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Professor Róisín Owens & Assistant Professor Alexander Borodavka have been awarded the AstraZeneca Prize and the Colworth Medal, respectively

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Professor Ross Anderson FRS FRSE FREng, our friend and longtime colleague, died unexpectedly at home on Thursday 28th March, aged 67.

PhD students Teja Potočnik and David Hardman showcased their engineering research at Parliament to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of the STEM for BRITAIN poster competition.

Every year, over 5 million people die from traumatic injuries worldwide, highlighting the urgent need for advancements in trauma care. To address this critical issue, the GOAL-Trauma study, being run from the International Health Systems Group in the Department of Engineering, is looking for collaborators from hospitals around the world to assess trauma care.

A number of Cambridge engineers have secured funding for various research projects focused on decarbonisation and low carbon energy.

The Clinician Engineer Hub hosted an international student to meet faculty specialising in biomedical engineering research.

Dr.Devon Indar, Dr.Alexander Borodavka, and Dr. Shelly Singh-Gryzbon all joined the Department in the last six months

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Researchers have developed a sensor made from ‘frozen smoke’ that uses artificial intelligence techniques to detect formaldehyde in real time at concentrations as low as eight parts per billion, far beyond the sensitivity of most indoor air quality sensors.

Student projects on better ways to write music, improving supply chain resilience and sourcing second hand electronic components were winners of the Group Design Project Awards 2024.

Many congratulations to Nic Lane, Professor of Machine Learning here. He has been awarded a prestigious Chair in Emerging Technologies by the Royal Academy of Engineering for work to make the development of AI more democratic.

The Centre for Doctoral Training in Sensor Technologies at CEB, has received another round of funding as part of the UK Research Institute's (UKRI) billion-pound investment in engineering and physical sciences doctoral training centres.

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The Civil Engineering Division has been successful in its bid for a Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero (FIBE3 CDT) – building on the strength of its two CDT predecessors FIBE and FIBE2.

Professor Haas will be the Van Eck Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge from 1 April 2024.

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Congratulations to our colleague Dr Carl Henrik Ek who has won a 2024 Pilkington Prize for excellence in teaching.

Cambridge engineers will join a new £6 million project exploring the extent to which the circular economy could meet the UK’s building needs – using zero new material extractions, with zero emissions and zero waste.

Professor Matthew Juniper and Dr David Krueger have been appointed fellows of the Alan Turing Institute. Turing Fellows are the next generation of world leading researchers. They have proven research excellence in data science, artificial intelligence, or a related field.

Institute of Biotechnology (now part of CEB) alumnus Adnan Iqbal has won a Study UK USA Alumni Award in Business and Innovation.

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The University of Cambridge is a partner in the new £11 million Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) REWIRE, set to deliver pioneering semiconductor technologies and new electronic devices.

Alumna Griselda Togobo is a successful entrepreneur and influential advocate for business diversity and inclusion. Born in Ghana, Griselda is CEO of Forward Ladies, a network dedicated to empowering and supporting women-owned and women-led businesses. In our conversation, Griselda shares her unwavering passion for promoting female leadership and discusses how attending the University of Cambridge gave her the courage to take risks and embrace failure.