About the Department

The Department's key objectives are

• to attract and support a diverse community of talented staff and students
• to conduct internationally leading, impactful research that supports multidisciplinarity and collaboration
• to deliver high quality research-led, career-ready education

Our reputation is built by our people and our culture, and we're focused on ensuring our department is a welcoming, inclusive, diverse and positive environment in which to work and study.

Our department has a history of world-class research and innovation, with our origins dating back to the 1870s.

We can take you to some surprising places — under da Vinci's paintbrush, inside human DNA, or the atmosphere of Mars.

Through our close ties with valued industrial partners, we are well-placed to ensure our research and education remain relevant and leading.

Our department has a strong culture of enterprise; we support the development of spin-out companies, and our researchers and alumni are recognised for their commercially successful innovations.

We are proud of the depth of analytical treatment, and the range of specialised subjects and pathways we offer within our taught programmes. Our undergraduate and Master's degrees are led by our research strengths, and focus on inspiring, challenging and supporting tomorrow’s industry-ready engineers. As a result our graduates are in high demand and can be found in an impressive range of companies and careers.