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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

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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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Cambridge wins £1.34 m EPSRC grant to pioneer circular power electronics — repairable, reusable, recyclable. Led by Prof Teng Long. bit.ly/48fgxZ1
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 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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1st year MEng student Malaika Jha, joined @rollsroycegroup.bsky.social for a 10-week internship over summer 2025 and shared her thoughts and insights on the experience.
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Student internship: Malaika Jha at Rolls-Royce 2025
Exploring Innovation in Aerospace What drew you to this placement? I wanted to experience working in an aerospace engineering company at the forefront of innovation and growth, and see how different t...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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If you're wondering what Bridgemas is, here's an excellent explainer: bit.ly/3Kf1Opa
It’s Briiiidgemaaaaaas
Jingle bells. Tinsel. Mince pies. And choirs. But wait! It’s not the 25th yet, is it? What’s going on? Welcome to Bridgemas, a Cambridge tradition you never knew you needed – until you did.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Is it Bridgemas yet? 🎄

Photos from Bridgemas past:
1. 'Cambridge Christmas' at Robinson College
2. Catherine Wheel star Christmas tree St Catharine's College
3. Chapel Choir of Robinson
4. Master's Lodge Christmas tree bauble Trinity Hall

#Christmas #CambridgeAlumni #CambridgeStudent
Close-up of a bauble in the shape of Trinity Hall's crest hanging beside a sparkling gold crystal decoration on a Christmas tree.
November 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Royce Undergraduate Internship Scheme 2026 is now open for project proposals from UK HEIs.

⚠️ Deadline: 19 January 2026 at 09:00.

Apply here: lnkd.in/gH_mP8Yx

#RoyceCambridge #RoyceInternships #MaterialsScience #UndergraduateInternship #MaterialsResearch #UKResearch
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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I'm looking for two PhD students to join our team at Cambridge to work on 3D/4D modeling in various domains including generative media, robotics, and biology.

Apply to the PhD in Engineering program by December 2nd ⌛: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/dire...
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Join the Centre for Climate Repair for "Good COP, Bad COP: Reflections on COP30," where we bring together leading experts to break down the key outcomes, analyze what was achieved, and—most importantly—chart a realistic path forward.
November 20, 2025 at 2:29 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

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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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Alumni Ben Lindley and Syed Bahauddin Alam feature in the ANS 40 Under 40 list to "shine a spotlight on the exceptional young professionals driving the nuclear sector forward as the nuclear community faces a dramatic generational shift"
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Alumni feature in American Nuclear Society 40 Under 40 list
The inaugural (2024) ANS 40 Under 40 list features alumnus Ben Lindley. Ben did his undergraduate (BA/MEng) degree and his PhD at the Department of Engineering. Professor Geoff Parks was his PhD super...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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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

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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 ...
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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
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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...
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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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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