Engineering Innovation Centre

The EIC provides an integrated space for teaching, research and direct links with industry, allowing you to work on live, real-world projects with commercial partners.

The EIC provides an integrated space for teaching, research and direct links with industry allowing students to work on live, real-world projects with commercial partners.

It strengthens Lancashire’s position as a national centre of excellence for aerospace, advanced engineering and manufacturing and contributes towards maintaining the UK’s reputation as a global leader in these areas.

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I've loved getting hands-on with projects in the Engineering Innovation Centre, which includes an extremely well-equipped CNC workshop, composites manufacturing room and 3D printing lab.

Matthew Hutson

MSc (Hons) Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines graduate

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Student in the Engineering building using equipment — Additive Manufacturing Laboratory

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Education and work at the EIC are informed by an Industry Steering Group. The group is now well established, with representatives from global PLCs providing a powerful insight into the skills needed by the future workforce to help them innovate.

The group includes companies such as Rolls Royce, Jaguar Land Rover, BAE Systems and specialist architecture practice Frank Whittle Partnership. The steering group also includes sector groups such as North West Aerospace Alliance and The Manufacturing Institute that represent large numbers of supply chain companies.

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EIC building exterior

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Aerospace Engineering
Benefit from significant investment in the latest high-quality equipment and facilities available through our new £35 million Engineering Innovation Centre. Including immersive and desktop flight simulators, additive manufacturing, intelligent systems and composites workshops.
Architecture
The Grenfell Baines Institute of Architecture (GBIA) is home to architecture courses at the University of Central Lancashire. We aim to provoke debate, encourage diversity and develop advances in the profession, placing particular emphasis on conservation, sustainability and env…
Civil Engineering
Immerse yourself in the concepts and applications of the building blocks of civil engineering on our industry led courses. Founded with strong industry links, our civil engineering courses are different in respect of our unique location, situated in a region which boasts a wide r…
Mechanical Engineering
Our accredited hands-on Mechanical and Motorsports courses give you the chance to design, analyse, manufacture, and maintain machines and mechanical production techniques that will equip you for your future.
Electrical and Robotics Engineering
Develop specialist skills according to your interests and ambitions, including areas such as power electronics, machine intelligence, microcontroller systems and renewable energy.
Energy and Environment
Benefit from significant investment in the latest high-quality equipment and facilities available through our new £35 million Engineering Innovation Centre and real-life practical industrial experience in this rapidly growing field.
Fire and Safety
Designed to recruit bright talent into the services, our accredited Fire and Safety courses are a combination of academic study with practical hands-on training.