Research Design, Manufacturing & Engineering Management

Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021)

Strathclyde’s Engineering submission, which included the research of seven departments from the Faculty of Engineering, has the joint highest impact quality profile in Scotland and joint highest environment quality profile in Scotland, based on GPA as calculated by THE.

Find out more about REF 2021 Results.

The department of Design, Manufacturing & Engineering Management (DMEM) is a vibrant and active research community.

Our research is centred on the vision of 'Delivering Total Engineering'. We investigate processes, systems and technology to support and enable engineering from concept to remanufacture. Our vision embodies the university ethos of ‘useful learning’ through practical application of research and close collaboration with industrial partners.

Our research takes place through a number of world-class research centres and groups which sit within the Advanced Design and Manufacturing Hub, a cohesive and integrating framework for advanced manufacturing research across the Department and elsewhere in the Faculty and University.

We focus on five key research themes: creativity and innovation, materials, operations, sustainability and technology.

Research centres & clusters

We host a number of world-leading research centres and clusters:

We're also involved in a number of University-wide, national, and international research initiatives:

Our research

Technology in the AFRC

Technology

With world-class manufacturing facilities, our research spans a broad spectrum of manufacturing technologies for a wide range of industrial applications.

DMEM student holding bottles of water

Sustainability

Sustainability research concerns reducing resources, optimising processes and systems, and through-life product support strategies.

Woman working in the Advanced Forming Research Centre

Operations

Our research focuses on enabling sustainable performance in manufacturing enterprises across the entire value chain, from concept design to remanufacture.

Person working in the AFRC

Materials

With a focus on metals and alloys and ceramics, research encompasses advanced material studies and applications with a systems engineering approach.

Staff

Contact us

Department of Design, Manufacturing & Engineering Management

University of Strathclyde,
James Weir Building 701,
75 Montrose Street, Glasgow,
G1 1XJ

dmem-adminteam@strath.ac.uk 

+44 (0)141 548 3771