Research in Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research institutes and centres

• Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education

  From training future generations of railway engineers to developing world-leading technologies, we collaborate with industry and academia to drive UK and global rail innovation.

• Birmingham Energy Institute

  The complexity of the energy challenge requires systems level thinking, drawing on the breadth of our capabilities from policy and economics to new technologies.

• Centre for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine

  Transforming lives through quantitative biomedical and clinical research.

• Healthcare Technologies Institute

  Our experts are working together to advance new technologies and treatments that enable people to live longer, healthier and happier lives.

• Institute of Gravitational Wave Astronomy

  We bring together expertise from a wide spectrum of disciplines to open a new window on the Universe.

• Quantum Technology Hub

  Developing the use of sensors and clocks in innovative, ground-breaking technologies to change the future landscapes of healthcare, transport, defence, civil engineering and more.

• The Institute for Interdisciplinary Data Science and AI

  Working across all five Colleges, the Institute is developing and fostering a culture of continuous interaction to address important challenges in areas including sustainability, equality, health, and data-driven science.