The Department of Civil Engineering is one of the leading centres in the UK for teaching and research in its field. Recognised as a world-class learning environment, the Department was ranked second in England for the quality of its research in the latest Research Assessment Exercise.
Our state-of-the-art facilities include:
- dedicated teaching laboratories for structures, geotechnics and fluid mechanics
- a large geotechnical centrifuge facility
- cutting-edge GPS surveying and laser scanning equipment
- the largest road materials testing facility in the UK