Engineering and Digitalisation
We are working with partners to produce a modern curriculum, highly skilled engineers, and shared access to talent, knowledge and innovation through collaborative research.
Key areas of research include smart materials, medical technologies, advance materials, digitalisation and cognitive robotics.
Our partners
Our current engineering and digitalisation strategic partners are:

AECOM

Fujitsu
Engineering courses
In 2017, following a £50m investment in state-of-the-art facilities, we launched our new engineering courses.
Our innovative engineering courses have been created with input from engineering companies and industry bodies.
We asked companies such as Speedo, Pepsico, 3M, British Steel, Bombardier, Rolls Royce and the Institution of Engineering Technology (IET) what their ideal engineering graduate would look like and what skills they would have.
With this knowledge, our engineering courses give students relevant engineering skills and industry experience, making them highly employable.

Our research
Combining innovative design and expertise, we're working with partners and departments across the university to create smart textiles, medical devices and robotics.
We are discovering innovative and cost-effective solutions to challenges, and inventing new technologies, devices, diagnostics and wearables. Issues we focus on include boosting health and sports performance, helping manufacturers of advanced materials, and improving prosthetics.
Find out more about our research into advanced materials.
For more information about NTU's engineering and digitalisation strategic partners, please get in touch by calling +44 (0)115 848 3213 or emailing laurence.gardiner@ntu.ac.uk.
Sector partnerships
Discover our strategic partners in the sectors below.
Construction and Sustainability
We are working with partners to support the UK's 2050 target to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80%.
Professional and Public Services
We're working with the professional and public services sector to address the growing threat posed by disruptive digital technology, including fintech, insurtech, lawtech and cybercrime.
Life Science, Food and Drink
We offer partners our expertise, cutting-edge facilities and technology in the fields of medical technologies, biosciences, nanotechnology, forensic science, food and drink, and sport science.
Healthcare
We are working with partners to address major challenges in the healthcare sector, including an ageing population, maintaining wellbeing, and improving the recruitment and retention of staff.
Cultural
We work closely with key cultural institutions to enhance our teaching and learning, to build our specialist knowledge, to collaborate in research and to develop the next generation of artists and art professionals.
Creative and Digital
Nottingham Trent University benefits from outstanding links with industry, professional organisations and partners in the creative and digital sectors on local, national and international levels.