WELCOME!
As the first English university to offer an engineering degree, the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at The University of Manchester boasts a rich heritage.
With teaching delivered by pioneering academics and researchers, supported by industry-leading facilities, each of our full-time courses are designed to develop your advanced technical skills.
Our extensive global network of links to both industrial and research organisations in this field will provide you with the perfect springboard for your career. Our industry connections include BAE Systems, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and National Physics Laboratory.
This course offers access to unique facilities such as computational laboratories, flight simulators, gas turbine engine labs, low speed wind tunnels, supersonic wind tunnels, shock wind tunnels, UAV laboratories, and aerospace system laboratories, among many others across the School of Engineering.
in the UK for Aerospace Engineering (QS World Rankings by Subject, 2025)
in the UK for Research Power in Engineering (Research Excellence Framework, 2021)
best university in the UK (QS World University Ranking, 2026)
OUR RESEARCH AREAS AND THEMES
Over the past year, the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering has strengthened its focus on the core disciplines shared by both streams.
Our Aerospace stream boasts research in space system, conceptual design, rotorcraft systems, modelling, and simulation.
Our research in aerospace engineering focuses on advances in aerodynamics to improve autonomous airborne systems across various scales and applications.
Key areas of expertise include:
- Aerodynamics
- Aerospace vehicle systems
- Biomimetics
- Microsystems
The department maintains strong collaborations with global aerospace companies, facilitating the development of innovative technologies from micro-scale robotic devices to hypersonic vehicles.
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