Welcome to the School of Engineering and Materials Science

The School of Engineering and Materials Science provides outstanding degree programmes coupled with internationally leading research which is reflected in all our undergraduate programmes. Our taught postgraduate programmes are similarly first class and provide students with a fantastic opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research in: Bioengineering, Intelligent Transport, Sustainable Engineering and Engineering and Materials Education. Our extensive industrial connections provide graduates with excellent employability in stimulating and well-paid careers.

Events and Seminars

  Mon 18
 - Tue 19 Jan 2027
UK Preterm Birth Conference

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Recent publications

  • Inverse design of cellular composites for targeted nonlinear mechanical response via multi-fidelity Bayesian optimisation
    Kansara H, Guo L, Tan W
    Composites Part B Engineering, Elsevier vol. 323 
    01-08-2026
  • Entropic-elastic coupling in fibrillar adhesion: A unified analytical framework
    Florio G, Pugno NM, Puglisi G
    International Journal of Engineering Science, Elsevier vol. 225 
    01-08-2026
  • Cerium-induced in situ formation of heterojunctions in CoO x nanowire composites for high-performance supercapacitor electrode
    Lin Z, Zheng Z, Bao K, Jing Q, Wei G, Cullen P, Zhang C
    Journal of Power Sources, Elsevier vol. 684 
    01-08-2026

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