You are encouraged to make early contact with the engineering institutions by becoming a student member and by attending professional lectures from visiting speakers. Visiting professors from industry make particularly valuable contributions in all departments. The Faculty has an active research profile which has led to major national and international joint research programmes with industry and with other universities. Many of the final year projects carried out by students relate directly to current departmental research work. Research activity within the Faculty is spread throughout the departments.
Many projects are multidisciplinary and are pursued collaboratively.
This research activity invigorates undergraduate teaching and is a major provider of student projects and placements. However, the first class facilities are not only for the academic staff conducting research, they are also available to undergraduate students for laboratory studies and project work. Engineering students are taught by lecturers who are deeply involved in, and often renowned for, their research.