School of Engineering News
Bamboo drives the international low-carbon construction sector
New design guide is a significant milestone in realising the benefits of bamboo to widen its adoption.
Comprehensive guidance about the design of permanent bamboo structures has been published by the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE).
SEM Faculty Prizes 2026
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine Research Prizes 2026 – Nominations Now Open
We are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for two awards celebrating research excellence across the Faculty:
The Bionics Bus: Driving Innovation, Delivering Impact
A mobile laboratory bringing bio-robotics, AI, prosthetics, and digital healthcare directly to communities (www.BionicsBus.org).
Warwick Researchers Help Reveal How Table Salt “Switches On” Gold at the Nanoscale
A groundbreaking collaboration has revealed how a humble ingredient, table salt, can dramatically transform the chemistry of gold at the nanoscale. Led by the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge, the research draws deeply on theoretical modelling from the University of Warwick, bringing fresh insight to gold’s behaviour in nanotechnology applications.