Good university for engineering?
09 December 2011, 08:10 PM
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Good university for engineering?
Eldest son has decided he'd like to do a degree. (NOW he tells us, when it's dearer that it's EVER been
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We live in Scunthorpe.
What universities are rated for engineering?
Or where could we look to find out?
TIA
).We live in Scunthorpe.
What universities are rated for engineering?
Or where could we look to find out?
TIA
09 December 2011, 08:25 PM
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I did engineering too.
What sort is he after exactly?
I did Motorsport Engineering at Swansea Metropolitan and it was excellent. Went on to Oxford Brookes to do an MSc in Motorsport too, which was also excellent. I've heard good things about the Loughborough Mechanical Engineering course.
What sort is he after exactly?
I did Motorsport Engineering at Swansea Metropolitan and it was excellent. Went on to Oxford Brookes to do an MSc in Motorsport too, which was also excellent. I've heard good things about the Loughborough Mechanical Engineering course.
09 December 2011, 08:27 PM
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Swansea has one of the best Engineering Degree`s that you can get.
http://www.swan.ac.uk/engineering/
http://www.swan.ac.uk/engineering/
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09 December 2011, 08:37 PM
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As said it depends on what engineering he wants to study and also how far away from home he wants to move, if he does want to move away. If he is interested in proper engine research etc then the uni I am studying at, Queens University Belfast is now of the leading universities in the UK for this. Very good engineering course regardless of the engine side of things as well but its obviously a significant move away.
Have a look at the times university guide as well.
Have a look at the times university guide as well.
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09 December 2011, 08:48 PM
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My mate did exactly that last year! Said it was the place to be, but got a bit disillusioned with the whole career path after a while.
09 December 2011, 08:51 PM
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09 December 2011, 08:58 PM
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09 December 2011, 09:23 PM
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Wants to do Mech. Eng. I think, would like to be an engineer on a steelworks, oil refinery etc.
What about Sheffield Hallam? Good links with the steel industry?
Editted to say, he's at present a plater/welder, but is working for people who are not as bright as he is, and thinks his career paths are too short.
What about Sheffield Hallam? Good links with the steel industry?
Editted to say, he's at present a plater/welder, but is working for people who are not as bright as he is, and thinks his career paths are too short.
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09 December 2011, 10:38 PM
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I would loved to have taken that course. A few of the lads I used to race RC cars with were on that course in Swansea. Got cool jobs from it too. One went to Ford RnD and one works for Pirelli F1 (used to be Bridgestone)
09 December 2011, 10:55 PM
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Hertfordshire has quite a large engineering section - they have a well developed aeronautical section due British Aerospace being round the corner - not there now though. Also has quite a developed motorsport section, with their own wind tunnel.
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If he is going to do an Engineering degree I would get onto an MEng pathway at the start. This means your masters is cheaper and to be honest the MEng will help with employability first of all and chartership later on. It is also not much more difficult then the BEng course although obviously does take a year longer.
10 December 2011, 12:44 AM
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Pretty much everyone we employ in the engineering department went to some form of former polytechnic because they know about engineering and not just the theory of engineering.
10 December 2011, 12:13 PM
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Bath. Fantastic place, great reputation and its students get jobs.
Worked there 30 years ago, and it has superb facilities. Well worth a look, though it's along way from Scunthorpe
Worked there 30 years ago, and it has superb facilities. Well worth a look, though it's along way from Scunthorpe
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They are but they are all accredited now. The problem with other universities is that they are too theory based. No one wants to employ someone that doesn't know how to do a job.
Pretty much everyone we employ in the engineering department went to some form of former polytechnic because they know about engineering and not just the theory of engineering.
Pretty much everyone we employ in the engineering department went to some form of former polytechnic because they know about engineering and not just the theory of engineering.
For example I can speak from experience here. Of the PhD students I have known in my time at QUB, one was employed at Mercedes Benz HPE and now works for Mclaren. Another has just stepped into a great role with BP developing fuels. Another is employed by one of the biggest manufacturer of electronic tyre pressure sensors, Schrader. Another is wanted by all, and I mean all, of the big turbo manufacturers in the world at the minute and is currently choosing.
Some places some recent masters graduates have been employed: Aston Martin, Mclaren, JLR, CDE, Bombardier, Schrader, Schlumberger, Airbus, Rolls Royce, Prodrive. The list goes on and on ranging from some of the biggest and best companies in the world to local firms.
Meanwhile the old polytechnic down the road, university of ulster jordanstown, struggle to get people on placement years never mind employed and those who do tend to end up in smaller local companies, very few end up at the leading names.
To be a proper engineer you need to have the theory, this is the difference between an good engineer and a good technician. You should be able to teach any engineer how to do a job, especially if they have a good degree from a good uni, however it will be much harder to teach the technician the theory.
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10 December 2011, 08:36 PM
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Go to a "university" containing "metropolitan" or the name of a county/region/person instead of or as well as a city name, will result in you having to explain a lot in future, much like TTRS owners 
10 December 2011, 08:47 PM
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Ummm, I don't entirely agree with that statement. Just because you attend a university that has a strong background in theory does not mean that you do not know how to do a job.
For example I can speak from experience here. Of the PhD students I have known in my time at QUB, one was employed at Mercedes Benz HPE and now works for Mclaren. Another has just stepped into a great role with BP developing fuels. Another is employed by one of the biggest manufacturer of electronic tyre pressure sensors, Schrader. Another is wanted by all, and I mean all, of the big turbo manufacturers in the world at the minute and is currently choosing.
Some places some recent masters graduates have been employed: Aston Martin, Mclaren, JLR, CDE, Bombardier, Schrader, Schlumberger, Airbus, Rolls Royce, Prodrive. The list goes on and on ranging from some of the biggest and best companies in the world to local firms.
Meanwhile the old polytechnic down the road, university of ulster jordanstown, struggle to get people on placement years never mind employed and those who do tend to end up in smaller local companies, very few end up at the leading names.
To be a proper engineer you need to have the theory, this is the difference between an good engineer and a good technician. You should be able to teach any engineer how to do a job, especially if they have a good degree from a good uni, however it will be much harder to teach the technician the theory.
For example I can speak from experience here. Of the PhD students I have known in my time at QUB, one was employed at Mercedes Benz HPE and now works for Mclaren. Another has just stepped into a great role with BP developing fuels. Another is employed by one of the biggest manufacturer of electronic tyre pressure sensors, Schrader. Another is wanted by all, and I mean all, of the big turbo manufacturers in the world at the minute and is currently choosing.
Some places some recent masters graduates have been employed: Aston Martin, Mclaren, JLR, CDE, Bombardier, Schrader, Schlumberger, Airbus, Rolls Royce, Prodrive. The list goes on and on ranging from some of the biggest and best companies in the world to local firms.
Meanwhile the old polytechnic down the road, university of ulster jordanstown, struggle to get people on placement years never mind employed and those who do tend to end up in smaller local companies, very few end up at the leading names.
To be a proper engineer you need to have the theory, this is the difference between an good engineer and a good technician. You should be able to teach any engineer how to do a job, especially if they have a good degree from a good uni, however it will be much harder to teach the technician the theory.
From my class there are at least 25 of them working in F1 right now. To be honest, JLR, Aston, Airbus and co will take on anyone. They just mass took on in recent years. They regularly hire and fire.