School of Engineering
We're a multi-disciplinary school, with a rich and proud history in Engineering excellence.
Engineering shapes the future all around us
Engineering is everywhere you look. It plays a role in every aspect of our modern lives:
- from robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence
- to mobile phones, medical technology, and driverless cars
Here in Newcastle is where great innovators such as Armstrong, Stephenson, Merz and Swan developed ideas that changed the world. We are proud to continue our city's rich history in world-leading engineering, innovation and creativity. We carry out ground-breaking research. We work closely with our governmental and industrial partners. We address global challenges such as:
- climate change
- sustainable energy
- transport
- clean water supply
- waste management
Our latest news
Boost for global water leadership with NUWEE and Mykolaiv Water Hub
Newcastle University is strengthening its long-standing twinning partnership with the National University of Water and Environmental Engineering (NUWEE) in Ukraine through a new collaboration.
£500,000 to strengthen energy resilience for critical North East sites
Project VOLT has entered its proof-of-concept phase, having been awarded an additional £500,000 from Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).
Student launches pioneering new company with START UP support
A mechanical engineering student is turning a long-held entrepreneurial ambition into reality, launching an advanced animal health tech start-up with the support of the University’s START UP team.