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The Da Vinci Innovation Awards Audience

Success for Cardiff innovators

29 November 2016

The 2016 Da Vinci Innovation Awards with details of winners.

da Vinci statue and Vitruvian Man

Students and staff pitch big ideas for cash funding

16 November 2016

University hosts 4th Da Vinci Innovation & Impact Awards

Arkwright Scholars

Engineers of the future: Arkwright Scholars for 2016

11 November 2016

This year the School of Engineering is sponsoring three Arkwright scholars. These STEM students from UK schools represent the engineers of the future.

A researcher at work

New discovery changes the future for hydrogen-fuelled cars

21 October 2016

A new discovery involving activating hydrocarbon wax with catalysts and microwaves may be changing the future for the use of hydrogen as a fuel.

Professor Roger Falconer

New appointments for engineering professor

14 October 2016

Professor Roger Falconer, from the School of Engineering, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management and to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy Ireland.

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Equipping for employment with Keysight Technologies

30 August 2016

Cardiff University’s School of Engineering is to collaborate with Keysight Technologies to prepare students for a career in industry.

High-value manufacturing in progress

Embedding transformational and sustainable growth in Welsh high value manufacturing industry

19 August 2016

Cardiff University is a partner in a new £14m EU-backed project to stimulate transformational and sustainable growth in the high value manufacturing industry in West Wales and the South Wales Valleys.

Ross Gardner at his placement

Year in Industry case study: Ross Gardner at Wilde Analysis

12 August 2016

School of Engineering undergraduate Ross Gardner has undertaken a Year in Industry placement at Wilde Analysis.

Summer School students at the Gala Dinner

Summer School concludes with Gala Dinner prizegiving

26 July 2016

Our annual Summer School for Electrical & Electronic Engineering students came to a close on Friday, 22nd July with a Gala Dinner at Aberdare Hall.

Nella

Cardiff Racing – the story behind the naming of ‘Nella’

12 July 2016

The heartwarming story behind the naming of the CR12 racing car.

Two students at the STEM Live! event

Inspiring the next generation of engineers at STEM Live!

8 July 2016

Over 200 students fom 16 South Wales schools attended the STEM Live! event at the University on 27th June.

The Hydrosac team making their presentation.

Innovation Showcase success for Cardiff engineers

28 June 2016

A team from the School of Engineering have returned from an award-winning trip to Washington, D.C.

Professor Karen Holford

University engineer named among UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering

23 June 2016

Inaugural list honours Pro Vice-Chancellor for Physical Sciences and Engineering

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George Stephenson Medal awarded to Professor Thorsten Stoesser

6 June 2016

A research paper by Professor Thorsten Stoesser has been recognised by the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Undergraduate students outside Queen's Buildings

Academics and experts look to address STEM gender gap

3 June 2016

Last week, the School of Engineering played host to an all staff/student lecture entitled ‘Women in Engineering’.

Gas Turbine Research Centre

Cardiff University engineer wins essay prize

2 June 2016

A PhD candidate at the School of Engineering has won an essay prize from the Engineering Professors' Council.

Delegates at the Nigeria Energy Forum

Academics and researchers organise first ever Nigeria Energy Forum

19 May 2016

A team of academic staff and researchers have successfully organised the first ever Nigeria Energy Forum.

Poster prize winners at the ESTRO conference

Tumour detection project picks up poster prize

16 May 2016

A Cardiff University project has won an award from the European Society for Radiography and Oncology.

Enriching Student Life Awards

Lecturer receives main accolade at student life awards

10 May 2016

Dr. Alastair Clarke had a successful night at the Enriching Student Life Awards

non-invasive diabetes monitor

Microwave device to monitor diabetes

6 May 2016

A non-invasive blood glucose monitor could make life easier for millions of diabetics worldwide