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Who we are

Since our inception in 1917, we have been a leading force in UK Mechanical Engineering, consistently ranked for both our research excellence, and achieving consistently high student satisfaction.

Our Research

Our vision is to apply our core strengths in mechanical engineering science into research that addresses key societal challenges, advances fundamental science, and achieves stakeholder impact. Our research is organised into six themes:

1. Biomechanics: the work carried out by the team is integrated in the research themes of University’s Insigneo Institute
2. Dynamics: we have unique facilities for testing full-scale structures such as the
3. Energy: we lead the , a national consortium that brings together world-class academics to provide a national focal point for CCUS research and development
4. Manufacturing & Structural Integrity: we are developing new capabilities for additive manufacturing of polymer, metallic, and functional materials, and have strong links to the University of ºù«Ӱҵ Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
5. Tribology and Rail: this research area covers a broad range of activity across the discipline and a unifying theme is the application of core science to solve real industrial problems
6. Thermofluids: we have exciting fundamental research on turbulence, computational methods, and optimisation

Our teaching

At ºù«Ӱҵ, we firmly believe that our research expertise should translate into research-led teaching that inspires future generations of mechanical engineers.

Our learning and teaching vision is to recruit high calibre students and inspire each one to become a self-motivated and adaptable learner. To achieve this, we provide our students with a challenging curriculum, preparing our graduates to contribute to the diversity of challenges present in global engineering and technology.

With a strong team spirit and collegiate approach, we create a positive and stimulating learning environment for our students, whilst simultaneously providing a rich and rewarding environment for our academic staff.

In 2018 we were successfully re-accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers across all our programmes of study with exemplar feedback from assessors.

Building on this solid foundation we are now in an exciting process of curriculum review, looking to enhance the individual development of each student and equipping them to create value in rapidly-evolving industrial and/or research contexts.

To achieve this, we can draw on motivated and expert staff, a vibrant student environment and the significant infrastructure investments over the past decade, all possible as a result of our long-standing successes in research and teaching.

Collaboration and Industry

Collaboration is at the core of our research and teaching, and we are proud to work with a wide variety of industrial and academic partners.

We lead the UK Acoustics Network, and the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre and also collaborate in the EPSRC Future Manufacturing Hub in Manufacture using Advanced Powder Processes.

We work to make a positive impact for our partners through our collaborations, supporting them to increase production, reduce costs and drive innovation.