Engineering a better future
The Engineering Department at Lancaster University is a broad-based engineering centre with a record of innovative teaching, practical research and close links with industry. The department has a friendly, informal and collaborative atmosphere, which we find helps those who work, study and visit here to achieve success.
3 year Funded Eco-Innovation Phds open for application
Graduates have until 4th June to apply for one of 50 exclusive industry-based three year funded PhDs from the Centre for Global Eco-innovation, a partnership between Lancaster University, the University of Liverpool and international commercialisation consultancy Inventya Ltd. Read more
Student Secures Prestigious Placement at CERN
Loren Wright, a 3rd Year Mechanical Engineering student at Lancaster University has been accepted on the CERN Technical Students programme. CERN is the European particle and nuclear physics located in Geneva Switzerland and is home to the giant Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and student placements are highly prestigious and sought after. Read more
Nuclear EngD
Engineering at Lancaster is a full partner in the EPSRC Nuclear EngD centre which provides outstanding young nuclear Research Engineers with intensive, broad-based training in collaboration with industrial companies, equipping them to take up senior roles within the nuclear industry.
In addition to obtaining a high quality qualification, Research Engineers will gain experience of working in an industrial research and development environment. This four-year programme involves you, the Research Engineer, being based within an industrial company in the UK.
News
Funded PhDs in Nuclear Decommissioning
Lancaster University's Engineering Department currently has two fully-funded PhD opportunities in the field of nuclear decommissioning.
Fri 4 May 2012
Lancaster Engineering Students Have a Hand in Supersonic Car Design
Student engineers at Lancaster University have played a part in an ambitious project to build the ultimate racing car.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Wed 2 May 2012
Eliahou Dangoor Scholarship Scheme
Lancaster University is pleased to announce its participation in the Eliahou Dangoor Scholarships scheme, which has been launched thanks to a generous donation from Dr Naim Dangoor CBE.
Fri 30 March 2012
MSc Mechanical Engineering Scholarships
Engineering at Lancaster is pleased to announce four £3,000 scholarships available for overseas students studying MSc Mechanical Engineering at Lancaster University.
Tue 13 March 2012
Events
The Future of Manufacturing Taking Shape Today
Tom Abram; Dr Allan E W Rennie, LPDU, Lancaster University Engineering Department
Thursday 31 May 2012, 0830-1130
Engineering Training Suite
In collaboration with the Lancashire Innovation Network and Lancaster University's School of Computing and Communications Lancaster Product Development Unit are delivering a free seminar to provide you with an overview of Additive Manufacturing technologies.
Additive Manufacturing Masterclass
Monday 11 June 2012, 0900-1200
Engineering Training Suite
Do you want to bring new and innovative products to market faster, with less risk and lower capital investment?
EDT Headstart Course - Think Power
Sun 29 July - Thu 2 August 2012
A74 Engineering
The World is facing an energy crisis. By 2030, our global power demand will have increased by 60%, but with the Earth's natural resources running out, where will we source this form? With rising demand and diminishing supply, we need to look to alternative methods of generating sustainable power.
Lancaster Racing
Find out more about Lancaster Engineering's Formula Student racing team