About us

Virtually all aspects of modern life are affected by engineering and technology. Cars, aircraft and computers are obvious examples, but it is easy to forget that other things – such as the packaging of the food we eat and the ways we communicate – depend on engineering and technological expertise.

Building on our excellent reputation in Electronic, Mechanical and Computer-aided Engineering, we are delighted to introduce a new discipline to our broad teaching and research portfolio – Chemical Engineering.

The Department of Engineering is proud of its excellent reputation. In the 2010 National Student Survey, we ranked 8th in the UK for Electronic and Electrical Engineering and 11th for Mechanical Based Engineering*.

We offer a variety of courses in electronic, mechanical and computer-aided engineering. Specialist programmes in product innovation, design and technology, electrical engineering and medical product design are also available. All of our courses are accredited as appropriate by the IET, the IMechE and soon the IED.

Our students benefit from a range of facilities including rapid manufacturing technologies, circuit board manufacture, scanning electron microscopy as well as hands-on experience of working in our electronic labs and mechanical workshop. Students study their specialist subject alongside staff and students from a variety of disciplines, reflecting the complex mix of technologies found in today’s most advanced products and systems.

Around 40% of the UK’s economy depends on engineering or technology, so our graduates enjoy some of the best job prospects and highest salaries. Many of our graduates go on to work for large national and international companies such as BP Chemicals, Formula One Management and DHL.

We’re also involved in international quality research. In the latest Research Assessment Exercise, 95% of our research was rated international quality. Our interests focus on the environment, energy and sensors, medical engineering and design, materials and process performance.

It doesn’t stop there. Our research is incorporated into our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to provide our students with the latest knowledge in their fields.

*In the NSS 2010 survey at JASC level 2