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Top 10

in the UK for Civil Engineering

Guardian University Guide 2025

97%

"world-leading" or "internationally excellent"

Submitted research - REF 2021

Top 100

in the world for Engineering and Technology

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024

Research and innovation

Our research contributes to delivering the infrastructure that we all rely on in everyday life. We have an ethos of working at the interfaces with other disciplines to tackle key societal and technical challenges, and our research has an impact at a global scale. Our research is supported by dedicated and experienced technical staff and first-class laboratory and computing facilities.