Loughborough University
Leicestershire, UK
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Department of Materials

Welcome to the Department of Materials

Research that makes a 'Material' difference

95% of our innovative research was of ‘an international standard’ in the latest Research Assessment Exercise

Ultra high temperature testing of ceramic heat shield materials @2700°C

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World class characterisation facilities in the Loughborough Materials Characterisation Centre

Oxide Platelet grown on the surface of a stress corrosion crack in a sample of martensitic stainless steel after 98,000 hours of service in a power plant

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Put your learning into practice with leading companies

All our undergraduate courses have a one year industrial placement option

Undergraduate student
Pawel Malon working in the materials engineering section at Jaguar Land Rover

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Making investments to give our students the best learning experience

New teaching laboratory and computer suite facilities opened in August 2010

First year materials students conducting mechanical testing experiments in the new teaching laboratory

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Graduates that are in demand

Materials is probably “Engineering’s best kept secret”

Only small numbers of Materials Engineers graduate each year in the UK, making good materials graduates highly sought after

Materials graduate
Richard Simkins working at Rolls-Royce in Derby

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Small is beautiful

With an annual intake of just 45 undergraduate students, 50 masters students and a community of 70 PhD students, we are a small friendly multinational department, where learning is fun and you get fantastic support

First or equal first for Materials in the National Student Survey for 5 out of the last 6 years

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What is materials?

As a subject

Many people simply haven't come across materials and don't realise how important it is to society and what a great career choice it makes

Operating a dual beam scanning electron microscope

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For nearly 50 years Materials Science and Engineering has been a core strength at Loughborough University, contributing to the advancement of the field through teaching, research and enterprise activities.
Working closely with industry we offer all our students a first class educational experience with excellent career prospects and we have been voted first overall for materials, in the National Student Survey, for four out of the last five years.
New discoveries and improvements to materials have led to major advances in all aspects of life and our research continues to push developments forward in many areas of strategic and global importance.

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