We are investing
New equipment purchased for the University of Greenwich’s School of Engineering will support the School to implement its ‘Learning by Doing’ approach and cover the curriculum at all levels. Some of this newly installed equipment include a two-stage piston compressor, free and forced convection heat transfer unit, a steam power plant with a steam engine and a power generator, a gas turbine power generator, a jet propulsion engine, a composite beam testing unit, laser doppler anemometer, and several material testing units.
Excellent hands-on experience for students
The new equipment will help students in the mechanical engineering suite of programmes gain hands-on experience that reflects real work in industry and reinforces the theory students are learning in their lessons. Students will learn how to design, improve, and operate equipment used in the industrial sector in a sustainable way. This may include the design and operation of heat exchangers, steam and gas power generation units, composite members and shells, jet engines, low drag bodies, geothermal systems, and many more. Students will also learn how to develop control systems to improve efficiencies and reduce carbon emissions – excellent skills they will be able to take forwards into workplaces.
Embedding the use of cutting-edge equipment in our degree programmes ensures our learners graduate with the skills and experience necessary to take that first step on their career ladder.
Professor Peter Griffiths, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Engineering and Science
A university committed to STEM teaching and research
The investment in new and modern equipment was well-received by the university’s undergraduate and postgraduate mechanical engineering students, who have valued the opportunity to gain insight through practical experience into industrial processes and their real-world applications.
The new equipment was installed and commissioned in the existing lab facilities on the university’s Medway Campus due to both the School of Engineering’s significant growth in student numbers, and to the commitment of the Faculty of Engineering and Science to delivering quality and accessible teaching in engineering.
The Faculty, now a complete hub for STEM subjects, has big plans to continue its growth as part of two of the strategic priorities of the University - student success, and impactful research and knowledge exchange – with plans being developed for the construction of a new multi-million-pound STEM facility on the Medway Campus to open around the middle of this decade.
