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Next generation of constructors get a taste of university life The University opened its doors as part of a nationwide initiative designed to inspire the next generation of engineers and built environment professionals in to the construction industry.

An Imperial expert in joint mechanics and the effects of blast injuries has been recognised for his achievements by a prestigious US institution.

WMG at the University of Warwick is to use a laser scan of 30 miles of Coventry roads to test driverless pods as part of a research programme launched this week. WMG will work with RDM Group - the UK's only designer and manufacturer of driverless Pods - in a project called INnovative Testing of Autonomous Control Techniques (INTACT).

A group of key water researchers from 13 organisations in eight countries, including the University of Bristol and Cabot Institute, is calling for a revision of how the world should study and tackle drought.

Picture a future without gridlock. A future in which our city streets, roads and highways are safer, cleaner and greener.

For 35 years Clive Hargreaves has helped maintain the unique facilities that make Imperial's civil engineering research among the best in the world.

from left: physicists Yuri Pashkin, George Pickett, the Vice-Chancellor, Roger Jones and Rich Haley at the IsoLab site Lancaster University has begun work on a £2m suite of ultra-low noise laboratori

As Yorkshire celebrates the news that two of its leading universities are in the Times Higher Education's 'top 100 most international universities in the world', Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Keith B

Work is beginning on a new research project led by four UK universities that aims to deliver smarter, more reliable sensor based systems. These are the systems that will determine the future success of smart cities, the internet of things, big data and self-driving vehicles. The Science of Sensor Systems Software (S4) project brings together researchers from the Universities of Glasgow, Liverpool and St Andrews, Imperial College London with expertise across computing, engineering, and mathematics, together with a range of private and public sector partners.

Ben Kitcher, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Offshore Renewables Manager, has recently returned from India.

Novel 3D-printed material developed by University researchers receives funding in NFL-backed Head Health Challenge Funding has been awarded to world-leading, US-based helmet designer and manufacturer, Roy Burek of Charles Owen Inc.

One of Imperial's most popular and respected senior academics, Professor Stephen Richardson, retires after 40 years at the College.

Inadequate infrastructure costs the nation £2 million a day, and extreme events can cost hundreds of millions more.

One of the most advanced factories in the world has opened its doors in Sheffield.

In the spending review and autumn statement announced by the UK Chancellor, George Osborne last week, construction work on the UK Collaboratorium for Research in Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) hub, which has secured £138million of funding, was included in the key project starts for next year.

A £21 million award has been made to the University of Birmingham, as part of a capital investment by BIS to the UK Collaboratorium for Research in Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC), to build a National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF).

A long-term project aimed at improving photosynthesis in rice is entering its third stage, marking another step on the road to significantly increased crop yields that will help meet the food needs of billions of people across the developing world.

Hugh Hunt (Department of Engineering) discusses the engineering behind the V-3 "supergun", the weapon that was meant to win the Second World War for Germany.

The University of Nottingham is to lead a new aerospace project to provide a unique national testing facility for the development of safer, greener aerospace engines.

From a Cambridge guide for robot tourists, to titanium 'comets', the winners of the annual Department of Engineering photo competition highlight the variety and beauty of engineering.

An interdisciplinary research team of University Psychologists and Engineers won the 'Best Paper Award' at the 2015 European Virtual Reality conference (EuroVR) in Lecco, Italy.

Research carried out by University of Bristol academics together with composite manufacturing and training has been given a boost thanks to the installation at the National Composites Centre (NCC) of a new autoclave and CT scanner.

Tata Steel opened the doors on its new UK research centre on Wednesday 28th of October on the University of Warwick's Science Park.

University of Manchester Nobel laureate Sir Kostya Novosleov has been awarded a major grant to research two-dimensional materials.

Workshop technicians Giovanni Marinaro & Robert Sherer celebrated completing their apprenticeships at a special presentation by Provost James Stirling They are the first 'graduates' from Imperial's T

Sir Keith Burnett, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, says our advanced manufacturing research capabilities and the new devolution deal will help bring a true new industrial revolution to the region.

PA 153/15 A chemical in the brain could potentially be harnessed to help young people with Tourette Syndrome (TS) to overcome the physical and vocal tics associated with the neurological disorder, say researchers. In a paper published in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, academics from The University of Nottingham reviewed recent evidence that the neurochemical known as Gamma Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is responsible for dampening down the hyperactivity that causes the repetitive and involuntary movements and noises.

The world's oldest surviving transmission recording made by television pioneer John Logie Baird has been saved by the University of Glasgow.

Oxford Flow, a developer of precision engineered products, has secured the first investment from Oxford's new £320m investment company, Oxford Sciences Innovation plc (OSI).

The University has launched its new Centre for Low Emission Vehicle Research (CLEVeR) featuring a state of the art Chassis Dynamometer.

Engineers who have helped to save World War Two heritage and improve industrial processes were recognised this month.

UK approach to advanced apprenticeships sparks international interest as George Osborne begins talks between 'partners in growth' George Osborne says tens of thousands of British jobs depend on Chine

The University of Liverpool is working with CARA, the Council for at Risk Academics,  to provide a fellowship for a Syrian academic in the School of Engineering.

The University of Liverpool is working with CARA, the Council for at Risk Academics,  to provide a fellowship for a Syrian academic in the School of Engineering.

The role of a Manchester pioneer who helped the RAF when facing one of its greatest challenges is remembered to coincide with the celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of the end of The Battle of Britain.

These proteins are vital to complex life, forming the transport infrastructure that allows different parts of cells to specialise in particular functions.