1. An Overview of the School of Engineering

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

3. 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

4. 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; –4 th by the Guardian (2003) –5 th by the Times (2003) and –11 th 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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 Group 1 Professor, 6 Lecturers, 7 Research Fellows 14 PhD/MSc Researchers Agility Group 6 Senior Engineers, 5 Junior Engineers, 1 Technician

8. 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.