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Picture of Jeffrey Steynor

 

Jeffrey Steynor, winner of The Oil Scholarship, Bermuda

Jeffrey Steynor, a 2nd year student in the School of Engineering and Electronics, is only one of two people awarded The Oil Scholarship in Bermuda.

This award is granted by the Oil Group of Companies to two Bermudian students involved in either undergraduate or graduate study. The scholarship was for $25,000 to help him continue his studies at Edinburgh. There were between 10 - to 15 entrants in the non-race, which was followed by an interview to determine the successful applicants.

August 2005

photograph of Professor Peter Grant

 

Royal Society of Edinburgh Lessells Student Travel Awards

In 2004 and 2005 this School has secured half of the Royal Society of Edinburgh awards for student travel to facilitate working for several months in overseas universities, research institutes and industrial companies.

August 2005

photograph of Professor Peter Grant

 

School of Engineering and Electronics selected for a Royal Academy of Engineering pilot scheme

The School of Engineering and Electronics has been selected as one of only four U.K. Engineering Departments to receive Royal Academy of Engineering monies on a pilot scheme to support new Integrated Systems Engineering undergraduate teaching.

July 2005

photograph of Professor Michael Rotter

 

University of Edinburgh is the top University in the U.K.
Engineering and Electronics at Edinburgh are delighted to announce that the University of Edinburgh is the top University in the U.K. for securing financial support from the Royal Academy of Engineering for the appointment of Visiting Professors.

June 2005

 

Ms YuanYuan Fei

We are delighted to announce that two of the School's PhD students, Mr Yifan Li and Ms Yuanyuan Fei, won prizes at the recent EPSRC/IEE/IEEE sponsored PREP 2005 conference (www.prep2005.org).

April 2005

photograph of Professor Michael Rotter

 

Professor Michael Rotter elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

We are delighted to announce Professor Michael Rotter has been elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in recognition of his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Civil Engineering.

This honour comes on top of Professor Rotter's election as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2004.

March 2005

photograph of Francis Drossaert IIE PhD student, Francis Drossaert, wins the ICE Edinburgh Area Branch Paper Competition

Congratulations to Francis Drossaert, a PhD student in the Institute for Infrastructure and Environment, who won the ICE Edinburgh Area Branch Paper Competition held on 8th March 2005.

March 2005