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School of EngineeringSchool of Engineering

Overview

• Introduction to the School of Engineering• Organisation of Research• Postgraduate Opportunities• Design and Manufacturing Units• Closing Remarks

The School of Engineering

• A high quality General Engineering Department, offering a four year MEng degree as well as a three year BEng degree.

• Common first two years followed by gradual specialisation in:

– Mechanical Engineering

– Aeronautical Engineering

– Manufacturing Engineering with Management

– Integrated Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

– Electronic Systems Engineering

– Electronic Engineering

– Civil Engineering

• Currently we have 38 Academic Members of Staff of which 9 are in the Design, Manufacture and Management Group

Engineering Track Record

• The School is rated as Excellent in Terms of Teaching (22 out of 24 points).

• Grade 5 Rating (since 1992) in the Government’s Research Assessment Exercise

• Enjoys excellent reputation in General Engineering being ranked;

– 4th by the Guardian (2003)

– 5th by the Times (2003) and

– 11th in Europe by Der Spiegel

• Current intake 160 students per annum on the MEng programme

• Average A Level score is approx. 28.3 points or AAB.

Research Activities in School

• New and Renewable Energy

• Geo-Engineering

• Civil Engineering and Computational Mechanics

• Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics

• Automotive Research

• Manufacturing and Design

• Biomedical Engineering

• Electronic Systems

• Molecular and Nanoscale Electronics

Postgraduate Opportunities

• MSc Programme in Geo-Engineering

– MSc in Engineering Geology

– MSc in Geotechnical Engineering

– MSc in Geo-Environmental Engineering

• MSc/PGDip/PGCert in Manufacturing

Design and Manufacturing Units

• Centre for Industrial Automation and Manufacture (CIAM) 3 Professors, 1 Reader, 7 Lecturers

• Design and Manufacturing Research Group (DMRG) and DET Group1 Professor, 6 Lecturers, 7 Research Fellows14 PhD/MSc Researchers

• Agility Group6 Senior Engineers, 5 Junior Engineers, 1 Technician

Concluding Remarks

• Durham’s School of Engineering is the oldest engineering department in the U.K. and is an internationally recognised School with graduates of the highest calibre.