Event explores engineers’ role in emergencies
A world-leader in international emergency management is to deliver a lecture at the University.
Students reach high-speed travel contest final
Students from across the University are in the finals for a global challenge that will shape the future of transportation in the UK. The HypED team undergraduates, drawn from Edinburgh College of Art, the Business School, Mathematics, Engineering, Law and Informatics, are the only UK team in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod II Competition final.
Major funding boost for fire prevention research
A cross-disciplinary research team has been awarded a £1.4M grant for an innovative research project to improve fire prevention in informal settlements. The three-year project, based in the UK and South Africa, will initially focus on settlements in the Cape Town area.
Web launch heralds new phase for EFI
Edinburgh Futures Institute website has launched in support of the project’s aim of transforming the old Royal Infirmary into an innovative research institute hosting. See who’s involved and read about the project’s vision and the history behind its location.
