Engineers at the University of Hull are part of a £6M Centre for Cryogenic Energy Storage with the University of Birmingham. The project will revolutionise how energy is stored, ensuring that power is always available when it is needed. The grant was announced by Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, as part of a […]
University of Hull School of Engineering
Successful Engineering Faculties make Successful Universities
I recently took a look at whether my preconceptions as an engineer were justified, namely that to have a successful University you need a successful and sizeable Engineering Faculty. Taking the 2014 Times Good University Guide I examined the relationship between overall University performance and the performance of individual Engineering Departments in the UK. In […]
PESRI end of year report
Well, this year has marked an end of an era. After founding the new School of Engineering at the University of Lincoln, both Jill and I, plus other PESRI members have left for pastures new. I’ve joined the University of Hull to develop and expand the current provision of Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Jill […]
ENERGY PARK DECISION ‘WILL TRANSFORM FUTURE OF THE HUMBER’ SAYS ABLE CHIEF
The news that Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has today approved plans to create a world-class centre for the renewable energy industries on the south bank of the Humber has been described as ‘massively important for the region and the whole of the UK economy.’ That was the reaction of Able founder and Executive Chairman Peter […]
Prof Paul Stewart moving to the University of Hull
Its officially my last day today at the University of Lincoln, and I will be leaving to take up my new appointment at the University of Hull. I will be taking over as Head of the School of Engineering, which comprises the Departments of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical Engineering, and will […]