Engineering Facilities
The School of Engineering provides the perfect setting for practical work with modern day teaching and learning facilities. We pride ourselves on equipping our students with the skill set that they need not only working on industry standard equipment, but having industrial links, which set them up perfectly for a career in engineering.
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We are currently undertaking a £340 million investment programme in our facilities, including a major expansion of our City Centre Campus. As part of this, our facilities in Millennium Point have undergone a £6.5 million investment to include a new maker area, engineering labs and equipment.
We have invested in industry-standard facilities to support the practice-based elements of our Engineering courses and give students as much practical learning as possible, to prepare for industry placements and job opportunities after graduation. Students have access to our facilities during classes, and can book out of class sessions with our specialist technicians.
We are a partner of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology (GBSIoT) and have secured £1.1 million of government funding for investment in brand-new equipment and facilities. Funding of £808,000 from the Department for Education has supported our development of an Electric Vehicle (EV) Test Rig, an Additive Manufacturing Machine (3D printer) and a material testing-split zone furnace.
The IoT has enabled procurement of new technologies for material testing, electronics prototyping and production and 3D scanning to compliment computer aided design for manufacture including:
- Live streaming video cameras and auxiliary equipment
- Laptops
- CAD workstation
- Metallurgical Microscope
- Split zone furnace
- PCB machine
- Heat shrink tooling system
- 3D scanner
- Pick and place machine (circuit board component configuration)
- Reflow oven
- Raspberry PI and auxiliary
Engineering is a fast paced and continuously evolving profession to go into. We like to make sure that we maintain that pace and students can rest assured knowing they'll be studying and utilising equipment that is relevant for their future career.
MATLAB and Simulink
We offer a campus-wide license for MATLAB, Simulink, and add-on products, on and off campus, on any device. The license includes access to MathWorks learning resources and self-paced online trainings to quickly develop your MATLAB and Simulink skills.

GREATER BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Students across our Engineering and Computing courses automatically become Institute of Technology Learners and can take advantage of the facilities and opportunities provided by the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology (GBSIoT).
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