Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering at the School of Engineering

Links with Industry in Mechanical Engineering

Industrial Liaison Board

Why Study Mechanical Engineering

Four-cylinder combusion engine

The Mechanical Engineering laboratories and workshops are equipped with all the facilities required to back up taught lecture material. Students also use advanced design software packages that are commonly used in industry.

Closing Date: 

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

In 2013, for the first time, the America's Cup was sailed with foiling boats. This led to fast growth in the use of foils on both sailing and power boats, both for racing and cruising.

AC72 class catamaran (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC72)

Business case studies

Wave Making Technology - Edinburgh Designs Ltd

Spinout companies

Spinouts are companies started by School staff, where the University holds the intellectual property rights.

Partnerships

Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, Edinburgh

Centre for Biomedical Engineering at Edinburgh (CBEE)

Research Institutes

Cavitation induced collapse of surface nanobubbles

Each of the following Research Institutes is a major centre of expertise and between them they span much of modern engineering:

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Current students assisting visitors at a University of Edinburgh Open Day

We know it’s important for prospective students and offer holders to have an opportunity to visit the University before commencing their studies.

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