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Dr Peter Gardner elected to become a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering

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Dr Peter Gardner, Reader in Microwave Engineering in the School of EECE, has been elected to the status of Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET), in recognition of sustained achievements within the profession.

Dr Edd Stewart wins £105,560 grant

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Dr Edd Stewart has won £105,560 from the Hitachi Europe Limited for the project, Failure detection technology of railway.

Project Open Day - a showcase of students work

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On Thursday 25th April the School of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering held its annual Project Open Day which had nearly 50 visitors from industry looking at the work our students are doing.

Sunday Times article - touchy-feely robot to teach in school

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The Sunday Times published an article featuring Dr Ginevra Castellano and her work with robots for teaching children. You can read the article on their website at http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Education/article1215624.ece

Dr Sampson Hu wins Enterprising Birmingham Innovation competition

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Dr Sampson Hu has been awarded £10,000 at this year's Enterprising Birmingham Innovation Competition for his work on a unique compact antenna design which has a very low production cost.

EECE awarded silver and gold for Green Impact!

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The EECE Green Impact Team were this week awarded with a silver plaque for the whole school environmental effort and a fantastic gold award for its laboratory entry!

Augmented Reality trials for unmanned air platforms

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BAE Systems' Typhoon Chief Test Pilot Mark Bowman takes part in a unique experiment to establish whether or not commercial off-the-shelf Augmented Reality (AR) techniques can be used to support the development of future operator interfaces for unmanned air platforms.

New realities enhance historical and medical studies

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Staff and students from the School of EECE conducted another investigation of field-based Augmented Reality (AR) last month when they attempted to recreate the experience of a World War II Spitfire preparing for taxiing within the remains of a dispersal pen at the long-abandoned RAF airfield of Harrowbeer near Yelverton.

Games-based simulation in post-op recovery and rehabilitation

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Professor Bob Stone, School of EECE, has been working with Intensive Care consultants Professor Julian Bion (also Dean of the UK Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine) and Dr Tom Clutton-Brock, (Head of the Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care), and, together with Dr Charlotte Small (ST5 Anaesthetics, studying for her MD and supervised by Julian and Bob), they are researching the potential for using games-based simulation in post-operative recovery and rehabilitation support.

EECE Research news - Award for Professor Zhang

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Congratulations to Professor Xiao-Ping Zhang who is part of a consortium which were awarded £270,556 from the Engineering & Physical Science Research Council.

EECE at the IET project evening

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EECE students collect awards at The Institution of Engineering and Technology's University Project Evening 2013.

EECE Research news: Dr E Tarte awarded £86,35 grant

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Dr E Tarte won £86,354 from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

The HIT Team's star recruit

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Lt Roxanne Heaton's day job is Synthetic Training Lead in a Royal Navy Technology Based Training Unit. In layman's terms, Roxanne provides advice and consultancy on emerging synthetic technologies across the Royal Navy (including the Royal Marines.) This means acting as a principal consultant for the research and development of technology-based training solutions in order to meet the requirements of the versatile maritime force which is the Royal Navy.

Tweet for EECE

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The School of EECE has launched a Twitter feed.

Smooth sailing for Virtual Wembury fundraising event

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An opportunity to showcase some of the Human Interface Technology Team's summer achievements in virtual heritage, healthcare simulation and augmented reality (AR) came about in early December, when the Village Hall at Wembury in South Devon hosted the team at a special Virtual Wembury evening event for the local community.

Dr Ginevra Castellano wins £344,786 grant

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Dr G Castellano won £344,786 from the Commission of the European Communities for the project EU FP7 EMOTE - EMbOdied-perceptive Tutors for Empathy-based learning

Silica cyclists

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On the 22nd May a small team of cyclists visited the School on their journey around UK Universities as a way of raising the profile of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.

Centrica Sponsorship Prize for STEM students

Centrica Sponsorship Prize for STEM students
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Two students from EPS have been awarded a £3,000 sponsorship prize from Centrica plc. The company is keen to promote and support STEM based subjects at Universities across the country.

IME Railway Challenge

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News item about the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Railway Challenge.

International Hydrail Conference

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News item about the International Hydrail conference, held at the University of Birmingham from July 3-4 2012.

EECE at the Big Bang!

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Scientists from the School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering (EECE) are taking part in the Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers' Fair at the NEC from March 15 - 17.

Birmingham academic explores developments in voice recognition technology

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Professor Martin Russell explores developments in voice recognition technology

Bob Stone leads team to Chairman's Silver Award

Bob Stone leads team to Chairman's Silver Award
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A team of researchers led by Robert Stone has won the BAE Systems Chairman's Silver Award. The award relates to research and development excellence in the field of "Gaming for Frontline Safety".

Engineering Professor honoured twice in four weeks

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Bob Stone, Professor of Interactive Multimedia Systems within the School of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering has been the recipient of two prestigious awards during the months of April and May.