Automotive Materials underpins the global industry and studying this area of engineering opens up worldwide opportunities for a well-paid and rewarding career.
The automotive industry is at the centre of a technological revolution. It responds to a greater need for eco-friendliness and fuel efficiency. The materials that can make cars more innovative and sustainable are in higher demand. This combined with rigorous safety testing of the materials used in vehicles is an incredibly important element of automotive engineering.
The Department of Materials houses leading facilities for teaching and research into materials. This includes our industry-leading Loughborough Materials Characterisation Centre. This can characterise materials structure and properties at all length scales. The University has invested heavily in teaching facilities with a £17 million STEMLab and 3500 m2 of modern student-focussed laboratory facilities. These are specifically reserved for teaching. They include science and engineering laboratories, workshop and electronics facilities, and design and computer suites.
Loughborough has a long-established history of teaching and research in automotive materials engineering and has been recognised by major automotive companies such as Ford, Jaguar Land Rover and Rolls-Royce, as leaders in education and research in the field.
