Our research
Areas for supervision
Overarching research themes
Our organisational structure connects our research with our study programmes to ensure quality research-led teaching.
We have four disciplines shaping our framework, they are:
- Civil and Environmental
- Electrical and Electronic
- Mechanical and Process
- Systems and Information
Discipline streams
Our Civil and Environmental researchers work on a broad range of issues underpinning civil engineering.
Combining modelling with practical experimentation, they tackle issues such as:
- Sustainable housing
- Dynamic loading of structures
- Earthquake destabilisation of land
- Pollution of waterways
Key specialisms include Ground Engineering, Structural Engineering and Water.
The Electrical and Electronic Engineering research group covers a range of Power, sustainability, and improved communications at the heart of our Electrical and Electronic stream.
Key areas of research include:
- Artificial olfaction (or 'electronic nose')
- Electrical energy conversion
- Grid-scale energy storage
- Nanoscale communications
- Quantum devices
Key specialisms include Communications, Electrical Power and Sensors and Devices.
Our Mechanical and Process Engineering research group are our largest and most diverse stream, their activities include:
- Fluid mechanics
- Fire and explosion hazards, chemical engineering
- Precision and surfaces
- 3D printing
- Thermal energy technology
Key specialisms include Fluids and Modelling, Measurement and Machines, Reaction and Materials Engineering, Sustainable Thermal Energy Technologies.
The Systems and Information research group bring together expertise in:
- Nonlinear and stochastic systems
- Modelling of human activity
- Neural engineering
- Telemedicine
- Imaging
- Synthetic biology
Much of the research undertaken is around health and security and the nature of the work means that many labs are cross-group. Key specialisms include Biomedical and Biological Systems, Information Engineering and Systems Modelling and Control.
Explore our research areas on our Engineering web pages.Link opens in a new window
