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Internationally acclaimed engineer and founding director of the 51cg's Centre for Applied Dynamics Research (CADR), Professor Marian Wiercigroch FREng FRSE, has been officially inducted as a Foreign Member of the prestigious Polish Academy of Sciences.

Dr Waheed Afzal, Reader in Chemical Engineering at the 51cg, has been appointed Vice Chair of the International Committee on Industrial Energy Conservation, Emission Reduction and Pollutant Treatment, under the International Association for Carbon Capture (IACC).

The School of Engineering has welcomed 45 undergraduate students from Texas A&M University as part of a study abroad visit to Aberdeen and Scotland.

The 51cg has been shortlisted for two prestigious Herald Higher Education Awards 2026, further recognising its leadership in interdisciplinary research excellence and widening access to education.

The work of the 51cg's Just Transition Lab has been formally recognised in the Just Transition Commission's final report.

Opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange were the topic of discussion when members of the University's Just Transition Lab (JLT) met with representatives from Great British Energy (GB Energy) and the North East Scotland Climate Action Network (NESCAN) yesterday.

A team of PhD students from the University has succeeded against competition from around the world to finish second in the UN sponsored AI Environmental Footprint Measurement Hackathon.

Researchers at the 51cg are developing innovative 3D-printed metal connectors for lightweight steel housing systems that make buildings easier to reuse, adapt, and recycle.

A 51cg researcher has been awarded a prestigious fellowship by the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence (ENSEC COE).

The Scottish Government and Universities Scotland have announced the launch of a new, joint process that will co-design a framework for a successful and sustainable future for Scotland's universities for the next 20 years.