Mechanical engineers are responsible for the analysis, design and manufacture of an enormous range of industrial products and systems – almost anything with moving parts, from washing machines to aircraft. You will use fundamental physics, complex mathematics and state-of-the-art engineering software, as well as your creative and inventive skills, in designing and improving products. The main applications of Mechanical Engineering are usually thought of as planes, trains and automobiles. These industries have Mechanical Engineering people at the core of their businesses but the discipline opens doors to an increasingly diverse range of subjects, including bioengineering, medical engineering, nanotechnology, sports engineering and renewable energy. The Mechanical Engineering degree programmes equip students with thorough core knowledge, together with analytical, practical, design and communication skills so that they can go on to join a design, production or research team. World class research activities strongly enhance our teaching, and undergraduate students have opportunities to carry out research projects in these areas. Our main aim is to produce mechanical engineers with the knowledge and skills required to contribute to the mechanical engineering discipline of today and tomorrow. The programme aims are to provide a flexible structure and broad-based approach to the subject of Mechanical Engineering; to concentrate on the core subject areas of Mechanical Engineering science; to provide a thorough appreciation of the relationship between engineering theory and industrial practice; to give students a firm foundation in reporting and communication skills; to develop in students a disciplined and deep approach to learning, as a foundation for future self-learning and continued professional development; to provide an awareness of the wider commercial, management and legal aspects of engineering; to ensure that students recognise the need to operate within the code of conduct defined by the relevant professional body; to provide leading-edge specialist skills and in depth knowledge of key selected subjects; to provide first hand experience of a significant piece of work within an established industrial or overseas research “team”; to broaden the student’s understanding of engineering in the global context.