Department of Mechanical Engineering

Top for teaching

Department rated number one in the UK for teaching excellence.

Engineers making waves

Significant funding secured by our female researchers.

Video: placement experience

Hear from Mechanical Engineering student Alex Boudier about her time on placement.

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Funded PhD opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Department and take part in new research project: Eco-design implementation within a computer aided design context.Read More

Application deadline

31st May 2012

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About us

We are one of the UK's leading Mechanical Engineering departments with a reputation for outstanding teaching, innovative research and strong links with industry.

Accredited programmes

All our MEng programmes are accredited by the Engineering Council providing a secure route to gaining Chartered Engineer status.

Our research

Our research activities cover the broad areas of Design and Manufacturing, Machine Systems, Solid Mechanics and Materials and Thermo-Fluids.

Formula Student

Watch our film to find out more about how our students can get involved with the Formula Student project, where teams get to design and build a Formula car.

Latest news

Former student's enterprise helps homeless

Dominic Povey's Bath Soup School is giving the homeless food industry experience.
Win for turbocharged engines image

Dr Richard Burke wins Best Abstract category in the 2012 Images of Research competition.
Apprentice Tom to work on student projects

Apprentice winner and Department alumnus to collaborate with students.