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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.

Congratulations to 3rd-year undergraduate Jakub Bachurski who won first prize in the Student Research Competition at the Principles of Programming Languages (POPL) 2024 conference.

Cambridge engineers exploring how innovative applications of AI can be deployed in research and real-world contexts, have been awarded funding in recognition of tools capable of delivering benefits for science and society.

Department spin-out lowRISC and the OpenTitan coalition have announced the production of the first commercial quality open-source chip in the world .

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the world’s largest aerospace professional society, has selected Professor Dame Ann P. Dowling as the 2024 Pendray Aerospace Literature Award winner, for her publications on combustion noise.

Dr Kwadwo Oti-Sarpong, Senior Research and Teaching Associate at the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC), leads a multidisciplinary team announced as a winner of the 'AI-deas' challenge – a new University prize supporting ambitious ideas for how AI can address critical societal issues.

Negotiating with a robot, tackling pirate-themed 'Escape Room' puzzles and making music with code are just some of the activities visitors can try at our Cambridge Festival Open Day on Saturday 16 March 2024.