Head of the School of Engineering, Conchúr Ó Brádaigh gives an overview of the potential of tidal energy, the university's role in helping it achieve that potential, and the forthcoming launch of FastBlade the university's new tidal blade testing facility in Rosyth, which opens on 13 May.
A global centre of excellence aiming to transform large-scale manufacturing through innovation and skills development has been launched in the south-east of Scotland.
Third year mechanical engineering student Yashas Raj has won the Outstanding Contribution category in this year’s Student Awards. Yashas won the Award for his work founding and leading STEM outreach student society Hands-On! after being nominated by fellow students in the Edinburgh University Students Association Awards.
Historic Digital Survey (HDS) is a research project looking into how digital documentation and data processing can benefit the maintenance and repair of the traditional built environment. The project, conducted by the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University, in collaboration with Historic Environment Scotland, aims to make use of point-cloud data to enable better monitoring, diagnosis, maintenance and repair
It was the beautiful city of Edinburgh that drew Rafik to study here. He's found the support of the academics in the Civil Engineering discipline invaluable and encourages all students to go out and make the most of the opportunities available to them.
