Welcome to the College of Science and Engineering
Professor Muffy Calder, Vice-Principal and Head of College of Science and Engineering
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the College of Science and Engineering.
Our world leading research and the impact it makes to the global economy make the College an exciting and stimulating environment to work in. Our research spans seven academic disciplines and ranges from fundamental discovery to tackling grand societal challenges and developing new technologies. Our teaching is informed by our world leading research and designed to develop graduates with knowledge and skills to become leaders of the future. We are committed to the principles of Athena Swan and to developing staff at all levels.
Once again I welcome you to the College and hope you enjoy working, studying, collaborating or just learning more about us.
Professor Muffy Calder
Vice-Principal and Head of College of Science and Engineering
Research Excellence
REF is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. In the 2014 REF exercise the College was judged to have 90% world-leading and internationally excellent research, rising to 95% for its impact.
About us
The College is made up of six academic schools: Chemistry, Computing Science, Engineering, Geographical and Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics and Astronomy, and the research facility SUERC. The College has approximately 280 research and teaching staff; 252 post-doctoral researchers and 619 PhD students. Approximately 65 of the research and teaching staff are Early Career Researchers. Our undergraduate student population is ~5,100 and our annual intake of undergraduate students is ~1,700.
Our annual research income of in the region of £31 million is focused on addressing fundamental science and engineering, global needs and creating the emerging technologies of the 21st century.
The College delivers internationally recognised research-led undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes (taught and research), whose development is informed by the need to develop graduates with the necessary skills and knowledge to become leaders of the future in their chosen career paths. Over the past five years, we have helped over 500 students to complete their doctoral studies and our students have gone on to take up prestigious posts in industries and across the globe.
Athena Swan
The Athena SWAN Charter is a scheme which recognises excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) employment in higher education.
The College is committed to the six principles of Athena Swan designed to address gender inequalities and tackle unequal representation of women in science.
School activity
Updates on Athena Swan activity for our Schools can be found via the links below:
Project Juno
In October 2011, the University’s School of Physics and Astronomy became the first Scottish university department to hold Juno Champion status. The aim of the Institute of Physics Project is to recognise and reward departments that can demonstrate they have taken action to address the under-representation of women in university physics and to encourage better practice for both women and men. The Juno Champion status of the School was reconfirmed in January 2015.