Free engineering events for all ages will be held at Cambridge West in March as part of the Cambridge Festival. Whether you’re curious about the latest advances in engineering or looking for a family-...

Come to Cambridge West in March and join some of our events for this year's Cambridge Festival. Find out how to make the best paper planes or learn more about how our research is reducing plastic waste in the Himalaya and lots more, with free events for all ages.

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Enterprising Minds: Meet founder and investor Amy Weatherup – a champion of Cambridge innovation It’s been 20 years since the first Cambridge i-Teams session took place – a programme which continues to shape the next generation of innovators. Bringing together entrepreneurial post-grads and early...

⭐ Meet founder & investor Amy Weatherup – a champion of Cambridge #innovation

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/enterpr...

Following a successful exit from a start-up, Amy has become a pillar of the Cambridge innovation ecosystem (at Cambridge i-Teams), among other achievements

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AI productivity gains should be measured in more than minutes saved - LSE Business Review Productivity gains from AI are commonly measured by in time saved by using the technology. From a Schumpeterian perspective, this is a serious limitation.

AI productivity gains should be measured in more than minutes saved.

Kristina Khutsishvili @eng.cam.ac.uk argues that current metrics are both fundamentally incomplete and miss the main feature of a technological breakthrough @lsebr.bsky.social

Watch Dr Alex Kendall give our Honorary Fellows Lecture and talk about his research and Wayve’s journey in autonomous driving. @trincollcam.bsky.social @eng.cam.ac.uk

Watch on YouTube
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Promise the Earth: why real climate action means restraint Promise the Earth: A safe planet in good faith, is co-authored by Cambridge’s Professor Julian Allwood and Oxford’s Professor Andrew Davison, and is published by Cambridge University Press. Together, ...

A new book by a @cam.ac.uk #engineer & an Oxford #theologian argues that our #faith in #tech to solve the #climate crisis is distracting us from the uncomfortable truth... 🌍👇

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/promise...

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Cambridge AI spin-out is helping factories become more productive, lower energy use and reduce emissions Manufacturing underpins a third of global economic output yet remains plagued by inefficiencies that waste up to 20% of production value and raise emissions. Matta, founded on pioneering research from...

Matta – @cam.ac.uk spin-out – raises $14m in funding to transform how products are designed & manufactured

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...

Founded on #research from @ifmcambridge.bsky.social, aim is to provide practical routes to improve productivity, quality & resilience on today’s shop floor

Register now for our Bioengineering Conference on 20 March. Speakers include Ruben Ruiz-Mateos Serrano whose spin-out company Polytecks is pioneering smart textile technology for next-generation healthcare diagnostics. Photo credit Chaoqun Dong.
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Global award for Cambridge engineer’s research on accelerating visualisation and learning from Big Data Engineer Robert Sales has won the Best Student Paper Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the world’s largest aerospace technical society. His new neural-network a...

Engineer Robert Sales has won a top award for research on accelerating visualisation and learning from Big Data.
His new approach compresses and visualises the massive amounts of data generated by computer simulations, significantly reducing the storage needed.

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/global-...

A collage of women in STEM fields at Trinity Hall. The post includes (from left to right going clockwise): Sophie Tang, Elizabeth Noon, Dana Bao, Professor Hatice Gunes, Dr Tamsin O'Connell and Dr Judy Boughey MD.

This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we're highlighting recent, exciting work from Trinity Hall women, from undergraduates exploring big questions in the lab to alumnae applying their expertise in practice.

Check out research from our women in STEM below. 👇

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The Constance Tipper Lecture Theatre is named after this pioneering engineer. In 1939 Constance (nee Elam) was one of the first female lecturers at the Department of Engineering. Her major contribution during the Second World War was investigating the causes of brittle fracture in Liberty Ships.

The Cambridge Festival brings together free talks, performances, exhibitions and family events celebrating world-leading research across the University of Cambridge.
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#CambridgeFestival #RoyceCambridge #AdvancedMaterials #ArtsAndScience #UKResearch

Promise the Earth: why real climate action means restraint Promise the Earth: A safe planet in good faith, is co-authored by Cambridge’s Professor Julian Allwood and Oxford’s Professor Andrew Davison, and is published by Cambridge University Press. Together, ...

A new book by a @cam.ac.uk #engineer & an Oxford #theologian argues that our #faith in #tech to solve the #climate crisis is distracting us from the uncomfortable truth... 🌍👇

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/promise...

@stcatharines.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org

A group of people seated in an auditorium, facing two speakers on a stage engaging in a discussion with a presentation behind them. The room features framed portraits and a wood-panelled backdrop. A text overlay at the bottom reads: "Bookings now open for the Cambridge Festival 2026".

The @cambridgefestival.bsky.social is back – and it's bigger and better than ever! 🎉

With over 350 events across science, the arts, society and more, discover the ideas – and the people – shaping our future.

Dive into this year's programme: https://bit.ly/4670tIO

#CamFest #Cambridge

AI stethoscope can help spot ‘silent epidemic’ of heart valve disease earlier than GPs, study suggests Artificial intelligence could help doctors detect serious heart valve disease years earlier, potentially saving thousands of lives, a new study suggests.

Heart valve disease is a 'silent epidemic', but many cases are missed in busy GP surgeries.

Researchers @eng.cam.ac.uk have developed an AI algorithm that outperforms GPs at detecting serious forms of the disease, a tool that could potentially save thousands of lives 👇
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

Promise the Earth: why real climate action means restraint A new book by a St Catharine's engineer and an Oxford theologian argues that our faith in technology to solve the climate crisis is distracting us from the uncomfortable truth: that saving the planet is neither a task for future technologies nor for world leaders alone. It is something all of us — especially those with comfortable lives — can and must do, now.

Prof. Julian Allwood (2018), Dudley Robinson Professorial Fellow in #Engineering at Catz, has teamed up with theologian Prof. Andrew Davison on 'Promise the Earth' (2026, Cambridge University Press), a new book that calls for a rethink on how we can reduce our emissions:

Cambridge AI spin-out is helping factories become more productive, lower energy use and reduce emissions Manufacturing underpins a third of global economic output yet remains plagued by inefficiencies that waste up to 20% of production value and raise emissions. Matta, founded on pioneering research from...

Matta – @cam.ac.uk spin-out – raises $14m in funding to transform how products are designed & manufactured

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...

Founded on #research from @ifmcambridge.bsky.social, aim is to provide practical routes to improve productivity, quality & resilience on today’s shop floor

‘Revoice’ device gives stroke patients their voice back The device, whose development was led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, uses a combination of ultra-sensitive sensors and artificial intelligence to decode speech signals and emotional cu...

A wearable device developed by @cam.ac.uk engineers could help people recovering from stroke to regain their ability to communicate naturally🗣️

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/revoice...

Using sensors & AI, the device can turn just a few mouthed words into full, fluent sentences

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