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Engineering News
Collection of the News section
- Graduation January 2012
- A selection of photos from the Department's reception after the graduation ceremony is available on the website.
- Engineering Professors' Council Congress
- The Annual Engineering Professors' Council Congress is due to be hosted in Leicester this year on 17th and 18th April. It will include high level speakers on the Research Excellence Framework (REF), Strategically Important and Vulnerable Subjects (SIVS) and employability of graduate engineers.
- Prof Rodrigo Quian Quiroga explores art on Channel 4
- Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga was on television last weekend in episode 3 of What Makes a Masterpiece?, a series in which Channel 4 News Culture Editor Matthew Caine explores the science behind artistic appreciation and enjoyment.
- Engineering Building to get a facelift
- The University is embarking on a vital project to preserve the glass roof of the Stirling-Gowan engineering building, which is nearing the end of its natural life after fifty years of service. The internationally renowned Grade II* listed structure was built in the early 1960s, and remains a famous architectural icon to this day.
- World Leading Centre of Excellence in Vibrometry
- The University of Leicester has been allocated £1.07 million towards a £5.6 million hi-tech project supporting and impacting advanced engineering and manufacturing automotive, aerospace and space industry sectors. The Academic Lead is Professor Sarah Hainsworth, of the Department of Engineering.
- Formula Student project featured in LE1
- Imagine building a racing car and racing it at Silverstone the week after the Grand Prix! What is an unobtainable dream for most of us could be a reality for Engineering students at the University of Leicester.
- Professor Helen Atkinson Honoured with Lee Hsun Award
- Professor Helen Atkinson was recently honored by the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) in Shenyang, China with the Lee Hsun Lecture Award.
- Research project involving Dr Aldo Rona shortlisted for national award.
- A research project involving members of staff from the Department of Engineering and the Careers Service in SSDS has been shortlisted for the AGCAS (Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services) Research Award.
- Professor Helen Atkinson has been elected to serve on the Council of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
- Second Year Design Competition 2011
- PhD Student from Engineering wins College of Science and Engineering prize
- Gary Nolan. Engineering PhD student, won two prizes at the Festival of Postgraduate Research.
- Engineering student wins Royal Academy of Engineering Award
- Congratulations to Felicity Harer (First Year Mechanical Engineering) who has won the 14-18 age group of the Bosch Technology Horizons Award.
- Cardiovascular Innovation Awards 2011
- Engineering Open House
- The Department of Engineering will be running several events during Homecoming 2011, on Saturday the 2nd of July.
- How materials research will drive the "Innovation Age"
- The London Press Centre has an interesting article on the Department of Engineering's Materials Technology Integration Centre.
- Professor John Fothergill Elected to Fellowship of the Institute of Physics
- Professor John Fothergill, Head of the Department of Engineering, has been elected to Fellowship of the Institute of Physics in recognition of his personal contribution to the advancement of physics as a discipline and a profession.
- Engineering Professors' Council Newsletter
- Prof Helen Atkinson's first newsletter as President of the EPC.
- University of Leicester engineer to become president of national body
- Professor Helen Atkinson is first woman ever to become President of the Engineering Professors’ Council
- Leicester Aerospace Engineering goes supersonic
- The Department of Engineering, University of Leicester, has re-instated a closed-loop supersonic wind tunnel at its gas dynamics laboratory.
- 2011 Annual Industry Lecture
- On the 24th of March, Hugo Spowers gave the Department of Engineering's Annual Industry Lecture, on 'Hydrogen cars and systems design; why big steps are often quicker and cheaper than little steps.'
