About the school
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School information
Formed in 2024, the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering (CMBE) is based in the Sir Robert Hadfield Building. The school formed when the Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering were amalgamated. The new school also incorporated learning and teaching from Biomedical Engineering and the Science and Engineering Foundation Year.
The new school is a powerhouse of research, learning and teaching looking to address some of the grand challenges that affect society and the world around us including climate change, energy poverty, energy storage, affordable medicine, sustainable agriculture, novel materials and green manufacturing.
What is Chemical and Biological Engineering?
Modern society relies on the work of chemical, biochemical and process engineers - they help manage resources, protect the environment and control health and safety procedures, while developing the processes that make the products we desire or depend on.
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What is Materials Science and Engineering?
To make any engineered device, structure or product, you need the right materials. Materials science teaches us what things are made of and why they behave as they do. Materials engineering shows us how to apply knowledge to make better things and to make things better.
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What is Biomedical Engineering?
Where engineering meets medicine. Working with doctors, clinicians and researchers, biomedical engineers use traditional engineering principles and techniques and apply them to real-world biological and medical problems.
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What is the Science and Engineering Foundation Year (SEFY)?
If you're keen to study Science or Engineering at the University, but don't quite meet the entry criteria, our one-year SEFY programme is ideal for you.