About the department
We have been pioneering the development of engineering education, having taught the world-changing discipline for over 175 years. Today, over 1200 students from over 70 countries are taught core engineering disciplines and supervised in individual and gro
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Graduate Open Events 2025 - MSc programmes
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Sign up and choose between our two online sessions (10:00 and 16:30 GMT) on Wednesday 26 November 2025.
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Our latest news
Centre for Engineering Education-FES Awards 2025
Outstanding staff, students and PGTAs were awarded prizes at the annual CEE-FES Education Awards.
05 Nov 2025
From IHE Studentship to PhD: meet the researchers improving life for hip implant patients
At the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, surgeons and engineers are working side by side to refine surgical planning and develop personalised implants.
25 Sep 2025
UCL MechEng students’ research secures international patent for antimicrobial fibre technology
UCL Mechanical Engineering’s antimicrobial fibre for infection prevention and wound healing has now advanced to a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application in a pioneering research project.
07 Aug 2025
Spotlights on podcasts featuring our staff
Listen to Professor Mohan Edirisinghe talk about his "cow-dung-turned-cellulose" project
Feat of ‘dung-gineering’ turns cow manure into one of world’s most used materials. Listen here (3 minutes).
Listen to Professor Helen Czerski talk about our environment and wildlife
Journalist Tom Heap and physicist Helen Czerski tackle major stories about our environment and wildlife, celebrate the wonder of nature and meet the people determined to keep it wonderful.
Listen to Professor Mark Miodownik talk about how the world fell in love with plastic
The Conversation Weekly sat down with Professsor Miodownik to understand the history of plastic, how it’s shaped our lives, and what can be done to make sure more plastic is recycled (29 minutes).
Research highlights
Magnetic modulation of keyhole instability during laser welding and additive manufacturing
Xianqiang Fan, Anna C. M. Getley, Sebastian Marussi, Chu Lun Alex Leung, Peter D. Lee et al. Science, February 2025
Designing Impact Resistance and Robustness into Slippery Lubricant Infused Porous Surfaces
Manish K. Tiwari, Ioannis Papakonstantinou, Dingyu Hou, Priya Mandal, Jianhui Zhang, Vikramjeet Singh. Advanced Materials, October 2024
Bioinspired adaptable multiplanar mechano-vibrotactile haptic system
Sara-Adela Abad, Nicolas Herzig, Duncan Raitt, Martin Koltzenburg, Helge Wurdemann. Nature Communications, September 2024
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Our main base is at Roberts Engineering Building, Torrington Place, WC1E 7JE, with staff and students located across several UCL sites in central and East London.
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