About
Welcome to the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences (FEPS). We have an outstanding reputation for excellence in research and teaching and a strong enterprise culture.
Overview
Our academics are well respected, both nationally and internationally, throughout academia and industry. We believe that a university should contribute to the cultural wealth of society by developing the mainstay sciences, while enhancing the technology to improve the overall quality of life.
Through consistent investment stemming from our deep commitment to develop world-class, sustainable research programmes, the Faculty has built up an impressive infrastructure to support all its activities. The interdisciplinary nature of much of our work also encourages us to constantly explore new opportunities to cross boundaries, providing students with the prospect of accessing facilities which are truly world class.
We also take pride in our vibrant and enthusiastic education network whereby teaching and learning developments across our departments are shared, explored and advanced.
Top 100
Globally for computer science and engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, telecommunication engineering and transportation science and technology in the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023
Research excellence
Surrey has risen 12 places in the rankings since 2014 to 33rd in the UK for our research quality in the latest UK Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).
Computer science
7th in the country for our research outputs in computer science and informatics.
Engineering
15th in the UK for ‘research power*’ in engineering.
* Research power is the overall quality of submissions, calculated by grade point average and multiplied by the full-time equivalent number of staff submitted.
National Student Survey 2023
Surrey are proud to have been ranked 4th in the UK for overall student satisfaction* in the National Student Survey 2023.
Top 5
In the UK for overall student satisfaction* in bioengineering, medical and biomedical engineering
Top 10
In the UK for overall student satisfaction* in chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, information technology and physics
*Measured by % positivity across all questions for all providers listed in the Guardian University Guide League Tables.