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. 

Nottingham Drives Specialist Services (NDSS) is an independent business unit wholly owned by the University of Nottingham. Working closely with industry, NDSS delivers services to support the industrialisation of power electronic converters, electrical machines and drives across the automotive, aerospace, industrial, marine, rail, and energy sectors. 

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 Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre evaluates the engineering, environmental and sustainable aspects of road, rail, airfield, and coastal infrastructure. With expertise in design and performance, sustainability, resilience, and smart systems, we are helping to preserve existing transport infrastructure and shape the next generation of smart transport systems.

The Optics and Photonics research group explores a wide range of topics from the fundamental way light and sound behave through to its application into industry. Working across sectors including aerospace, biosciences, healthcare, metrology, and non-destructive testing, we have expertise in cell optics, healthcare optics, materials, and nano optics and photonics. 

The internationally renowned Power Electronics, Machines and Control research group is the world’s largest group of electrification researchers. Working across sectors including automotive, rail, marine and aerospace, we have expertise in power electronic systems, electrical machines, electric motor drives and systems, and power electronic integration. Housed in the purpose-built £40m Power Electronics and Machines Centre with unrivalled industry-leading facilities, we are prototyping novel electrification technologies at speed and scale.  

The Powertrain Research Centre (PRC) focuses on various aspects of thermofluids in vehicle propulsion working across light and heavy-duty applications – transport and power. A key UK centre of excellence for automotive propulsion research and development, the PRC is internationally renowned for close collaboration with the automotive industry. 

The Precision Manufacturing Centre (PMC) offers consultancy, contract manufacturing and measurement services at a competitive rate to help companies operating in the UK develop and produce high-value, high-quality products. With state-of-the-art high and ultra precision facilities and unrivalled expertise, the PMC can support with product design and engineering, bespoke tooling development, training and after care.

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. 

The Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Gas Turbine Transmission Systems develops modelling tools and approaches to enable the design and development of new, lighter, more efficient aeroengine transmission systems. Studying key aeroengine components – gears and gearboxes, bearings and bearing chambers, seals, shafts and support structures – the UTC is developing transmission systems for current and future aerospace platforms.