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The Steel Innovation Award
The award, in memory of Dr Margaret Steel, is a generous £1000 prize awarded to female students who showed a particular aptitude for innovation and want to develop an idea.
Developing Net Zero technology through advanced materials research
A new £1.7m facility for advanced materials research, housed at the University’s Bragg Centre, will enable the rapid analysis of soft materials and underpin the development of Net Zero technologies.
A building designed for 21st century science
A new teaching and research facility for the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences has been formally handed over to the University by construction company BAM.
Women of Achievement 2021
Four women from across the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences were this week recognised in the University’s Women of Achievement Awards.
Achieving net-zero carbon by planting trees
“When people think about forests capturing carbon, they tend to focus on the tropical rainforests, like the Amazon,” says Dr Cat Scott.