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Read more at: Sensors Day 2022- Sensors in an uncertain world

Sensors Day 2022- Sensors in an uncertain world

19 October 2022

What a fantastic and interesting day! 170 participants joined this year's hybrid Sensors Day on the 12th of October in the Moller Institute in Cambridge to hear about "Sensors in an uncertain world" . The 2022 Sensors Day was quite different: in the first session we had economists, research council and social scientists...


Read more at: New Sensors CDT workshop looking at how to reduce the environmental footprint of research

New Sensors CDT workshop looking at how to reduce the environmental footprint of research

6 July 2022

On the 6th of June 2022, the Sensors CDT held a responsible research practice workshop for the first time for their current MRes cohort. The aim of the workshop was to raise awarneness about the carbon footprint of research and to provide students early on with useful advice on how to reduce the environmental impact of...


Read more at: Sarah Barron wins 2022 Vice-Chancellor’s Social Impact Award

Sarah Barron wins 2022 Vice-Chancellor’s Social Impact Award

19 May 2022

Our Sensors CDT student Sarah Barron (cohort 2018) won the 2022 Vice-Chancellor’s Social Impact Award. Read more about her outreach activities in her blogpost: "Hi! My name’s Sarah and I’m a PhD student in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. I have always been interested in how individuals perceive the world and why...


Read more at: Sensor CDT student and ReachSci founder wins award

Sensor CDT student and ReachSci founder wins award

7 April 2022

Our Sensor CDT student Mohammed Alawami is a second year PhD student working on the development of cutting-edge RNA analysis tools for early detection of cancer. He is also the founder of ReachSci , an organisation supporting underrepresented students with skill training to help them unravel their potential and increase...


Read more at: My Odyssey to Cambridge by Josephine Tumwesige

My Odyssey to Cambridge by Josephine Tumwesige

5 October 2021

During my 10-day mandatory COVID-19 quarantine, I reflected on my journey to Cambridge. I concluded that it can best be described using an African proverb, ‘ it takes a village to raise a child ’ . My story dates back to 2020 when I was offered a place in the 2020/2021 cohort. I was not able to take up my place due to...


Read more at: Lorena Gordillo-Dagallier Shines at Climate Tech Competition

Lorena Gordillo-Dagallier Shines at Climate Tech Competition

24 September 2020

As one of three winners of the Women4Climate Tech Challenge, Lorena Gordillo-Dagallier from the University of Cambridge secures funding and support to pilot the Open-seneca initiative's community air-quality-tracking project in Stockholm and Lisbon. Lorena Gordillo-Dagallier, a second year PhD student at the Department of...


Read more at: Sensor CDT student alumnus joins Shanghai Jiao Tong University as Assistant Professor

Sensor CDT student alumnus joins Shanghai Jiao Tong University as Assistant Professor

13 March 2020

tiesheng_wang.png Sensor CDT student alumnus Tiesheng Wang has recently joined the School of Mechanical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University as an Assistant Professor. Very many congratulations Tiesheng!


Read more at: Open-seneca wins VC Award
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Open-seneca wins VC Award

15 October 2019

Open-seneca has won a Vice-Chancellor's Research Impact and Engagement Award! Twelve students, academics and professional members of staff from across the University of Cambridge received the prestigeous awards in areas as diverse as prostate cancer, family law, museum public engagement and police mental health. Now in...


Read more at: New paper published in Microsystems and Nanoengineering
New paper published in Microsystems and Nanoengineering

New paper published in Microsystems and Nanoengineering

17 September 2019

Sensor CDT student, Oliver Vanderpoorten has paper " Scalable integration of nano-, and microfluidics with hybrid lithography ", by Vanderpoorten et al, published in Microsystems and Nanoengineering (Nature publishing group) as featured highlight article on the main homepage . Congratulations to Oliver!


Read more at: Sensor CDT Team Challenge in the Media
Sensor CDT Team Challenge in the Media

Sensor CDT Team Challenge in the Media

14 August 2019

As well as running very successful Summer School events and a mini Make-a-thon at Cambridge MakeSpace, the Sensor CDT 2018 student cohort have been hard at work with media coverage for their Solicamb project . They recently saw the release of a double-page spread in The Independent, a feature on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire ...


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