I’m hopeful that this new space for Britain’s best engineers at the University of Cambridge will catalyse great technological breakthroughs that transform how we live
- James Dyson
The donation is the largest gift ever received by Cambridge’s engineering faculty, which has long been the most successful in Europe.
The donation expands the existing work of the Foundation which now supports design, technology and engineering from primary school through to start-up businesses, having donated £35m to these causes.
The building will provide space to a number of Cambridge postgraduate scholars whose research is supported by the Foundation.
Due to open in 2015, the Dyson Engineering Design Centre will become the focal point in teaching Cambridge students about the design process, providing specialised printing machinery, scanners, lasers and routers.
The building will provide the space for over 1,200 bright engineers to conduct their research. An open plan design featuring dozens of incubator units will encourage the sharing of ideas and a collaborative research environment.
Student-led projects housed within the building include solar powered electric racing cars, vehicles engineered for arctic ice, quad-rotor drones and helium balloon spaceflight systems.
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