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ACSE Control and and Power Systems Lab bench with academics
27 July 2021

Department to play a key role in new digital manufacturing research centre

The department is a key partner in the new £7million Research Centre for Connected Factories, part of the new Manufacturing Made Smarter research centres announced today, 27 July, by BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy).
Flood
15 July 2021

Royal Academy of Engineering prize for Dr Giuliano Punzo

Dr Giuliano Punzo has been awarded funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering for his case study 'Cyber–physical system shortfalls in the 2011 Brisbane flood'.

Royal Academy of Engineering
Saloni Hajare
15 June 2021

Undergraduate wins prestigious scholarship

Saloni Hajare has won the prestigious Palantir Women in Technology scholarship.

Samuel Skirvin

PhD researcher publishes first paper

Samuel Skirvin's first paper investigates the properties and behaviour waves which are frequently observed in the Sun’s atmosphere and may be a catalyst for eruptive events and subsequent energy transfer.

7 June 2021
Professor Visakan Kadirkamanathan

Professor Visakan Kadirkamanathan appointed as the new Chair of the United Kingdom Automatic Control Council

Professor Kadirkamanathan will be taking over from the outgoing Chair, Professor Roger Dixon.

2 June 2021
Students working on E-puck

We're hiring

We have a Lecturer in Machine Learning and Control Theory position available in the Department

13 May 2021
Ahmed ElKafrawy

Student receives Platinum Leader Industrial Cadets Award

Ahmed ElKafrawy studying MEng Computer Systems Engineering with a Year in Industry has won this prestigious award patronized by HRH The Prince of Wales.

14 April 2021
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New PhD positions available

We've a number of new fully funded PhD positions available within the department.

8 April 2021