Research

The School offers a dynamic and vibrant environment for research, with more than 100 academics spanning all levels from research students to research lecturers, readers and professors. We aim to carry out a high level of recognised research across themes in the areas of computing, engineering and design.

Our partnerships with industry, commerce and other academic institutions in the UK and overseas are the main feature of our research activities. We get direct input from industry and practice and we apply research findings to provide direct benefit for our industrial and practice partners.

We have spent over £1.5m on research and knowledge transfer infrastructure over the last 2-3 years and have state-of-the-art facilities. We have an established record of supervising high quality research degrees (PhD and MPhil). We currently have 35 research students registered for MPhil and PhDs, studying full or part-time.

Each student receives a core induction programme, regular 1-1 tuition, personal development planning, and research methods, employability and other training courses relevant to their needs. Many also work directly with companies on leading edge applied research, they publish papers and present at international conferences and are members of the Caledonian Graduate School and have access to all its services.

The students are from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and represent UK, China, France, Greece, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda and Taiwan. They are a highly valued and integral part of our academic community.