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Welcome to the Autumn 2025 edition of our Dept. magazine featuring Prof Shaun Fitzgerald @climaterepair.bsky.social on the cover ❄️ He’s been successful in obtaining funding from ARIA✅

More on page 5. View here: www.eng.cam.ac.uk/uploads/page...

#engineering

cc. @yourscambridge.bsky.social
Front cover of the Autumn 2025 edition of the Department of Engineering News featuring Prof Fitzgerald in the snow wearing a snow jacket and a scarf covering his face. Only his eyes are visible.
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Grant writing workshop – ECRs and PhD students in data science and AI

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 1:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Are you thinking about applying for a grant or fellowship?

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October 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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The University’s Electrical Engineering Division @cambridge-ee.bsky.social has been awarded £1.34m to advance the next generation of #sustainable power #electronics fit for a low-carbon, circular economy

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...

Funded by the EPSRC ✅ & led by Professor Teng Long

#EWaste
Cambridge wins £1.34m EPSRC grant to drive innovation in circular power electronics
The project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), aims to revolutionise how power converters are designed, built and reused – marking a major step toward circular ...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Embedded in the New Whittle Laboratory at Cambridge, BIL integrates three capabilities:

• AI-accelerated design–prototype–test loops
• World-class engineering and rapid-testing facilities
• Systems modelling to choose missions big enough — and buildable in the UK
November 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Today we launch the Bennett Innovation Lab (BIL).

BIL was born from a simple but urgent strategic imperative: if the UK wants to own the industries of the future, we must be able to build hardware-intensive technologies at unprecedented speed...
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Cambridge #neuroscientist Dr Flavia Mancini has joined a landmark #research consortium aiming to revolutionise the treatment of chronic pain through personalised #neurotechnology

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...

The 6-year, £11m project backed by the EPSRC is led by @ox.ac.uk

#ChronicPain
Cambridge neuroscientist joins UK programme to develop next-generation neurotechnologies for chronic pain
The EPIONE programme – Effective Pain Interventions with Neural Engineering – is a six-year, £11 million project backed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). It is led by ...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Owlstone Medical, co-founded by alumnus Billy Boyle, has won an award of up to $49.1m to develop at-home tests for the early detection of multiple #cancers

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/owlston...

The goal of the programme is to enable accurate, low-cost, accessible #cancer screening for all #Americans
Owlstone Medical to develop at-home multi-cancer early detection tests for adults in America
Awarded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) for the Platform Optimizing SynBio for Early Intervention and Detection in Oncology (POSEIDON) program, the aim is to deliver a fir...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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The University’s Electrical Engineering Division @cambridge-ee.bsky.social has been awarded £1.34m to advance the next generation of #sustainable power #electronics fit for a low-carbon, circular economy

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...

Funded by the EPSRC ✅ & led by Professor Teng Long

#EWaste
Cambridge wins £1.34m EPSRC grant to drive innovation in circular power electronics
The project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), aims to revolutionise how power converters are designed, built and reused – marking a major step toward circular ...
www.eng.cam.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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HTS = high-capacity power with minimal losses + minimal disruption. A real alternative to pylons. #COP30
👉 www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
From gridlock to grid power: how to get renewable energy where it’s needed in the UK
The UK’s drive to net zero won’t succeed on wind turbines and solar farms alone. The real bottleneck is moving that clean electricity from remote fields and
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November 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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COP30 Brazil will wrap up. Then what? Let's talk about what really happened.

Join us on the 1st of December for Reflections on COP30 at Dr Constance Tipper Lecture Theatre, @eng.cam.ac.uk, Trumpington St, CB2 1PZ
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Welcome to the Autumn 2025 edition of our Dept. magazine featuring Prof Shaun Fitzgerald @climaterepair.bsky.social on the cover ❄️ He’s been successful in obtaining funding from ARIA✅

More on page 5. View here: www.eng.cam.ac.uk/uploads/page...

#engineering

cc. @yourscambridge.bsky.social
Front cover of the Autumn 2025 edition of the Department of Engineering News featuring Prof Fitzgerald in the snow wearing a snow jacket and a scarf covering his face. Only his eyes are visible.
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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🎓 Dr Alfonso Ruocco - Bye-Fellow in Engineering.
🎓 Dr Katharina Tegethoff - Bye-Fellow in Engineering.

Read today's announcement: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/fellows-nov2... 2/2 @eng.cam.ac.uk
Fellowship news
The Governing Body of St Catharine’s has awarded an Honorary Fellowship to a longstanding member of the College community and welcomed new Official Fellows and Bye-Fellows.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Sera Tolgay Marshall @gatescambridge.bsky.social discusses her PhD which addresses a pressing question: how are hydroclimatic extremes such as droughts, floods & shifts in evapotranspiration, transforming transboundary watersheds & how can we help communities adapt

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Gates Cambridge class of 2025 – Sera Tolgay Marshall
Growing up in the coastal city of Istanbul, where ancient cisterns lie beneath neighbourhoods, I learned that our cities’ resilience depends on their relationship with water. Today, droughts can leave...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Owlstone Medical, co-founded by alumnus Billy Boyle, has won an award of up to $49.1m to develop at-home tests for the early detection of multiple #cancers

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/owlston...

