School of Engineering News
John Grimwade Medal Award
Dr Oksana Trushkevych (School of Engineering) and Prof Steve Dixon (Physics) won the John Grimwade medal from the British Institute of Non-destructive Testing.
This prestigious award inaugurated in 1981 is presented annually for the best paper by an Institute member to appear in the Institute’s journal in the preceding year.
University of Warwick School of Engineering 2025 Honorary Graduate: Colin Furze (Hon DSc)
As part of the School of Engineering’s 60th anniversary celebrations, we are proud to announce that on Thursday, 17 July 2025, Colin Furze received an Honorary Doctor of Science (Hon DSc).
Colin Furze is a British inventor and YouTuber known for his imaginative and often outrageous engineering creations, including a hoverbike, underground bunker, and several world-record-breaking inventions.