School of Engineering
This is where possibility becomes reality
Operating across multiple sectors we undertake transformational engineering that’s designed to change people’s lives for the better.
We are active across a range of fundamental engineering disciplines, yet our work is interdisciplinary, reflecting the face of modern engineering.
Our research and teaching fuse work on structures, movement, control and automation, and embrace both the physical and digital aspects of engineering. We are home to aerospace, materials, automotive, civil, environmental, mechanical, automation, control, and biomedical engineering.
Together we are working to ensure a resilient, sustainable and healthy future for all.
Discover why our students love studying engineering at Surrey.
Our staff members
Professor Nicholas Hills
Head of School of Engineering
Professor Nick Hills was the Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences until August 2021. He holds a Chair in Computational Engineering at the University of Surrey, and is also the Director of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Thermo-Fluid Systems. He previously held a Royal Academy of Engineering / Rolls-Royce Chair.
His research has focussed on CFD...