Robert Dorey, Professor of Nanomaterials, describes why he admires author Sir Terry Pratchett for his skills in science communication.
My course, projects and Professional Training year have given me the confidence, as well as engineering and business awareness, to successfully start a career. I understand now what it means to be an engineer.
Alexander Patton, BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering
A passion for problem-solving and a desire to improve the world around them are essential attributes for engineering students.
We challenged our students to sum up the University of Surrey using just one word.
Our students explain why they decided to come to Surrey and share what they love about living and studying here.
Over the past five years, more than 2,300 partner organisations have worked with us to give students valuable experience in the professional environment.
Visitors to the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed were fascinated to see Surrey’s first electric Formula Student car up close – and to learn about the opportunities we offer students aiming for a career in the exciting world of motorsport.
Academics at Surrey are investigating how buildings and traffic are affecting air quality and temperatures, both indoors and out, at St George’s Circus, London.
“I like the variety that the course offers – it’s got me out of my comfort zone and expanded my background knowledge.”
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“Surrey’s MSc in Advanced Materials has been a life-changing opportunity for me.”
Abbie Hutty, now Platform Delivery Manager at Airbus, will give a free public lecture as part of TAROS 2017, revealing what goes into engineering for a mission to Mars.
To mark International Women in Engineering Day on 23 June 2017, we talked to PhD student Agnieszka Suliga and EngD student Emily Smith to get the inside track on what attracted them to engineering, and the exciting discoveries they are making every day.
"The highlight for me was the pride in being given responsibility, and being able to complete work to a high standard. By the end of my placement I really felt a part of the team, and as though I was contributing in a meaningful way."
“I think my proudest achievement has been delivering face-to-face presentations to our customer and discussing ways to solve various design issues with them.”
Automotive Engineering students got the chance to experience the inner workings of one of the most advanced car facilities in the world when they visited the BMW MINI plant in Oxford.
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"Automotive Engineering not only teaches you to be a problem solver and think efficiently and effectively, but the programme once completed leaves you with a significant number of skills that enable you to get a job in the most well-known motorsport companies."
A team of undergraduates have beaten off competition from 350 teams worldwide to get through to the final round of the Airbus Fly Your Ideas challenge.
The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded Engineering Leaders Scholarships to Alex Gleed and Billy Cavanagh – bringing the number of Surrey Mechanical Engineering Sciences undergraduates to win this prestigious award to four within the past four years.
Mechanical Engineering Student, Ben Karkera, has won the University Professional Training Student of the Year Award 2017.
AlSat Nano, which was designed and built at the University of Surrey in just 18 months, has captured and downloaded its first full colour image - a step forward in demonstrated UK nanosatellite capability
"Life as a University of Surrey student is extremely rewarding and enjoyable, and one reason for this is its friendly, enthusiastic atmosphere."
“We’re lucky to have facilities that aren’t available at a lot of universities, with the opportunity to use them from the very start.”
“In my second year we designed and made a prosthetic hand for a child…this kind of hands-on work is not common in the UK, and is one of the things that makes Surrey a unique place to study engineering.”
Two graduates from Surrey’s Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences – both winners of a 2016 IET Healthcare Technologies Award – will present their research on the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease using innovative signal processing technologies at the IET Annual Healthcare Lecture.
Fluid sensor experts at Surrey have won an Impact Acceleration Account grant to develop a prototype sensor capable of detecting gases in a time-sensitive way – which could assist doctors in detecting lung problems.
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) predicts that by 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in areas of absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world's population will live in water-stressed areas.
Showcasing the University’s research success – from foundational work to practical applications – FEPS held its first Festival of Research on 28th June.
An interdisciplinary bid by the University has won a highly competitive EPSRC Strategic Equipment Award, putting Surrey at the leading edge of research in materials characterisation in the UK.
Demonstrating its leading global position in thermo-fluid systems research, the University’s researchers were out in force at Turbo Expo 2016, presenting six papers and receiving a ‘best paper’ award.
Surrey has won funding for a five-year research project focused on working towards cities with no air pollution and no ‘heat-island’ effect.
The University of Surrey has appointed Professor Paul Smith as new Executive Dean of its internationally-renowned Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
Considering a degree in engineering? Meet the female engineers making wonderful things happen at the University of Surrey.
Professor Julie Yeomans will be the first woman to deliver the Mellor Memorial Lecture at a high profile event for the ceramic community.
A collaboration between the University of Surrey and the Kennel Club aims to investigate how German Shepherds stand and move, potentially revealing information that could benefit all dogs.
"My greatest achievement of the last year was moving to the United Kingdom and settling in at the University and in Guildford."
