University of Derby

Derby is a city with a history of innovation and creativity and is now the UK's most high tech city with a growing international reputation. It is the home of outstanding international companies such as Rolls Royce, Balfour Beatty Rail, Toyota and Bombardier. The University of Derby has a long standing commitment to engineering and technology and works closely with companies in the city and region in providing the education and knowledge transfer required to support its advanced industry sector and infrastructure developments.

The College of Engineering and Technology is entering a stimulating period of development which coincides with the opening of a new Engineering Building and the expansion links with the Institute for Innovation in Sustainable Engineering (IISE). The Department of Engineering was established in 2014 and has over 1,300 full-time students and 300 part-time students at undergraduate and postgraduate level on campus and at collaborative colleges. There are over 50 academic staff and 13 technical staff who support a range of practice based accredited programmes and undertake research and business engagement.
 
The Department specialises in engineering programmes in three discipline areas: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and Architecture and Civil Engineering.  Most recently, 50% of department papers in General Engineering submitted for REF achieved a grade of 2* or above, whilst the case studies achieved a 3* for impact. The successful applicants will become part of this exciting research community at the University.