School of Engineering
With over 150 years of engineering excellence, we are shaping the future through cutting-edge teaching, research, and partnerships.
Engineering shapes the future all around us
Engineering plays a pivotal role in every aspect of modern life:
- from robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence
- to medical technologies, electrified transport, resilient infrastructure and clean water systems
Here in Newcastle, innovators such as Armstrong, Stephenson, Merz and Swan developed ideas that changed the world. Today, we build on that legacy. We develop research and education that integrate disciplines to address complex, system-level challenges.
We work closely with government and industry to advance:
- electrification and the energy transition
- sustainable infrastructure and water resilience
- digital and AI-enabled engineering systems
- low-carbon transport and mobility
- resource efficiency and circular economy solutions
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Our latest news
Partnership to help predict and prepare for extreme weather impacts
Newcastle University is leading a new research partnership in Scotland that aims to transform how we predict and prepare for extreme weather.
University partners with industry on biofilm innovation projects
Newcastle University has secured funding for two collaborative research projects through the National Biofilms Innovation Centre’s (NBIC) Industrial Challenge Response Fund (ICRF).
Climate expert warns UK must prepare for increasingly extreme weather
Newcastle University climate expert warns UK faces increasingly extreme weather due to fossil fuel burning, as public calls for urgent action.