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
 Sat 28 Feb 202610:30 - 14:30 | Materials Detectives: Building AI Understanding |
| Wed 4 Mar 2026 15:00 - 16:00 | SEMS Seminar Series: Prof Holger Babinsky, University of Cambridge |
| Wed 11 Mar 2026 12:30 - 17:00 | Industrial Liaison Forum |
| Wed 17 - Fri 19 Jun 2026 | The Advanced Functional Polymers for Medicine 2026 (AFPM 2026) |
Recent publications
- State of the art in soft eversion robots for colonoscopy: a review.
Progress in Biomedical Engineering, IOP Publishing
13-01-2026 - P14 Targeting nuclear architecture in epidermolysis bullosa simplex
British Journal of Dermatology, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 194 (1)
06-01-2026 - Thermal management of lithium-ion batteries: Numerical evaluation of phase change materials and fin designs against air cooling
Esmaeili Z, Vahidhosseini SM, Rashidi S, Karimi N, Yan W-M
International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Elsevier Bv vol. 219, 110194-110194.
01-01-2026
