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The first PhD students are just starting their studies at the CASCADE Centre, our dedicated new Computer Architecture and Semiconductor Design Centre.

CEB named best in the UK for chemical engineering in 2026 university guides.

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We are currently recruiting an Assistant/Associate Professor in Algorithms and Complexity to join us in this Department.

Cambridge Power Electronics Laboratory showcased research breakthroughs at leading power electronics conferences, ECCE Europe and PCIM Shanghai.

Professor Sam Stranks has been announced as the recipient of 2025 Institute of Physics Nevill Mott Medal and Prize.

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Professor David Fairen-Jimenez on a big week for the metal-organic framework (MOF) community.

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Cambridge Engineering alumni Nathan Jackrazi and Dr Amy Rochford have been announced the winners of the 2025 King’s College Entrepreneurship Prize with their start-up Axo Neurotech. Third prize went to MPhil student Chris Tagnon, co-founder of CAST Energy.

Alumnus Michael Korn, inventor and founder of the KwickScreen privacy system used across the NHS, has launched a new venture aimed at addressing one of the UK’s most persistent challenges - turning world-class innovation into commercial success.

New research led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (GZ) and Queen Mary University of London, could redefine how we interact with everyday tools and devices – thanks to a novel method for printing ultra-thin conductive microfibres.

Mortality after emergency abdominal surgery is more than three times higher in the least developed countries compared to the most developed. Yet among those who undergo surgery, injuries tend to be less severe – raising concerns that those most critically injured are not even reaching the operating theatre.

Intelligent beings such as humans do not learn in isolation. So neither should robots, argues Prof Amanda Prorok in an editorial on collective learning in Science Robotics.

Congratulations to Professor Swami Swaminathan on being elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of his outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession.

Prof Cecilia Mascolo has just been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of her 'exceptional contributions to the field'.

Hugh Thomas has won the John Winbolt Prize for his paper, 'Can sharing car trips deliver meaningful emissions savings? The case of Great Britain' published in the journal Applied Energy.

A new fund seeking to advance the pace and impact of maths discovery by supporting projects important for the field has made a grant to two researchers here.

Ruben Ruiz-Mateos Serrano has taken his PhD research to the next level by launching Polytecks – a spin-out dedicated to faster, earlier and more accurate diagnostics for heart defects.

A research collaboration between a graduate student here and global biopharmaceutical leader AstraZeneca has led to an important advancement in the field of AI-assisted drug discovery.

in a first-of-a-kind study, a researcher here has trialled an unusual solution for carers who feel stressed and isolated: regular chats with a humanoid robot.

As a child growing up in New Jersey, Lane Painter was fascinated by robots of all kinds. He was curious about how they worked, how they were built, and most importantly, what they might do.

Patrick Carter-Cortez and Maximilian Kraus recently attended the Nuclear Futures: Shaping Dialogue in a Changing World conference in Sydney and both won Certificates of Achievement for Best Abstract in Category.