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
Our latest news
New fellowship to advance green hydrogen technology
Dr Daniel Niblett has secured a prestigious and highly competitive £1.16 million EPSRC Open Fellowship to lead a five-year programme developing next-generation green hydrogen technology.
Comment: Oil and gas supply
Writing for The Conversation, Dr Mark Ireland discusses how one massive gas field shapes the global stakes of conflict in the Middle East.
New partnership to strengthen understanding of future extreme weather
Newcastle University experts are partnering on a new project to improve understanding of extreme weather risks caused by combined flooding and wind, and how we can better prepare for them.