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Imperial is to build a pioneering biomedical engineering centre thanks to an unprecedented £40m gift from Michael Uren OBE and his foundation.

New EU-funded university comparison website rates Sussex research as top-class The University of Sussex's research impact in business studies, physics and mechanical and electrical engineering is rat

Subtle body language, a flicker of the eyes or a racing pulse — at any given moment we are giving off numerous covert signals that can silently betray exactly how we are feeling or what we are thinking without us even being aware of them ourselves.

Press release issued: 7 May 2014 easyJet, the UK's largest airline, has today announced it is working with the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), a partnership between the University of Bristol and t

The University of Nottingham has been awarded a total of £2.85m to run two major engine related research projects for the development of new technologies in low carbon vehicles.

£43 million building will combine a range of state-of-the-art technology Factory 2050 will make Sheffield the heart of manufacturing in the UK and on the global stage Plans to create a centre of exce

A Lancaster University professor has contributed to a key report published by The Royal Academy of Engineering into the future of wind energy in the UK.

A new way to artificially control muscles using light, with the potential to restore function to muscles paralysed by conditions such as motor neuron disease and spinal cord injury, has been developed by scientists at UCL and King's College London. The technique involves transplanting specially-designed motor neurons created from stem cells into injured nerve branches.

A University of Nottingham scientist who carries out pioneering work in stem cell therapy and tissue engineering has won a prestigious award in the field of regenerative medicine.

Imperial's postgraduate training received a further boost on Friday, when the UK Chancellor announced further Centres for Doctoral Training.

28 Mar 2014 The University of Manchester has been awarded £4.5million to establish a new Centre for Doctoral Training in 'Materials for Demanding Environments', the Chancellor George Osborne announced today.

The University of Glasgow has received £4.7m in funding to support a new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Integrative Sensing and Measurement, it was announced today (Friday 28 March).

A spectacular festival which puts the weird and wonderful world of science and engineering in the spotlight, led by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University together with the city's museums, kicks off this week (Friday 14 March 2014).

The influence of popular culture on how children perceive a career in engineering and computer science cannot be underestimated, the University's Faculty Director of Women in Engineering has warned.

The University of Birmingham and Rolls-Royce celebrated their joint collaboration to establish a High Temperature Research Centre (HTRC) when the University's Vice-Chancellor Professor David Eastwood

To mark National Apprenticeship Week 2014, the AMRC Training Centre invited senior managers from local manufacturing employers - all of whom currently have apprentices at the Training Centre - to go back to the floor and spend a day as an apprentice.

BBC TV presenter and Lancaster University alumnus James May is to be the new patron of the student motor racing team.

The University of Glasgow has announced the appointment of two new Vice-Principals. The newly-created posts, will be held by two of the University's leading academics.

The University of Sheffield has signed a deal to secure 50 acres of land at Sheffield Business Park - a move which will support the progress of exciting plans to create a critical mass of hi-tech, advanced manufacturing businesses along the Parkway corridor.

The team team have devised a way to manufacture high-performance veterinary implants from titanium using 3D printing A spin-out company from the University of Liverpool is set to expand its use of 3D printing to produce surgical implants for dogs.

Russ Cummings became CEO of Imperial Innovations in July last years and talks about the company, its links with Imperial College and future ambitions.

A spin-out company from the University of Leeds is set to transform industry's ability to electronically monitor and interact with extreme environments.

The study concludes that potential energy gains via pumping reported by some theoretical studies are too optimistic The predicted energy gains from many tidal power schemes have been overestimated, according to a team of researchers in Liverpool. The project, in collaboration with the National Oceanography Centre , looked at the process of tidal range power generation.

A new £3.2 million training centre aimed at keeping the UK at the cutting edge of regenerative medicine research will be based at the University of Leeds, the government announced today.

Enhanced postgraduate training and improvements to the UK's world-leading wind tunnel facilities announced by Universities Minister.

Oxford University will be able to expand training for young scientists and engineers through several additional Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs).