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
New project to transform implantable medical devices
New £2.1 million GLUTRONICS project aims to revolutionise implantable medical devices with a transformative technology that harnesses power from glucose in the body.
Driving climate resilience through a global fellowship
A Newcastle University PhD candidate joins the first cohort of the King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Programme.
Climate change is supercharging Europe’s biggest hail
Warming may lead to less frequent but bigger and more devastating hail storms, new research has shown.


