The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council brought the UK's most inspiring engineers and scientists to Parliament at a special reception to celebrate the RISE programme, launched this year with the Royal Academy of Engineering to mark EPSRC's 20-year anniversary.
Congratulations to Andrea Chighine who has won the Best Presented Poster Award at the Postgraduate Conference 2014. Andrea is a 2nd year PhD student in the Institute of Digital Communications and his research focuses on "FLITES: Monitoring Aero-Engine Emissions".
Every year, the School Postgraduate Progression Committee (SPPC) reviews all student's posters and presentations at the Postgraduate Research conference and selects only one winner.
George Tsagarakis, a 3rd year PhD student from Energy Systems, has won the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Ecological Vehicles & Renewable Energies (EVER 2014).
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed technology that enables solar panels to detect broadband signals and makes internet access fuelled by the power of the sun possible.
Researchers from the Industrial Doctoral Centre for Offshore Renewable Energy and the Institute for Energy Systems had a fantastic week of visiting renewable energy sites, learning more about the industry and getting to know their colleagues from different cohorts. The group visited Whitelee wind farm, National Renewable Energy Centre, Aquamarine Power, Pelamis Wave Power, and European Marine Energy Centre.