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Professor Nathan Crilly’s book ‘Design thinking and other approaches’ focuses on what people from different disciplines bring to problem solving and creative work.

Shagun Garg, a second-year PhD student in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, has been recognised as a Geospatial World Rising Star 2025, joining an international cohort of young professionals who are shaping the future of geospatial science and technology.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025

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An AI 'unicorn' company and the world's first commercial-quality open-source chip were among the winners at our annual Hall of Fame Awards on 23 April, which celebrates the companies and achievements of our alumni and staff.

The team behind Neela Biotech, a company co-founded by early career researcher Dr Deepanshu Singh and final-year PhD student Friederike Nintzel, have won the 2025 Cambridge Zero Climate Challenge for developing a method that turns multiple waste streams into highly valuable chemicals such as sustainable aviation fuels.

Tractable has been named Company of the Year and OpenTitan is Product of the Year in our annual Hall of Fame Awards. These celebrate the companies set up by students, staff and alumni of this Department.

Ten years after he completed his own PhD here thanks to a scholarship, alumnus Dr Raoul-Gabriel Urma – a successful EdTech entrepreneur – is giving another students here the same opportunity.

Researchers have successfully demonstrated the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network, including the UK’s first long-distance quantum-secured video call.

Tom Garnett is CEO and co-founder of Refute a tech startup focussed on fighting disinformation on behalf of organisations, detecting and responding to campaigns at the speed of the attackers. Refute uses data to model and score threat behaviours, in context and over time, enabling effective in-channel response.

Researchers in the Catalysis and Process Integration Group have developed a new approach to designing cost-effective green ammonia systems using renewable energy.

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A new AI weather prediction system, developed by researchers from the University of Cambridge, can deliver accurate forecasts tens of times faster and using thousands of times less computing power than current AI and physics-based forecasting systems.

The University of Cambridge has welcomed a high-profile Canadian technology delegation with the aim to strengthen UK-Canada collaboration in cutting-edge research and commercialisation in photonics and semiconductors.

New research involving a team of scientists from the University of Cambridge, Rice University and Stanford University, could make bioelectronic devices easier and more reliable to manufacture – all thanks to a chance discovery made during an experiment.

Using structural modelling and vibration measurements to help guide the thinking around ways of ‘saving’ the largest London Plane tree in the UK, this conservation project offers significant potential to inform the way in which we conserve our ancient trees.

Junior Research Fellow Dr Collin Smith discusses his deep commitment to sustainability into his work in chemical engineering. Focused on decarbonisation and the net zero challenge, he is dedicated to reshaping the industry for a greener future.

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The Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) welcomed a record-breaking 917 visitors for this year’s Cambridge Festival, the highest-ever turnout for the department.

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An electric-aircraft-powertrain start-up, co-founded by alumnus Tobias Kahnert, is pushing the boundaries of innovation to develop and manufacture batteries and charging solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – identified as a new niche market for the company.

Awards were presented at the end of term to those second-year students judged to have created the most impressive Group Design Projects.

A team of Year 12 students from Sutton Grammar School has been crowned the winner of the Davidson Inventors Challenge 2025 for their project tackling contaminated fresh water sources.

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Researchers have developed comfortable, washable ‘smart pyjamas’ that can monitor sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea at home, without the need for sticky patches, cumbersome equipment or a visit to a specialist sleep clinic.