For the fourth year running, a Surrey student has won the IET Dennis Hill Award, highlighting the University’s exceptional teaching in the emerging field of engineering for health.
Discover which books our academics recommend and take the quiz to find out which one you should try first.
Samantha Simons, who is studying for a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, is this year’s winner of the Institution of Engineering Technology (IET) William James Award.
Surrey’s Student Learning Advisors offer tips and advice on the things you can do throughout the year to help you make the most of your study time.
Considering an undergraduate engineering degree but concerned about the cost? Learn more about scholarship schemes for engineering students.
Find out what our students like about studying here and why they think Surrey was named 'University of the Year' and 'University of the Year for Student Experience' by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016.
Could spaceships really travel faster than light? And what would happen in a real-life lightsaber fight? To mark the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Surrey experts in physics, space systems and engineering explore the facts behind some of the greatest fantasies in science fiction.
Aerospace Engineering researchers have developed an innovative air data sensor – believed to be the smallest, most accurate and most powerful of its type in existence – for the Met Office.
“I'm proud of many of my achievements on placement…but I’m probably most proud of being able to blend into a multi-national company and communicate with a diverse range of people.”
“My biggest achievement on placement was designing a model which was approved by James Dyson, the company’s founder.”
Harry Cronin is one of only ten exceptional graduates in the UK to be honoured with an Industrial Fellowship from the Royal Commission 1851.
From Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics lectures to production labs, discover what a typical week looks like for first-year engineering students at Surrey.
Surrey has climbed two places in the Times Higher Education Table of Tables 2016, achieving seventh position.
The University of Surrey has increased its position the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Undergraduates from Surrey triumphed at this year’s Formula Student – the world’s largest student motorsport competition – winning fifth UK place.
The University of Surrey has been ranked within the top one per cent of universities in the world - and one of the top 20 institutions under 50 years old - by the QS World University Rankings.
A new early diagnostic test for oral cancer has been developed by researchers at the University of Surrey.
Final-year students at the University of Surrey are still among the most satisfied in the UK, according to the latest National Student Survey (NSS).
96.9 per cent of graduates in work or further study, according to official figures.
Dr Basilio Lenzo has been recognised as an MIT ‘Innovator Under 35 Italy’.
"Choosing to do an industrial placement year gave me a headstart on the career front, and this is something I’d highly recommend to anyone."
Maria Cann has been announced winner of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) 2015 Young Persons’ Lecture Competition.
The European Ceramics Society has bestowed a Fellowship on Professor Julie Yeomans in recognition of her significant ceramic materials research.
The Complete University Guide 2016 confirms the University’s leading position across the engineering disciplines
The University’s Aerospace Engineering course has soared to sixth place in the Complete University Guide 2016.
The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has formally signed a partnership agreement with the University of Strathclyde and the University of Surrey which will set a new strategic direction for the future of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL).
Over 300 students, academics and professionals from across the space sector got together for a weekend of networking and talks by key industry figures.
For the third year running, the coveted IET Dennis Hill Award has been given to a medical engineering student from the University of Surrey.
"My course, projects and Professional Training year have given me the confidence, as well as engineering and business awareness, to successfully start a career. I understand now what it means to be an engineer."
Researchers in the ATI have developed a revolutionary technique for creating large sheets of carbon nanotubes which could completely change the way electric motors are designed.
As part of its ‘Why Engineering?’ campaign, the University has launched a range of curriculum resources that will open pupils’ eyes to the fundamental role engineering plays in our daily lives.
Research shows that over 90 per cent of limb amputees in developed countries achieve their mobility through the use of prostheses.
Second-year MEng Aerospace Engineering student Michel Mesquita has won one of the Surrey Business Enterprise Student Support Scheme prizes.
Surrey undergraduate Alex Titchmarsh sees his 2013 project about wind-tunnel velocity probes highlighted within an article published in the AIAA journal.
The University of Surrey has today been awarded a £5 million grant from HEFCE to develop a new Engineering for Health Learning Laboratory. Added to the University’s own £5 million investment, the new project will result in a £10 million facility.
“I chose to study Medical Engineering because the subject combines both engineering and medical sciences, and seeks to further technical advances to massively improve the quality of life for an ageing population”
Professor Michael Hughes’ team within Surrey’s Centre for Biomedical Engineering have seen their ‘3DEP’ cell-analysis invention shortlisted for the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)’s ‘Emerging Technology Design’ Innovation Award.
The University of Surrey’s on-going collaboration with the University of Malaya (UM) has been further strengthened with the appointment of a second Surrey academic as an Academic Icon.
Dr Richard Forbes helps scientists map out the atomic-level composition of materials.
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2015 reveals top rankings for engineering and physical sciences subjects and sees Surrey’s overall position rise to eleventh place in the UK.
