Research

From our biometrics research that has been incorporated into international standards, the use of our instrumentation and measurement technology to reduce power station emissions in the UK and internationally, the novel, wearable antenna research that has received mention in the House of Lords, the design of an optical fibre delivery system for reference signals in ALMA, one of the largest ever international astronomy projects, to the use of our VR for people with dementia in 20 care homes, our research is both cutting-edge, and impactful.

Our established main research groups in Communications, Instrumentation and Control and Mechanical Engineering provide a thriving and supportive research community, shown through consistently increasing external support and growing numbers of research students. This growth and the cross-disciplinary nature of our research, for example into industrial processes, robotics and materials and manufacture for antennas, has led to the formation of a new research area in Mechanical Engineering, supported by a £3 million investment. 

All of our research is supported by specialist laboratory facilities.