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Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Strathclyde is one of the largest departments of its type in the UK, with around 500 undergraduate and 130 postgraduate students. It has around 100 academic, research, administrative and technical staff. It is by far the largest of its type in Scotland. It has the highest independently assessed standing in its discipline in Scotland for both teaching and research. The staff complement covers a wide range of expertise and this is reflected in the research profile and in the portfolio of specialist MEng courses.
24th Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting
You can find out more about the 2011 Annual Scottish Mechanics Meeting on the event website.
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Fully Funded PhD Studentships. The University of Strathclyde has over 150 fully funded PhD studentships available to start on the 1st of October 2012. Each studentship covers the home tuition fee (or the international fee for many awards) and provides a maintenance grant of at least £13,590 per year for up to 3.5 years. All candidates must complete a Postgraduate Research Degree application.
For the list of studentships under the Faculty headings and how to apply please go to http://www.strath.ac.uk/pgrfunding/
PhD post -Structural Vibrations and Health Monitoring. The fully funded 3.5 year PhD award includes 1) fees, 2)tax free stipend (currently £13,800 pa) and additional support for conference travel will be provided. Successful candidates should be UK or EU citizens and should have a first or upper second class honours degree or equivalent in mechanical engineering, materials science or other related disciplines. More information is available here PhD post -Structural Vibrations and Health Monitoring
Engineering Doctorate Scheme in Nuclear Engineering. The 4 year fully-funded Engineering Doctorate Scheme includes (i) tuition fees (ii) minimum annual stipend of £20,000 as well as covering all course fees and travel allowance to attend courses. EPSRC funded therefore applications are open to UK and EU citizens only (EU applicants must have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years). Closing date: 20 May 2012. More information is available here - EngD - Siemens
PhD position - Recycled Composite Materials. The 3.5 year PhD award includes (i) payment of fees (ii) tax-free stipend at EPSRC rates (currently £13,590 per annum) and additional support for conference travel is provided. Applications open to UK and EU applicants only (EU applicants must have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years). More information is available here - PhD position in Recycled Composite Materials
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NEWS
£2.4M awarded to Strathclyde Mechanical Engineering Professor for next-generation flow systems engineering
Prof Jason Reese of the Mechanical Engineering Department has been awarded a £2.4M Programme Grant by the EPSRC, alongside an additional £720k of support from 9 industrial partners, to lead a 5-year research programme into "Non-Equilibrium Fluid Dynamics for Micro/Nano Engineering Systems". Read the full story.
Mechanical Engineering at Strathclyde remains No. 1 in Scotland
The Sunday Times Complete University Guide 2011 has again rated Mechanical Engineering at Strathclyde as Number 1 in Scotland and an impressive 8th overall in the UK (from a total of 66). . Read the full story.
Strathclyde Space Researchers Sweep the Board
Research students from the Advanced Space Concepts Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering took all 5 finalists spots in the UK competition to choose the national research student delegate for the 2010 International Astronautical Congress in Prague. Read the full story.