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An overview of the Faculty of Engineering

Dec 2014 Professor Andy Long

University College Nottingham was awarded a Royal Charter in 1948 – establishing the University of Nottingham Since then we have seen extensive growth & development – we now have 43 800 students & 8400 staff, working & studying at 6 campuses in 3 countries Always highly regarded – a UK top 10 and global top 100 University*

* QS World University Rankings

University of Nottingham

Significant Global University

• Top 1% of worldwide universities
• Over £112m research income 2012/13
• 57% of research income linked to industry
• 7th in UK for research power

43,765 high calibre students

• 33,369 students in the UK,
• 9,564 post graduate
• China campus – 5,848
• Malaysia – 5,548

Major employer and regional citizen

• Over 8400 staff (1200 in overseas campuses)
• Over £560m turnover
• 6 Campuses – 4 in Nottingham, 1 in China, 1 in Malaysia

University of Nottingham

The University of Nottingham

Faculty of Arts Faculty of Social Sciences

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences Faculty of Science

Engineering at Nottingham

• ~3,300 undergraduate and

1,100 postgraduate students in UK

• Around 700 staff FTE in the UK, including

~230 academics and ~250 research staff

• Many world-class Research Groups, Centres

and Institutes; lead University priorities of Aerospace, Energy and Manufacturing

• Turnover of ~£80M, total research portfolio
• f ~ £125 million
• Top 5 in RAE 2008; most Departments

ranked in the top 10 in the UK in recent league tables

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Engineering, Malaysia Campus (from 2000) – Full range of Undergraduate courses – 100 staff and >2000 students, 120+ PhD research students – Excellent progress with research growth – 246 papers published in 2 years to 2011 – 3.3 million RM research contracts awarded in 2011 Engineering, China, Ningbo campus (from 2005) – Full range of Undergraduate courses – Over 60 staff and >1000 students (2013) – Large recent research awards, including International Doctoral Innovation Centre with 100 places from 2012 in Energy and Digital Economy Research

Faculty Strategy

Our vision is to be recognised as a top 5 UK Engineering Faculty for teaching, research and knowledge transfer, and a world leader in transnational higher education in

• engineering. We will achieve this via our:
• Global Reach – a network of international campuses
• Talented people – working and learning in a vibrant and

supportive academic community

• Commitment to inspirational teaching
• Outstanding environment and facilities
• World class centres delivering fundamental and applied

research for tomorrow’s technologies

Faculty Strategy

Our vision is to be recognised as a top 5 UK Engineering Faculty…

FTEs GPA 4* 3* 2* 1* University of Cambridge 210.0 3.32 42.1 47.9 10.0 0.0 University of Oxford 122.7 3.07 25.0 58.5 15.0 1.5 Imperial College London 293.1 3.04 28.1 50.1 19.1 2.7 University of Manchester 180.2 2.96 22.2 53.3 23.2 1.4 University of Nottingham 114.5 2.95 22.1 53.6 21.3 3.0 Bangor University 8.0 2.95 30.0 40.0 25.0 5.0 University of Surrey 110.3 2.93 23.9 48.1 25.0 3.0 University of Leeds 132.7 2.91 20.0 54.3 22.5 3.2 University of Bristol 88.1 2.88 18.5 56.1 20.4 5.0 University of Warwick 69.5 2.85 20.0 50.0 25.0 5.0

5/85 based on Research quality (next ranking will be in Dec 2014) 7th based on Research and Teaching in 2014 (world top 75)

Teaching & Learning

• Enhance our market position &

recruit students of the highest possible quality

• Review & revise our portfolio to

exploit benefits of integrated Faculty structure

• Enhance the student experience
• Maximise graduate employment
• pportunities

Research

• Be recognised in UK top 5 for

research & knowledge transfer

• Increase research income & margins
• Achieve research profile at Asia

campuses in key areas comparable with that of UK

• Expand number, breadth and

effectiveness of research & knowledge transfer partnerships/ collaborations Global Reach

• Work in partnership with international campuses
• Support the international student experience
• Encourage and support staff mobility
• Recruit high quality international students
• Develop and maintain prestigious international

partnerships

Strategic Aims

Faculty Executive

Dean, 3 Associate Deans, Faculty Manager, UNMC & UNNC Deans

Electrical Systems and Optics Energy and Sustainability Infrastructure, Geomatics and Architecture Manufacturing and Process Technologies Materials, Mechanics and Structures

Teaching and Learning Departments Research Divisions

Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Chemical and Environmental Civil Architecture and Built Environment Electrical and Electronic

Foundation Engineering & Physical Sciences

Faculty Structure

UG and PG Courses

• Undergraduate Courses (3,300

students)

– Foundation year (for students who do not have correct qualifications) – 3 years to Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) – 4 years to Master of Engineering (MEng) – Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) and Master of Architecture (MArch)

• Postgraduate Courses

– 1 Year Masters to MSc (500 students on 50+ courses) – 3 Years Research to PhD ( 600 students) – 4 Years Research to EngD (PhD with time in industry)

PGR Study

• PhD Degrees

– Architecture – Building Technology – Chemical Engineering – Civil Engineering – Electrical & Electronic Engineering – Engineering Surveying – Environmental Engineering – Human Factors – Manufacturing Engineering – Materials Engineering – Mechanical Engineering

• Applied to:

– Energy, Transport, Sustainable Construction, Healthcare, Digital Economy, Aerospace, Sustainable Processing

Thank you