The research undertaken within the School is diverse and contributes to disciplinary, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary, and trans-disciplinary projects and outcomes both nationally and internationally. Individual academics and research groups within the School are internationally recognised in their respective fields. While some research activities are laboratory-based, using equipment and infrastructure to conduct experiments, others apply methods from the social sciences and humanities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The School contributed to six Units of Assessment in REF2021<\/a>. These were B7 (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences), B12 (Engineering), C22 (Anthropology and Development Studies), C23 (Education), D32 (Art and Design: History, Practice, and Theory), and D33 (Music, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts). In these six Units of Assessment, an average of 82% of the University’s research was rated internationally excellent or world-leading in terms of originality, significance, and rigour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The range of subject expertise within the School is broad and reflects the broad curriculum that our academic research underpins (in engineering, design, environment, technology management, and systems thinking). A strength from this diverse expertise is our sustained success in obtaining funding from a wide range of sources including AHRC, EPSRC, ERC, ESA, ESRC, GCRF, Innovate UK, NERC, Royal Society, STFC, and UKSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The School cultivates a collegiate research environment, where research collaborations across disciplinary boundaries are encouraged. Indeed, much external bidding is dependent on self-organised initiatives to re-configure research expertise from within and outside the School appropriately. This ability to adapt also shows in the cross-disciplinary research ideas and supervision collaborations for doctoral studentships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our research expertise also contributes to a variety of knowledge exchange, outreach and international development projects with national and international partners from most sectors of the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Within the School staff variously contribute to the areas of research activity listed here, some of which involve staff from other schools and faculties.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAcoustics<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Applied Systems Thinking in Practice<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Design<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Education<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Energy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Engineering<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Materials<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Sustainability<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Technology and Innovation Management<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Academic staff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n