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Professor Meihong Wang smiles as he stands in the Engineering Heartspace
The department's Professor Meihong Wang.

Professor Meihong Wang honoured as Top Scholar by ScholarGPS

ScholarGPS recognises Top Scholars for their outstanding performance in various fields, disciplines, and specialties.
Local community members with artisan products that have been crafted from waste biomass streams using the site's infrastructure
Local community members with artisan products that have been crafted from waste biomass streams using the site's infrastructure

Integrated anaerobic digestion and solar technology: ECOSMART:2 - enabling sustainable energy access

ECOSMART:2 addresses the critical needs of last-mile communities in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) by providing access to clean energy, promoting sustainable waste management, and supporting economic development.
Photovoltaic cells

Trading energy with neighbours could lower bills and carbon emissions, study suggests

Peer-to-peer energy trading - where customers can trade energy with each other rather than only buying it from one single supplier - could cut bills and carbon emissions, according to research from the University of 91Ö±²¥.
Netball team

GRAND slammers crowned campus champions!

The GRAND Slammers, the school's social netball team, have achieved a remarkable double victory, winning both the social netball league title and the post-season tournament championship.
Students who took part in the engineers for business final

Second year engineering students pitched ideas at 2025 Engineers in Business final

Six top teams from the University of 91Ö±²¥ pitched innovative solutions in high-stakes competition.
A group of students pose at Nestle

Students undertake industry site visits as part of their degree programme

Students studying MSc Pharmaceutical Engineering and MEng Chemical Engineering gain industry insights through organised visits to Nestlé in York and AstraZeneca in Macclesfield.
cells under microscope

Removing barriers to advanced imaging and machine learning-based analysis

Research Associate, Laura Wiggins, is part of a new project which aims to develop methods which will enable researchers in low- and middle-income countries to get more information from images using low cost microscopy equipment.

Members of the GRAND committee hold a giant cheque for the Children's Hospital

CMBE's GRAND committee raises over £1000 for 91Ö±²¥ Children's Hospital

The Graduate Research and Networking Development committee, within the School of CMBE, recently held its first-ever ball, raising a total of £1075.18 for the 91Ö±²¥ Children's Hospital.