Research Groups
Introduction
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Welcome to our Department’s Research Pages. Our research aim is to maximise the long-term commercial and social benefit of new technologies. This is achieved through developing interdisciplinary research across the research spectrum: collaborative research at the science-engineering interface, fundamental studies in enabling technologies, and applied research in partnership with industry. The success of this programme is evidenced by core activity in the areas of aerospace, energy conversion, bio-imaging and optical technologies.
The strength of the core disciplines culminated in the establishment of The George Green Institute for Electromagnetics Research and The Institute of Bio-imaging and Optical Science. World-class applied research has led to the UK Centre in Nondestructive Evaluation, Smith’s Aerospace University Technology Strategic Partnership, Bookham Technology Centre for Optoelectronic Simulation.
Department members are active in commercialising their research, having secured 10 patents and founded the spin out company, Monica Healthcare. The Department has excellent links with international (for example Boeing, Airbus, ARL) and national industry, as well as the Regional Development Agency and local companies. Follow the link on the left to view our industrial collaborations and our current commercial investment opportunities.
Research funding rose to £5.1M in 2006-2007. The breakdown reflects research strategy: 57% UK funding councils (EPSRC, PPARC and MRC), and 43% EU, UK and International industry, DTI, NHS and Professional Institutions. This is complemented by increased professional and academic activity by Department members, reinforcing its international profile in all disciplines and re-emphasising the value of University based research to the UK economy.
The research is coordinated through three Research Groups and two Research Institutes. All undertake collaborative activity with other Science and Engineering Departments, and all work with international, national and local industry. Members of the Department are involved with several international and national collaborative research programmes such as FLAVIIR, MATCH, MOET, Attomgram, The Power Electronics and Drives Consortium and the Remedi Grand Challenge in Tissue Engineering.
