Frank Whittle Summit – which also marks the official opening of the new Whittle Laboratory – will bring together government, business and tech giants to kickstart innovation missions and potentially add £30 billion in economic value to the UK.
A 60-tonne pressure vessel installed at the new National Centre for Propulsion and Power brings with it a new kind of engineering capability for the UK.
High-flying Cambridge University researchers jumped at the opportunity to be on board the first electric flights out of Cambridge City airport this week.
Global aviation could be on a flight path to net zero if industry and governments reach just four goals by 2030, according to a new report from the University of Cambridge.
Professor Rob Miller, Director of the Whittle Laboratory, shares his thoughts on COP28 and the ambition for zero emission aviation.
Solutions are being developed at Cambridge that can be implemented, grown to scale, and used to accelerate the rapid transition to a net zero and then zero emissions economy.
His Majesty The King visited the University of Cambridge today, in his first public engagement following the Coronation.
In the week of COP27 people across the world have flown to Sharm El Sheikh to discuss action on climate change. Aviation is a crucial way to bring us together to tackle this challenge – but it is also a major contributor to the problem.
Four researchers from the University of Cambridge are among the leading figures in engineering and technology elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
University announces launch of Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA) – a team of experts in aerospace, economics, policy, and climate science, who are building an interactive simulator to help achieve net zero flight.
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