The Architecture, Culture and Tectonics research group explores the effects of building design and layout, public realm and landscape on our social and cultural interactions. Working across different scales and contexts, we have expertise in the history and theory of architectural and urban culture, as well as the design, modelling and manufacturing challenges of building systems.

The Buildings, Energy and Environment research group focuses on reducing energy use in the built environment, mitigating the impacts of climate change on buildings, and enhancing the well-being and productivity of building users. With expertise in sustainable building design, energy technologies, urban living, and smart and innovative materials, we aim to inform the sustainable practice of buildings and engineering.

The Centre for Structural Engineering and Informatics is combining construction with the information technology revolution to extend the lifespan of existing structures and improve resilience against hazards. With expertise in advanced construction materials, engineering design and construction, structural and computational mechanics, and wind engineering and structural dynamics, we are helping to build and connect the cities of the future. 

The Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Geoprocesses research group has expertise in geology and geoprocesses, natural hazards, oceans and atmosphere, coasts, lakes and sediments, and experimental fluid mechanics. 

The Food, Water, Waste research group aims to deliver sustainable and resilient solutions to address food, water and resource security. With expertise in wastewater treatment and reuse, advanced processing technologies, appropriate and sustainable design, waste and resource management, and sensors, analytics and modelling, we work across a range of sectors including food, bio-products, waste management, water and agriculture. 

The George Green Institute for Electromagnetics Research is a global leader in photonic and optoelectronic simulation, electromagnetic compatibility and power quality, and numerical modelling - having pioneered the transmission line modelling method. With additional expertise in communications, our research spans a range of applications from the development of wireless chip-to-chip communications to the early detection of cancer. 

The Low Carbon Energy and Resources Technologies research group is investigating new, innovative methods to decarbonise energy and heat supplies across the domestic and industrial sectors. With expertise in carbon dioxide capture technologies, biomass thermochemical conversion, cleaner coal technologies, petroleum geochemistry, and smart materials for energy efficient buildings, we aim to accelerate the development of low carbon energy. 

The Nottingham Centre for Geomechanics aims to be an internationally renowned centre of excellence in geomechanics. With expertise in civil, materials, and mining engineering to solve soil and rock related problems in engineering design and construction, we are investigating the complex ways soils and rock behave to develop safe and effective engineering solutions. 

The Nottingham Geospatial Institute is at the forefront of international geospatial engineering and science. Working across specialisms including geohazard monitoring, spacecraft engineering and avionics, and intelligent transport systems, we have expertise in geospatial science, engineering surveying and remote measurement, positioning and navigational technologies, and propagation effects on GNSS. With state-of-the-art facilities we include the Geospatial Research and Applications Centre of Excellence (GRACE) – a business engagement unit to assist organisations and individuals to access our services and technologies. 

The Resilience Engineering research group focuses on developing modelling techniques to predict ways of improving the design, maintenance, and operation of engineering systems to reduce the frequency and consequences of failure. Working across sectors including transport, energy production and distribution, utilities, and communications we have expertise in risk and reliability, asset management, and system complexity.