Engineering at The University of Birmingham
Professor Clive Roberts, Professor in Railway Systems
School of Electronic, Electrical & Computer Engineering
(also Visiting Professor at Beijing Jiaotong University)
The City of Birmingham
• Birmingham is Britain's second
biggest city
• Population of about 1 million
• Grew to prominence during the
industrial revolution
• Is a centre for manufacturing
industry especially the
automotive industry
• Has 3 Universities, of which
the University of Birmingham is
the largest and oldest
The City of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham
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Founded in 1900
One of the first ‘Red Brick’ universities in the UK
Founding member of Russell Group of UK universities
30,000 postgraduate and undergraduate students
5,500 staff
Eight Nobel Prize winners among staff and alumni
The University of Birmingham
Photographs: Xinnan Lyu
The University of Birmingham
University Campus
Q.E. Hospital
Medical School
New Hospital
Site
Electronic, Electrical and
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Chemical Engineering
Metallurgy and Materials
Biosciences
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Civil & Mechanical Engineering
Academic League Tables
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Placed 5th in the UK for quality of research
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Placed 62nd in the QS World University rankings
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Times University of the year 2013-2014
Degrees taught within the College of
Engineering and Physical Sciences
Undergraduate programmes
– BSc and BEng: 3 years
– MEng and MSci: 4 years
Postgraduate taught programmes
– MSc: 1 year (120 credits taught, 60 credits research)
– Diploma, Certificate and CPD courses: varying duration
Postgraduate research programmes
– MRes: 1 year (60 credits taught, 120 credits research)
– MSc by research: 1-2 years
– PhD: 3 years research
– EngD: 4 years (including taught component)
International Partnerships
USA:
UIUC
China PRC:
Fudan 复旦大学
HUST 华中科技大学
HIT
哈尔滨工业大学
CSU
中南大学
BJTU 北京交通大学
Zhejiang浙江大学
Malaysia:
Taylor’s College
1+1 Postgraduate Study at Birmingham
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It is possible to undertake 1+1 Masters study
between Beijing Jiaotong University (Year 1) and the
University of Birmingham (Year 2)
 Students will receive a Masters degree from both
universities
 Beijing Jiaotong students receive a 20% reduction in
standard tuition fees, plus further bursaries are
available
 This is part of a wider collaboration between our two
universities which covers research and collaborative
PhD programmes
School of Civil Engineering
About the School
• Research clustered into two themes –
Railways; and Resilience and Sustainability.
• 95% of research activity internationally
recognised (RAE 2008).
• Part of the Birmingham Centre for Railway
Research and Education.
• Formal agreement with International Road
Federation.
Thermal image of a rail track
Carriage sliding doors
Specialised teaching:
Railway Systems Engineering and Integration - taught at
the University since 2005. 250 graduates from 25
countries awarded a qualification greatly valued by the
railway industry.
Postgraduate taught courses:
7 MSc courses
2 MRes courses
Courses in the School of Civil Engineering
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MSc Civil Engineering
MSc Construction Management
MSc Geotechnical Engineering
MSc Railway Risk and Safety Management
MSc Railway Systems Engineering and Integration (with EECE)
MSc Roads Management and Engineering
MSc Structural Engineering and Practice
MSc Water Resources Technology and Management
MRes Sustainability and Resilience
MRes Railway Systems Integration (with EECE)
School of Electronic, Electrical
and Computer Engineering
About the School
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Large overseas community of students from
over twenty different countries.
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Research areas include:
oApplied Computing
Biomedical Informatics, Signals
and Systems;
Educational Technology
Human-Interface Technologies
Multi-modal Interaction
oDevices and Systems
Communications
Emerging Device Technologies
Microwave Integrated Systems
oRailway Engineering
Railway Systems Group
Research in Energy
• Almost £25 million of refurbishments to the
School, upgrading laboratories and lecture theatres
Postgraduate taught courses:
9 MSc courses
1 MRes course
Courses in the School of Electronic,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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MSc Communications Engineering and Networks
MSc Digital Entrepreneurship
MSc Electrical Power Systems
MSc Electrical Transportation and Infrastructure Systems
MSc Electromagnetic Sensor Networks
MSc Electronic and Computer Engineering
MSc Embedded Systems
MSc RF and Microwave Engineering
MRes Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of Computer Science
About the School
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Ranked 6th in UK (Sunday Times league
table)
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Placed 4th nationally for the number of
students achieving First Class degrees
• One of the first UK centres of teaching and
research in computer science. Teaching in a
range of areas from applied computer
science to medical imaging and robotics
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Research centres include:
oCERCIA - Centre of Excellence for
Research in Computational Intelligence
and Applications
oCNCR – Centre for Computational
Neuroscience and Cognitive Robotics
oPSIBS - Physical Sciences of Imaging
in the Biomedical Sciences
 One of the UK government’s seven designated e-Science
Centres of Excellence.
Postgraduate taught courses:
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5 MSc courses
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1 MRes
Courses in the School of Computer Science
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MSc Advanced Computer Science
MSc Computational Neuroscience and Cognitive Robotics
MSc Computer Science
MSc Computer Security
MSc Human Computational Interaction
MSc Multidisciplinary Optimisation
MSc Physical Sciences for Health
MSc Robotics
MRes Natural Computation
School of Mechanical
Engineering
About the School
• 70% of research is world leading or
internationally excellent (RAE 2008).
•Research centres in three areas:
oBio-medical and Micro Engineering.
oManufacturing Processes, Technology
and Modelling.
oVehicle technology.
• Taught PG area offers three modular
programmes in management:
oEngineering Management (EM).
oOperations Management (OM).
oProject Management (PM).
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Student feedback – 96 out of 100 (Guardian).
The School houses one of the UK’s leading Microsystems
and Nanotechnology research centres
Postgraduate taught courses:
3 MSc courses
Contact: Email: mech-mfg-postgrad@bham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 121 414 4233
School of Metallurgy
and Materials
About the School
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Over 120 research students carrying out
a broad range of projects often based in
industry.
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Casting partnership with Rolls-Royce plc.
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Partnership for Research in Simulation of
Manufacturing and Materials (PRISM2)
with Rolls-Royce, IBM, ESI, AMD.
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Over £30 million refurbishment of the
School between 2010-2012, upgrading
laboratories and lecture theatres.
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The School received £7 million of research
income during 2010.
Courses in the Schools of Mechanical
Engineering and Metallurgy and Materials
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MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering
MSc in Engineering Management
MSc in Operations Management
MSc in Project Management
MSc in Materials Science and Engineering
MRes Biomaterials
MRes Engineering Materials for High Performance Applications
MRes Materials for Sustainable Energy Technologies
MRes Science and Engineering of Materials
Benefits of the Scheme
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Familiarity with international culture
Internationally recognised degree
Dual degrees
Support further international education or
employment applications
Support employment roles in internationally
facing China
Implied language qualification for some
further study
Fee reduction
Application Process
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You must be registered on a postgraduate degree at BJTU
You must have either:
• IELTS = 6.0, with no less that 5.5 in any band; or
• TOEFL IBT = 82, with no less than 19 in reading, 19 in
listening, 21 in speaking, 19 in writing
• PTE = 51, at all levels
We will automatically make an unconditional offer to you if
you have the correct English level
Students accept unconditional offer
We will automatically give you a 20% fee reduction and
recommend you for other scholarships
Birmingham issues invitation letter for visa application
Any Questions??
Professor Clive Roberts <c.roberts.20@bham.ac.uk>