Out of the 62 universities making submissions to the REF in the area of General Engineering, 91% of Lancaster’s Engineering research and 100% of Lancaster’s impact in the General Engineering area was assessed as being internationally excellent and world leading. Engineering at Lancaster has also been recognised for the vibrancy of its research environment.

This has also been assessed as being 100% internationally excellent and world leading – offering strong support for researchers, the opportunities for cross disciplinary research and excellent links with other engineering research institutions worldwide.

Lancaster is one of only 6 UK universities to have achieved these gold standards in both research environment and impact.

Professor Malcolm Joyce, Head of the Engineering Department said: “This is a fantastic result that demonstrates that the Department produces world class research of high societal and economic benefit. It also shows that the Department is an international go-to destination for the conducting of such research.”