World-class education, research and enterprise

Message from the Dean

“I am honoured to have been appointed Dean of Engineering and Physical Sciences and look forward to building a successful and inclusive Faculty, which will be at the heart of delivering the University’s highest quality research, education and enterprise.

“We have much to be proud of as we move into the new Faculty - as evidenced by impressive national and global rankings in the academic discipline league tables, high-performing students and dedicated staff. Together we will build on our strengths, expand them into the future and capitalise on the opportunities ahead.”

Professor Bashir Al-Hashimi CBE FREng FIEEE

Students and Education

Our international reputation attracts students from around the world to study and research on innovative programmes that provide access to renowned academics, unique and cutting-edge facilities, and a community that is exciting, ambitious, and dynamic. The Faculty's academic staff are highly qualified and many are nationally and internationally acknowledged for their contribution to engineering, science and technology.

• High quality courses and programmes
• Student numbers: around 4,000 undergraduates, 600 taught postgraduates, and 1,000 PhDs
• Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Physics & Astronomy and Computer Science feature in the UK top 10 subject rankings in the Guardian University Guide 2019.

Research

Our thriving research community is highly valued by our many industrial collaborators. National and global recognition of our achievements includes those with significant Fellowships, honours and awards from various sources including the European Research Council (ERC), the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC), The Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering.

• The Faculty is one of the most successful of its type in the world. Our academic and research staff regularly win prestigious and highly competitive externally funded research fellowships
• In 2013, the Faculty was awarded the UK’s only Regius Professorship of Computer Science, an honour bestowed by The Queen to institutions of exceptionally high quality teaching and research. The prestigious title was created in recognition of our contribution to software engineering in areas such as agent technologies and open data
• The Faculty's average annual research income from research funding and industry is around £60m

Facilities

The Faculty is home to several advanced research facilities. Our Zepler Institute Cleanrooms have the UK’s best photonics fabrication and nanoelectronics capabilities. We are also home to the UK’s National X-ray Crystallography Service and the R.J. Mitchell Wind Tunnel, which is used extensively by industries such as motorsport, automotive, aerospace, marine, maritime and performance sport. Our High Voltage Laboratory is a world-class centre for research into dielectric materials, insulation systems and high voltage phenomena.

Enterprise/Impact

• The Future Worlds startup accelerator, founded in 2015, supports entrepreneurs with their startup and spinout ideas
• ECS Partners is a professional consultancy company engaged in short-term enterprise projects
• Our researchers have filed over 160 patents in the past three years
• Physics and Astronomy is engaging thousands of pupils and teachers every year with high impact outreach and public engagement activities
• Electronics and Computer Science hosts several residential summer schools and taster courses every summer that are inspiring future generations of scientists
• Our School of Engineering’s Enterprise Units offer a range of commercial services, including wind tunnels for hire and sound and vibration consulting.