The School of Engineering has achieved outstanding results in the recent Marie Curie Individual Fellowships round. Five of the nine proposals submitted by the School were recommended for funding, giving a success rate of over 50%. Considering the overall success rate for the scheme is 8-10%, this is an exceptional result. Congratulations to all involved!

The awarded grants are:

• Prof Bob Critoph is leading a Marie Curie Fellowship for Dr. Michel Van der Pal. The proposal, entitled INTerdisciplinary ACTion for accelerating RD on and implementation of solid sorption heat pumps (InterAct) will enable Michel to spend 12 months within the School of Engineering. Congratulations Bob and Michel!

• Associate Professor Theo Karavasilis is leading a Marie Curie Fellowship for Dr Fabio Freddi. The proposal, entitled Earthquake-resilient self-centering steel frame (EQRESFRAME) will enable Fabio to spend 24 months within the School of Engineering. Congratulations Theo and Fabio!

• Associate Professor Theo Karavasilis is leading a Marie Curie Fellowship for Dr Christoforos Dimopoulos. The proposal, entitled Sustainable steel braced frame for multi-hazard mitigation (SustBracedMHaz) will enable Christoforos to spend 24 months within the School of Engineering. Congratulations Theo and Christoforos!

• Prof Jennifer Wen is leading a Marie Curie Fellowship for Dr Fei Tang. The proposal, entitled Numerical characterisation of fire growth in external facades and other vertical spaces (FAÇADE FIRE) will enable Fei to spend 24 months within the School of Engineering. Congratulations Jennifer and Fei!

• Prof Jennifer Wen is leading a Marie Curie Fellowship for Dr Ping Ping. The proposal, entitled Electro-thermal modelling of lithium-ion battery packs from the safety perspective (SAFE LIB) will enable Ping to spend 24 months within the School of Engineering. Congratulations Jennifer and Ping!