Engineering at The University of Birmingham Professor Clive Roberts, Professor in Railway

SystemsSchool of Electronic, Electrical & Computer

Engineering(also Visiting Professor at Beijing Jiaotong

University)

• 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 City of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham• 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

Biosciences

Physics

Civil & Mechanical Engineering

Medical School

New Hospital Site

Chemistry

Q.E. Hospital

Computer Science

University Campus

Mathematics

Chemical Engineering

Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Metallurgy and Materials

Academic League Tables

• Placed 5th in the UK for quality of research

• Placed 62nd in the QS World University rankings• Times University of the year 2013-2014

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)

Degrees taught within the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

International Partnerships

Malaysia:Taylor’s College

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

1+1 Postgraduate Study at Birmingham

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

Postgraduate taught courses:

7 MSc courses

2 MRes courses

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.

Thermal image of a rail track

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.

Carriage sliding doors

Courses in the School of Civil Engineering

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, Electricaland Computer

Engineering

Postgraduate taught courses:

9 MSc courses

1 MRes course

• Almost £25 million of refurbishments to the School, upgrading laboratories and lecture theatres

About the School• Large overseas community of students from over twenty different countries.

• Research areas include:oApplied Computing

Biomedical Informatics, Signals and Systems;Educational TechnologyHuman-Interface TechnologiesMulti-modal Interaction

oDevices and SystemsCommunicationsEmerging Device TechnologiesMicrowave Integrated Systems

oRailway EngineeringRailway Systems GroupResearch in Energy

Courses in the School of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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

Postgraduate taught courses:

• 5 MSc courses

• 1 MRes

One of the UK government’s seven designated e-Science Centres of Excellence.

About the School• Ranked 6th in UK (Sunday Times league table)

• 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

• 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

Courses in the School of Computer Science

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

Postgraduate taught courses: 3 MSc courses

The School houses one of the UK’s leading Microsystems and Nanotechnology research centres

Contact: Email: mech-mfg-postgrad@bham.ac.uk Tel: +44 121 414 4233

School of MechanicalEngineeri

ngAbout 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).

• Student feedback – 96 out of 100 (Guardian).

School of Metallurgyand Materials

About the School• Over 120 research students carrying out a broad range of projects often based in industry.

• Casting partnership with Rolls-Royce plc.

• Partnership for Research in Simulation of Manufacturing and Materials (PRISM2) with Rolls-Royce, IBM, ESI, AMD.

• Over £30 million refurbishment of the School between 2010-2012, upgrading laboratories and lecture theatres.

• The School received £7 million of research income during 2010.

Hydrogen fuel

cell experiment

Protective materials - cycling helmet

Courses in the Schools of Mechanical Engineering and Metallurgy and Materials

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• 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• 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>