Science and Engineering Research

Our science research

As an applied University, we use research to make positive changes to public services, industry and the wider society. Being a force for positive impact is one of the key pillars in our strategic framework.

Our Biomedical and Clinical Science, Public Services and Zero Carbon research is influencing international, national, and regional policy, as well as providing solutions to real-world problems.

Using a multi-disciplinary approach, our expert scientists carry out ground-breaking research into a broad range of topics including:

• Conserving coral reefs in the face of climate change
• The link between HPV and neck and throat cancer
• How air pollution affect placental development
• Ethics and Academic Integrity

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Our engineering research

We carry out national and international research in many areas of engineering from smart cities and advanced buildings to vehicle design in motor sport and railways, as well as sustainable engineering and advanced prosthetic limbs. Our Institute for Innovation in Sustainable Engineering provides sustainable solutions for industry. 

We are focusing on zero carbon within our main research themes. Now that we are exposed to challenges in the modern world, we are exploring carbon reduction in response to the climate crisis. Our research in zero carbon has both a strategic purpose as it informs international, national, and regional policy, and a tactical purpose to influence business support projects as well as urban and environmental sustainability initiatives.

We are currently working with partners such as local councils and the Institute of Quarrying and the National Stone Centre to investigate and explore new solutions that would help achieve carbon reduction targets. Our research includes assessing the impact of solar panels on carbon emissions, developing zero-carbon building designs, and repurposing batteries from buses into heat sources for housing.

Our Built Environment Research Group investigates a variety of themes including building and urban bioclimatic design, structural design and smart cities that will make a difference to the environment we live in.