News
Professor Carlo Prato to lead School of Civil Engineering from September
The Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences looks forward to welcoming Professor Carlo Prato as the new Head of School of Civil Engineering on 1st September.
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.
Building global resilience in residential construction
A new international collaboration, which supports UN Sustainable Development Goals, will help the residential construction sector to recover from COVID-19 and build resilience to future shocks.
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.
Award-winning research advances structural performance of efficient modular homes
Dr Ornella Iuorio’s work in developing innovative modular housing construction, in partnership with ilke Homes, has received the prestigious Institute of Civil Engineers Sir John Fowler Award 2021.



