Professor David Cardwell is new Head of Department of Engineering
Professor David Cardwell takes over from Professor Dame Ann Dowling who led Cambridge University's Department of Engineering for five years. Ann is now President of the RAEng, while continuing in the Department with her research and teaching.
Inspiring images: engineering captured on camera
From rainbow coloured liquid-crystal molecules, to tunnels deep under the ground, this year’s entries from the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering photo competition help to bring engineering brightly and vividly to life.
Ask the experts: Will robots take over the world?
Robots can do a lot for us: they can explore space or they can cut our toenails. But do advances in robotics and artificial intelligence hold hidden threats? Three leaders in their fields answer questions about our relationships with robots.
Cambridge professor elected Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering
Congratulations to Professor Kenichi Soga of the Department of Engineering on being elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Matthew Henderson receives 2013 Google PhD Fellowship
Matthew Henderson, a Statistical Dialogue Systems PhD Student at Cambridge UIniversity, has been selected as a 2013 Global Google PhD Fellow. From all around the globe, 39 PhD students represent the fifth class in the programme’s history, a select group recognised by Google researchers and their institutions as some of the most promising young academics in the world.
Legoline: An innovation in the teaching of systems engineering
With support from the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Cambridge Engineering Design Centre (EDC) has developed a new Graduate module in Systems Engineering, combining informal talks on a wide range of practical issues with hands-on sessions investigating the design of a pallet handling line.
Exceptional students receive engineering and technology scholarships
Several students from the Department of Engineering have been recognised by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) as outstanding, and have received a number of awards and scholarships.
Cambridge University Eco Racing Intel® Documentary
After two days of filming in the Department of Engineering, and a few weeks of editing, Intel's documentary film about Cambridge University Eco Racing team is complete.
Royal Academy of Engineering elect four new Fellows from the Department of Engineering
Congratulations to David Cardwell, John Clarkson, Richard Penty and Malcolm Smith, all professors at the Department of Engineering, who have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering.