We are a leading partner in Europe’s Clean Sky 2 aviation research programme, and with partners including Boeing, Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Leonardo our ambition is to make the East Midlands the world’s foremost location for low-carbon aerospace innovation.

We are a leading university for working with industry and commercialising our discoveries. We have a current portfolio of 31 spin-out companies, which develop commercial applications for our inventions, from nanomaterials to neonatal monitoring.