Engineering PhD

87.9% of our research outputs in Engineering were assessed to be world leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)

Engineering and product design are driven by the need for constant improvement. You’ll learn from – and will be inspired by – the engineers who are making these industry improvements happen.

We foster strong links with industry to support collaborative research and to provide routes to knowledge transfer and commercialisation of the outcomes of our research.

Areas of study
As a research student, youre associated with one or more research groups in the Department of Engineering and Design:


• Centre of Advanced Communications, Mobile Technology and IoT



• Creative Technology Research Group



• Dynamics, Control and Vehicle Research Group



• Industrial Informatics and Signal Processing Research Group



• Robotics and Mechatronic Systems



• Sensor Technology Research Centre



• Thermo-Fluid Mechanics Research Centre.



We welcome research proposals in all of the areas our faculty specialise in.

We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.