News

19 January 2021

Civil and Structural Engineering student nominated for National Undergraduate Employer Award

Congratulations to Civil and Structural Engineering student George Sheppard who has been nominated for the ‘Best Placement Student’ at the National Undergraduate Employer Awards.

19 January 2021

New blast laboratory to help protect against terrorist attacks

A new world class laboratory that is set to develop an unprecedented insight into the behaviour of explosives - data which could help to improve the UK’s ability to protect against terrorist attacks - is being launched by engineers at the University

18 December 2020

Wood burners triple harmful indoor air pollution, study finds

In a study led by Rohit Chakraborty, a Grantham Scholar in the deparmtent it's found that wood stoves certified for indoor use are emitting harmful levels of particulate matter.

Published by The Guardian

2 December 2020

Yorkshire Water partnership at the heart of innovative AI pollution prevention solution.

The department, Yorkshire Water and Siemens Digital Industries have joined forces to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to reduce wastewater network blockages and pollution.

Published by Yorkshire Water

Congratulations to our graduating MSc students

Well done to all our graduating MSc students.

11 January 2021

New biofilms study could lead to a more sustainable water industry

Slightly reducing the amount of disinfectant residuals we use to maintain clean drinking water could deliver significant improvements to water quality while making our drinking water systems more sustainable, according to new research from engineers.

21 October 2020

Beirut explosion was one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history, new analysis shows

The explosion in the Port of Beirut was one of the biggest non-nuclear blasts in history - releasing enough energy in a matter of milliseconds to power more than 100 homes for a year - according to a new assessment

5 October 2020

Water in Crisis: Delivering urban and natural water cycle symbiosis

Our Water Research Group is the UK’s largest urban water research team. Discover more as they are featured in Research Outreach.

1 October 2020

Change planning laws to reduce waste and refurbish old buildings, engineers say

Following the announcement of a Circular Economy Package, Dr Danielle Densley Tingley is calling for the government to embed circular economy principles into the planning regulation.

18 September 2020