Engineering
Dyson School of Design Engineering
Design Engineering integrates analysis, behavioural insights and creative practices to build better futures.
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42% female, 57% male, 1% other
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58% overseas, 42% home
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An introduction to Design Engineering
Design engineers are problem solvers who bridge the gap between traditional engineering and design to create innovative solutions to modern challenges, from improving passenger comfort on commercial airlines to designing next-generation sports prostheses.
It is a highly creative discipline that draws on knowledge of manufacturing techniques, product development, technical design and rapid prototyping to bring new innovations to market, and to improve existing products and the processes used for making them.
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Engineers have traditionally focussed on the design of “better things”. Climate change, sustainability, and the need for socially just transition to net zero, have made it clear to the world, that making “better things” is not the same as “making things better”. It is precisely this gap that we are seeking to narrow at the Dyson School of Design Engineering. Professor Robert Shorten Head of the Dyson School of Design EngineeringA message from the Head of Department
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Driving UK growth through science and technology
The Centre for Sectoral Economic Performance is investigating ways of improving the competitiveness of the UK economy and driving economic growth.
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Professor Robert Shorten
Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering
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Pierre Pinson
Deputy Head of Department
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Dr Natalia Goehring
Department Operations Manager
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Dr Billy Wu
Director of Research
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Pelin Demirel
Director of Inclusive Practice
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Dr Shayan Sharif
Director of Education
