Research
The School of Engineering is at the forefront of world leading multidisciplinary research that is innovative and makes a real difference.
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, 73% of academic staff in the School of Engineering were classed as producing research of world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) quality. Using weighted averages, this placed the School eighth in the UK and first in Wales when compared to other Faculties and Schools of Engineering at the time. Particular highlights include Civil Engineering at Swansea ranked second in the UK for research quality, General Engineering ranked joint fifth, and Materials Engineering joint eighth.
The school provide a stimulating, dynamic research environment with access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources. Research within the school is organised into the following research centres:
- Civil & Computational Engineering Centre
- Materials Research Centre
- Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre
Research at the School is multidisciplinary and is conducted at the edge of traditional subjects in collaboration with other schools on campus and with many leading multinational companies such as Rolls Royce and BAE Systems. The recently launched multi-million pound Centre for NanoHealth which is spearheading the application of nanotechnology developments in the area of healthcare is one such instance.
Research programmes are funded by the research councils, government agencies and a variety of industries. Suitably qualified graduates are accepted as postgraduate students and follow either masters programmes leading to the degree of MPhil, MRes or MSc or doctoral programmes leading to degrees of PhD and EngD.
Research Scholarships
STRIP has funding for 10 EngD and 8 MRes places each year. Successful students will receive bursaries of £16,600 tax free per year whilst on the EngD and £12,500 whist on the MRes.
Welsh Institute for Mathematics and Computational Sciences
The School of Engineering is a partner in the Welsh Institute for Mathematics and Computational Sciences (WIMCS). The aim of this Institute is to bring together individuals and groups in mathematical and computational sciences in Wales to provide the critical mass of high quality researchers who will achieve international recognition for mathematical research excellence.
