Faculty of Engineering & Design

  • A year in the life of a Technical Manager

    I’ve been working at the University for over 6 years, and just over a year ago I started in a new role as Technical Manager in the Faculty of Engineering and Design following the retirement of Graham Mott. When I...

  • Euromembrane 2018

    Early July, Prof. Davide Mattia and his research group, Serena Casanova, Abouther Al-Shimmery, Dr. Jing Ji and Dr. Saeed Mazinani, attended Euromembrane 2018 conference in Valencia, Spain. Euromembrane, organised by the European Membrane Society (EMS), is one of the most...

  • Compiling the REF Readiness Exercise submission

    An update from the Faculty REF Team on how the Faculty’s submission for the University’s second REF Readiness Exercise was prepared. What is the REF Readiness Exercise? The University’s second REF Readiness Exercise (RRE) supports faculties in understanding how well...

  • Allocating our studentship funding

    Author: Dr Sally Clift, Faculty Director of Doctoral Studies - Explains how the University Research Studentship Allowance (URSA) awards are allocated. Each year, the Faculty is allocated a number of URSA studentships to award to potential PhD students. There are...

  • Staff Induction: Support for Managers Moodle course and my experience of user testing

    What’s the idea and who is this Moodle page for? Back in 2017 while working on the Staff Induction Moodle course, it was found that there was a LOT of variation when it came to how inductions were carried out across...

  • Training the next generation of technology leaders

    Author: Dr Steve Cayzer - Director of Studies ITM and EBM "As engineering complexity continues to increase being technically skilled is no longer enough to progress in your career.  Having a solid understanding of management concepts, and the ability to...

  • Studying alongside work

    This time last year, I was just about to start studying with a rival university I can't possibly mention...  Oh ok, go on then!  I was about to start a 30 credit unit in Website Technologies with the Open University. ...

  • Assessment - using Moodle Assignment

    On 31 March Rachel Applegate and I held a presentation and practice workshop on the Moodle Assignment tool. Our presentation looked at the settings and Rachel explained the impact (on staff and students) of choosing particular ones. The presentation was...

  • Forming a cross university networking group to share best practices and experiences

    Jane L Phippen, Taught Programmes Manager at the Faculty of Engineering & Design, reflects on her involvement in forming a cross university networking group and hosting the University’s first Taught Programmes Administration Networking Event. February 28 may have been the...

  • TEL Survey - results and action plan

    During the summer/autumn of 2016 we asked academic staff in the Faculty to complete our Technology Enhanced Learning survey. The survey aims to inform our planning so we can better support teaching staff. In discussion with the Associate Dean for...