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School of Engineering

With over 150 years of engineering excellence, we are shaping the future through cutting-edge teaching, research, and partnerships.

Top 145 in the world for Engineering and Technology QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
Research that shapes the future Leading the energy transition and sustainable infrastructure
World-class facilities and resources £110 million Stephenson Building, designed for the future of engineering

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 

A world-class engineering facility

Our redeveloped Stephenson building provides state-of-the-art facilities for engineering students working at the forefront of electrification, sustainability and digital innovation.  

We designed the building to enable collaboration across disciplines. It brings together future engineers, researchers, designers, and industry partners to develop integrated solutions to real-world challenges.  

The redevelopment has harnessed 70 years of heritage and transformed the building into a hub for the future. It’s a place to:  

  • support and challenge students to fulfil their potential
  • drive transformative research across multiple disciplines 
  • strengthen the economy, social wellbeing, and cultural richness of Newcastle 

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.

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