The goal of the programme is to enable accurate, low-cost, accessible #cancer screening for all #Americans
Owlstone Medical to develop at-home multi-cancer early detection tests for adults in America
Awarded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) for the Platform Optimizing SynBio for Early Intervention and Detection in Oncology (POSEIDON) program, the aim is to deliver a fir...
www.eng.cam.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Cambridge researchers: Want your work to be recognised for its real‐world impact? 🌍

The application deadline for the Cambridge Awards for #Research Impact and Engagement has been extended!

Apply before 21 November and get your story heard 👇
https://bit.ly/43lwECT

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Group of people smiling and enjoying a gathering inside the Old Schools at the University of Cambridge. Two individuals in the centre are sharing a joyful moment. A text overlay reads: "Calling all Cambridge researchers: Do you want your work to be recognised for its real-world impact?"
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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For health and climate 🤝

Cambridge researchers have developed a filter that can improve indoor air quality whilst also removing methane, a potent greenhouse gas at the forefront of climate change.

CLEAR-Methane is a finalist in the University of Cambridge’s Postdoc Venture Creation Challenge.
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Be part of the conversation shaping our future!

Join us on November 13th at the Discover Climate Repair event to explore the groundbreaking technologies and strategies aimed at restoring our planet.

#ClimateRepair #ClimateAction #ClimateSolutions #Sustainability #Innovation #DiscoverClimateRepair
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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From the spires to the River Cam, beautiful #Cambridge glows in the autumn light 🍂

For everyone who studies, works, visits or lives here, this is your Cambridge from above.
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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On Armistice Day, we pause to honour all those who gave their lives in conflict.

Today at 11am, we will join the nation in a two-minute silence to remember their sacrifice.

We will remember them.
A vibrant field of red poppies in King's College's wildflower meadow.
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Alumnus Shawn Shen is co-founder of memories.ai a Silicon Valley company building visual memory infrastructure for AI.
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Alumni profile: Shawn Shen co-founder of Memories.ai
In 2024, Shen co-founded Memories.ai with Ben Zhou, another former researcher from Meta Reality Labs. Shen leads the company's technical vision and business strategy. The company was established to ad...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Are you interested in learning more about X-Ray Photoemission Spectroscopy (XPS) #Dataprocessing? 🔬

📆 Join us on Wednesday 3rd December, 9:30am - 3:30pm @maxwellcentre.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk for this free and comprehensive workshop. Open to beginners🔋

Book via the QR code 🔗

#XPS #Data #research
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Cambridge #neuroscientist Dr Flavia Mancini has joined a landmark #research consortium aiming to revolutionise the treatment of chronic pain through personalised #neurotechnology

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...

The 6-year, £11m project backed by the EPSRC is led by @ox.ac.uk

#ChronicPain
Cambridge neuroscientist joins UK programme to develop next-generation neurotechnologies for chronic pain
The EPIONE programme – Effective Pain Interventions with Neural Engineering – is a six-year, £11 million project backed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). It is led by ...
www.eng.cam.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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On #NationalEngineeringDay, flick through a recent edition of our #Engineering news mag

www.eng.cam.ac.uk/uploads/page...

Pictured is Chris Tagnon, a recent @ifmcambridge.bsky.social grad awarded a Masters in Motorsport scholarship from
@raeng.org.uk & Sir Lewis Hamilton’s @mission44.bsky.social
Front cover of the Department's Engineering News magazine featuring a head and shoulders shot of Chris Tagnon, with a neutral expression
November 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Happy #NationalEngineeringDay! 🚀
Today, we’ve launched the AI–Z of Engineering: a digital map with over 200 current and future roles showing how engineers shape our world today and tomorrow, built with input from over 100 engineers and powered by AI: raeng.org.uk/news/nationa...
National Engineering Day celebrations kick off across the UK
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November 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Professor Malcolm Smith has been interviewed on YouTube about his invention of “the inerter” – a device which came to prominent attention following its use in Formula One motor racing.
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Explaining the engineering behind an F1 innovation
In an interview with Dr Giordano Scarciotti of Imperial College London, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial’s Faculty of Engineering, Professor S...
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November 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Do you know a Year 12 student from a Black African, Caribbean or mixed race background who is thinking about applying to Cambridge?

Target Oxbridge is a free mentoring programme that has helped over 500 students to secure Oxbridge offers.

Apply at targetoxbridge.app.candidx.io/roles before 23 Nov.
October 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM