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An Oxford University scientist has been elected into the Royal Academy of Engineering. Professor Zhanfeng Cui was among 60 new Fellows announced at the organisation's annual general meeting last week.

Imperial academics received a record haul of honours from a prestigious engineering academy this month.

A £4.3 million national facility is set to make the University of Leeds a world leader in robot design and construction.

The University of Birmingham has won a £6m grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to create a new Centre for Cryogenic Energy Storage.

Oxford University projects on robotics, advanced materials, and energy storage have received a multi-million-pound boost thanks to an £85m national investment in technologies to drive UK growth. Three areas - 'robotics and autonomous systems', 'advanced materials' and 'grid-scale energy storage' - were identified in the pre-budget statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer as part of the government's 'eight great technologies', and are to receive £85m for capital equipment via EPSRC.

16 Jul 2013 A University of Manchester laser expert will this week receive one of the Royal Academy of Engineering's highest accolades - the Sir Frank Whittle medal - for his outstanding and sustaine

Developing greener software and technology is crucial for ensuring people and organisations reduce their impact on the environment.

From September, the London Borough of Camden will be the first local authority in England to introduce computer programming clubs in all of its 41 maintained primary schools, with help from volunteers from UCL and Google.

Professor John Wilson, who worked in The University of Nottingham's Faculty of Engineering for the last 30 years, has died aged 62.

A group of Cambridge students are hoping that their game-changing design of solar car will make them the first British winners of the World Solar Challenge.

A Centre for Power Electronics that will focus on delivering the underpinning science and engineering behind many low carbon technologies from electric vehicles to renewable energy generation and dis

‘The Islanders’ were the youngest in history to attempt the feat and have broken the world record completing the challenge in 26 days, nine hours and nine minutes.

Experts at the University of Sheffield have developed a test procedure to measure the performance of everyday household oils, such as WD-40 Multi-Use Product, which has many applications including loosening rusty bolts and removing dirt and heavy soiling from surfaces. The innovative technique, developed by researchers from the University of Leonardo Centre for Tribology, uses ultrasound technology to gauge performance of penetrating oils.

The UK needs to recruit more bright, young engineers - but what do young people really think engineering involves? Tim Minshall decided to find out.

Researchers from the University of Leeds are involved in a unique, five-year £10 million collaboration to improve virtual engineering. Scientists from the University's Institute for Transport Studies have joined forces with three other leading UK universities, car-maker Jaguar Land Rover and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to deliver the project.

A new simulator could help the elderly or disabled users engage more effectively with electronic devices, including websites, smartphones and digital television.

The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, visited WMG today to launch a £10 million simulation technology engineering research programme and to see how WMG's research is helping Midlands SMEs.

Ambiguity in language poses the greatest challenge when it comes to training a computer to understand the written word. Now, new research aims to help computers find meaning. If we want the computer to really understand text, a new way of processing language is needed Stephen Clark The verb run has 606 different meanings.

WMG at the University of Warwick is building a £2.3m centre to enable the West Midlands' automotive supply chain to exploit the opportunities offered by lightweight vehicle technologies.

A simple 30-minute test for infections could revolutionise the detection and treatment of common diseases, including chlamydia, gonorrhoea and malaria, thanks to a new device developed by a Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow's Division of Biomedical Engineering.

The University of Nottingham is working to help more talented young people get into the electronics industry.

Tributes have been paid to Professor Nabil Gindy, a leading academic at The University of Nottingham, who has died at the age of 62.

The most powerful cluster of research intensive universities in the UK are joining forces to form a new consortium to become one of the world's leading hubs for science and engineering research.

The University of Warwick is leading a £5.25m project to develop energy-efficient heating and cooling technologies that will reduce UK energy needs.

The University of Sheffield has overtaken the University of Cambridge for engineering research income, confirming the institution as a world-leader in the field.

The School of Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham is pioneering a new initiative to take bridge construction out to local schools and sixth forms to engage young people in the discipline.

The University of Nottingham has launched a unique training programme which will enable Chinese students to become the integrated circuit (IC) designers of the future.

A security solution which protects against the most serious threat to online banking customers, responsible for millions in annual losses, is being rolled out across Europe by a Cambridge University spin-out.

New methods for for building nuclear reactors from preassembled parts is the focus of a new academic and industrial collaboration.

A startup company is on track to taste success after receiving a splash of expert help to bring their first product to market.

New research has shown that it is possible to grow new bone by "nanokicking" stem cells 1,000 times per second using high frequency vibrations. This new technique is cheaper and easier to implement than current technologies and it is hoped that it may lead to new therapies for orthopaedic conditions such as spinal traumas, osteoporosis and stress fractures.

As small changes in our behaviour can have a big impact on the environment, researchers are busy working to make our lifestyles more sustainable. Plastic fantastic Co-founded by Visiting Professor Vernon Gibson (Chemistry), spin-out company Plaxica is converting sugars, such as cereals and sugar cane, into the next generation of plastics.

Engineering 'quake-proof' homes could save lives, say Imperial academics. New techniques that enable people in rural communities in Central and South America to build their own earthquake resistant, low-cost housing are being developed by academics from Imperial College London. Since 1980, 18,300 people worldwide have died in homes that have collapsed because they were not engineered to be earthquake-proof.

Two innovative engineering projects receive grants from a major UK funder this month. The researchers received funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council as part of Frontier Engineering scheme.

The largest worldwide gathering of coastal science researchers will convene at Plymouth University next month for an international conference on how climate change is affecting our coastal zones.