The equipment and facilities in the Department are right up there with the best in the world. Teaching staff are supported by expert technical and administrative teams. Experiments and project work related to the Department’s teaching are housed in dedicated and well-equipped laboratories. We also have a dedicated computer laboratory. We offer all our students individual access to our powerful computing networks which provide access to learning software, CAD and simulation packages. Each student also has access to email and the internet. We make module material available online to aid self-directed study. The Department is principally supported by the University’s George Green Library, one of the University’s four 'Learning Hubs', which provides a modern, attractive and flexible learning environment and information centre and access to a wide range of information resources and services.
The Department’s teaching is underpinned by leading edge research. Our interdisciplinary work ranges from collaborative research at the science-engineering interface, through fundamental studies in enabling technologies, to applied research in partnership with industry. Students can make use of our state-of-the-art research facilities, often working closely with researchers from other disciplines in areas such as energy conversion, aerospace and biomedicine. Nottingham has one of the leading research groups in the UK in the field of power electronics and motor drives and its experimental facilities (up to 1MW and 13kV) are recognised as being some of the best in the UK. Please visit the research pages to find out more.