University of Surrey and Surrey County Council provide a platform for knowledge-sharing between the automotive sector, government and academic research community.
Professor John Watts and Visiting Professor Stephen Temple elected as new Fellows for the Royal Academy of Engineering.
"By the end of the placement I knew what I wanted to do after graduation: I will be looking for a research-based role in the medical device industry"
… and MSc Space Technology and Planetary Exploration (now MSc Space Engineering).
New ‘tail flutter’ research at Surrey will help to create safer, more efficient aeroplanes.
Surrey research aims to optimise the driving experience of electric vehicles.
"Working for Airbus was a fantastic opportunity for me and if I hadn’t been a student at Surrey – which has such a great reputation for Professional Training – I would not have been able to get this placement."
Three PhD studentships funded by Surrey and NPL will enable Surrey-NPL research into composite materials, cancer diagnosis and next generation wireless networks.
Mechanical Engineering students from Surrey came 22nd out of nearly a hundred teams – and seventh in the UK – in the world’s largest student motorsport competition.
Allan Wells awarded doctorate in recognition of sporting accomplishments.
Surrey’s invention to capture moving particles within electric fields could spot oral cancer and deepen stem cell research in the future.
“I feel that Surrey’s MSc in Biomedical Engineering not only gave me a broad knowledge-base of the subject, but also an understanding of a career in academia”
Surrey researchers use technology and techniques developed to improve human health to help dogs with paralysis and other neurological problems.
Second-year undergraduates take part in competition sponsored by materials testing company Instron.
Aerospace Engineering undergraduates construct autonomous flying vehicles, submitting them to airworthiness trials.
University of Surrey celebrates achievements of high-performing students.
High-performing programmes within the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences good news for existing and prospective students.
Aerospace undergraduate rewarded for impressive leadership potential.
AUTOSUPERCAP – a research project paving the way for more energy-efficient Electric Vehicles – has won a prestigious Industrial Technologies 2014 best projects award.
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership between Surrey and Torr Scientific Ltd (TSL) has enabled the development of a novel ‘in-line’ x-ray monochromator for the surface analysis of materials.
Professor Yang Gao has helped to identify some of Europe’s most promising young engineers in a competition challenging teenagers to design a Formula 1 car for the year 2040.
“Having the chance to put theory into practice at Surrey was a critical deciding factor for me”
“Surrey has provided me with everything I need to have a fruitful career”
“I would recommend this course to anyone looking for a firm grounding in engineering”
“Lecturers are passionate about their subject and really want you to learn”
Dr Saber Fallah explores how electrification is dramatically changing the way vehicles are designed in a new book published by John Wiley.
Advanced signal processing project given seal of approval by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Manufacturing research conducted by a Surrey EngD student has been recognised with a prestigious award.
A new type of air flow sensor is being used across a range of applications from diagnostic medicine to environmental monitoring.
Universities to develop safer and more sustainable materials for industry.
Materials specialist joins Mechanical Engineering Sciences department.
Collaboration between the University of Surrey and the University of California @ Irvine (UCI) leads to research breakthrough.
As UCAS publishes the sector-wide figures on undergraduate applications as of the 15 January deadline, the University of Surrey reports that their applications are up by 35 per cent compared to the same point in the cycle last year.
Sixth-formers got the chance to tackle real industrial problems at the Engineering Education Scheme workshop.
Recognition for Surrey’s researchers and their continued collaborative approach for research excellence with industry.
University of Surrey graduate recognised for promoting engineering to students of all ages.
The proportion of women studying engineering and physical sciences at Surrey challenges the national trend in co-educational state schools.
Surrey has opened its state-of-the-art Formula Student Design Centre – a training ground for the next generation of mechanical engineers.
Pioneering academic recognised for research in the field of risk in aviation.
A University research team has developed an innovative device that can differentiate between normal and unhealthy cells.
Professor Steve Burnage brings industry perspective from leading security and defence company.
Two top-performing Medical Engineering students have been honoured with awards from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
A structural engineer working on the 2018 mission to Mars, MEng graduate Abbie Hutty has another mission in mind as she accepts the prestigious IMechE Young Member of the Year Award – raising awareness of mechanical engineering as an exciting and fulfilling career path.
The University’s in-house racing team achieved its best result yet at this year’s Formula Student – the world’s largest student motorsport event, which challenges entrants to design, build and race a single-seater racing car from scratch.
Discover how mechanical engineers are changing the world and how studying mechanical engineering at university could open doors to a range of exciting careers.
From designing the car of the future to helping scientists explore the furthest reaches of the solar system, a degree in mechanical engineering offers students a diverse range of career opportunities. But with so many options, why choose the University of Surrey?
