Welcome

Dr Gareth B. Neighbour CEng CPhys MInstP MIMMM FHEA PGCHE

Head of Department

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences

Editor: CARBON (Elsevier), Impact Factor 6.16

UTC Swindon Governor / Director

Chair: UK Graphite Core Committee

Welcome to Brookes!

An ethos embedded within the University

“a goal of all formal education should be to graduate

students to lead lives of consequence”

John Henry Brookes

1891 - 1975

Four Main Campuses

Wheatley

Home of Motorsport Education

History

Founded in 1865 as The Oxford School of Art.

1928 - Oxford City Technical School

1963 - Oxford College of Technology

1970 - Oxford Polytechnic

1992 - Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes continues to be seen as the country's

“best new university”, e.g. Sunday Times University

Guide

OXFORD BROOKES

UNIVERSITY

Around 18,500 Students on our main campuses

Four Faculties

Technology, Design and Environment

Health and Life Sciences

Business

Humanities and Social Sciences

Our students are women and men of all ages from a broad

range of social and cultural backgrounds. They are enrolled on

courses that range from foundation to postgraduate level. 17%

are overseas (non-UK) students coming from 132 countries

worldwide.

TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN

AND ENVIRONMENT

• Department of Mechanical Engineering and

Mathematical Sciences

• Department of Computing and Communication

Technologies

• School of Architecture

• School of Arts

• Department of Planning

• Department of Real Estate and Construction

University Highlights…

• Global – Oxford Brookes recruits by far the most students overseas

(251,900, or 44 per cent of those studying UK degrees abroad) by

offering education with the Association of Chartered Certified

Accountants (ACCA).

• Employment – 90%+ of graduates have a job or go on to further study

within 6 months

• Research - 75% of research rated as international in standing.

• One of the top UK universities for Intellectual Property earnings and

Knowledge Transfer partnerships with business.

Welcome to International IP

Training Event

“From Invention to Innovation”

Strategies for the Successful

Exploitation of Horizon 2020

Results

Topics

• IP regulatory framework

• Technology transfer

• Addressing impact and innovation

• Patent information

• Managing innovation

• Important of Knowledge Transfer for Universities

• Enterprise Europe Network

• Exploitation Strategies

• Maximising the value of IP

Department of Mechanical

Engineering and Mathematical

Sciences

Vision

Our vision is to provide world class, high quality, research-led,

teaching and applied research so as to give our students an

excellent experience. For research and knowledge transfer, our

ethos embodies the combining of fundamental science and

market intelligence to create sustainable technologies and

solutions for the real world minimising environmental impact and

delivering economic performance.

Home of Motorsport Education

Innovation starts…

Bamboo Bike

F1 technology revolutionising the

University Bus Service (£3.7m)

Graduate, Glen Pascoe, 2006, is the mastermind

behind new F1 technology tasked by Williams Hydro

Power (now GKN) with fitting the Gyrodrive

technology for new fuel efficient upgrades.

Modern Day Challenges

Electric Vehicles

Human – Computer Interaction

Carbon & EU Graphene Flagship

Research Themes

Sustainable Engineering & Innovation Design, performance and reliability of products

Vehicle design, use, and disposal (LCA).

Risk, Policy, management, safety (e.g. air bags)

Materials

Advanced Engines, Propulsion and Vehicles Efficiency, Emissions, Battery Management, EVs

Simulation, Modelling and Systems Integration Prediction methodologies, application of mathematical techniques to real

world problems (inverse problems), CFD, FEA, vibration and dynamics

Interaction of components), optimisation techniques

Facilities

Industrial Facing Centres

• SVEC • Forecasting, strategy, business models and implications of legislation

• Life cycle analysis and end-of-life

• Sustainable technologies

• EV introduction and e-mobility research

• Infrastructure, personal mobility and transport

• JTRC • International reputation for its interdisciplinary approach to joining

problems.

• Wide range of knowledge transfer activities, in the use of adhesives

and sealants for the aerospace, automotive and construction sectors.

Vibrant Discussion &

Social Activity

• Delegates from many countries including Czech

Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,

Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Slovakia, Sweden,

UK, …

• Get together (at 17:15)

• Tours of the facilities – two cycles – immediate

after finishing and then 30 mins – Robotics &

Motorsports Labs (sign up!)

Thanks