About

Welcome to the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences (FEPS). We have an outstanding reputation for excellence in research and teaching and a strong enterprise culture.

Overview

Our academics are well respected, both nationally and internationally, throughout academia and industry. We believe that a university should contribute to the cultural wealth of society by developing the mainstay sciences, while enhancing the technology to improve the overall quality of life.

Through consistent investment stemming from our deep commitment to develop world-class, sustainable research programmes, the Faculty has built up an impressive infrastructure to support all its activities. The interdisciplinary nature of much of our work also encourages us to constantly explore new opportunities to cross boundaries, providing students with the prospect of accessing facilities which are truly world class.

We also take pride in our vibrant and enthusiastic education network whereby teaching and learning developments across our departments are shared, explored and advanced.

 

4th

In the UK and 36th globally for aerospace engineering in the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024

8th

In the UK for computer science and engineering in the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024

10th

In the UK for aeronautical and manufacturing engineering in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024

13th

In the UK for bioengineering and biomedical engineering in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024

13th

In the UK for civil engineering in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024

Top 100

Globally for aerospace engineering, automation and control, civil engineering, computer science and engineering, telecommunication engineering in the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024

Research excellence

Surrey has risen 12 places in the rankings since 2014 to 33rd in the UK for our research quality in the latest UK Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).

Computer science

7th in the country for our research outputs in computer science and informatics.

Engineering

15th in the UK for ‘research power*’ in engineering.

* Research power is the overall quality of submissions, calculated by grade point average and multiplied by the full-time equivalent number of staff submitted.

National Student Survey 2024

Surrey are proud to have been ranked 11th in the UK for overall student satisfaction* in the National Student Survey 2024.

Top 5

In the UK for overall student satisfaction* in bioengineering, medical and biomedical engineering

Top 10

In the UK for overall student satisfaction* in others in technology

*Measured by % positivity across all questions for all providers listed in the Guardian University Guide League Tables.