Dr Michael Clifford scoops Universitas 21 award

Dr Michael Clifford, an associate professor in Engineering at The University of Nottingham, has been recognised […]

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Tags: award, David Greenaway, engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Michael Clifford, prize, sustainability

Self-driving cars: a safe bet?

Could self-driving cars be on our roads in the next few years? Join Professor Tim Gordon, Head of the School of Engineering at The University of Lincoln, as he attempts to answer the key questions: “What is the risk of a collision in a self-driving car?” and “How and when will that risk become acceptable?”

Tags: car, engineering, Faculty of Engineering, motor, Royal Academy of Engineering, Tim Gordon, transport, travel

PhD student wins Additive World Design Challenge award

An innovative electric motor casing design by an engineering PhD at The University of Nottingham has […]

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Tags: achievement, Additive World Design Challenge, award, engineering, Faculty of Engineering, win

SABRE – the next leap forward in powered flight

In this Royal Aeronautical Society event, Mark Thomas (Managing Director, Reaction Engines Ltd) will introduce SABRE (Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine), a new engine class that can operate in both air-breathing and rocket modes.

Tags: aerospace, engineering, Institute for Aerospace Technology, Mark Thomas, Reaction Engines Ltd, Royal Aeronautical Society, SABRE

The University’s TT Zero-winning electric motorbike

In this inaugural UoN Technical Seminar, the eBike team will talk about how their electric superbike has developed, its design and details, the successes they’ve had and what they’re looking to do in the future.

Tags: bike, engineering, Power Electronics Machines and Control Research Group, superbike, technician, Techninal Seminar Series

The story (and technology) behind Bloodhound SSC

Join Simon Haydn, Natural Sciences Course Manager, to explore ‘The story (and technology) behind Bloodhound SSC’. Presented by the School of Chemistry and the School of Physics, in association with the British Science Association.

Tags: Bloodhound SSC, Chemistry, engineering, motor, Natural Sciences, School of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, School of Physics and Astronomy, Simon Haydn

Energy Policy Public panel debate and lecture

The Energy Technologies Research Institute are pleased to welcome environmentalist and Founder Director of Forum for the Future, Jonathon Porritt, CBE to give a public lecture. The lecture will be preceded by an introduction by Professor Karen Cox, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, and a panel debate chaired by Professor Paul Ekins, OBE around the question: is UK energy policy fit for purpose?

Tags: energy, Energy Technologies Research Institute, engineering, Jonathon Porritt, Karen Cox, sustainability

A cognitive science perspective on learning with visual and multiple representations

The School of Education and Professor Shaaron Ainsworth present this seminar.

Tags: education, engineering, School of Education, science, Shaaron Ainsworth, STEM

Engineering – a winning formula

University of Nottingham alumni Yasmin Ali, a former Chemical Engineering student, works as Development Engineer for E.ON Exploration and Production. On Friday 27 November she will be talking about her experiences and achievements after university, as well as the challenges she has faced and what life is like as a professional engineer.

Tags: chemical engineering, E.ON, engineering, Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series, Faculty of Engineering, Yasmin Ali

Funding scheme open for applications

The latest call for proposals under the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) IAA has […]

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Tags: engineering, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, EPSRC, funding, research, science, STEM