Why Undertake a Postgraduate Degree at Bath?
The Centre for Power Transmission and Motion Control (PTMC) at the University of Bath has an international reputation for high quality research. As a leading research centre in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, it has been a major factor in the Department’s continued top RAE rating for research quality, and was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 2000.
The Department is rated second in the UK in the Times Good University Guide, second in the National Student Survey, and second in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (based on rating, proportion of staff entered, and number of staff).
Good University Guide 2009 (Mechanical Engineering):
Rank |
Institution |
RAE (Research quality) |
Tariff (Entry standard) |
Prospects (Employment) |
Overall (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Cambridge |
5*A |
536 |
96% |
100.0 |
2 |
Bath |
5*A |
455 |
84% |
91.8 |
=2 |
Bristol |
5A |
466 |
83% |
91.8 |
4 |
Southampton |
5*A |
412 |
78% |
89.7 |
5 |
Imperial College |
5*B |
495 |
83% |
88.6 |
See: http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/tol_gug/gooduniversityguide.php
National student survey 2007 (Mechanical, Production and Manufacturing Engineering):
Rank |
Institution |
Overall |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Cardiff University |
95% |
2 |
University of Bath |
93% |
3 |
University of Bristol |
93% |
4 |
Coventry University |
91% |
5 |
Imperial College |
90% |
See: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/learning/nss/data/2007/
Research assessment exercise (RAE 2001, Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering):
Institution |
Rating | Proportion of Staff Selected | Number of active staff |
|---|---|---|---|
University of Southampton |
5* |
A |
100.1 |
University of Bath |
5* |
A |
40.4 |
University of Liverpool |
5* |
A |
21.0 |
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine |
5* |
B |
66.3 |
University of Leeds |
5* |
B |
23.5 |
The Queen's University of Belfast |
5* |
B |
16.0 |
University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology |
5 |
A |
34.2 |
University of Sheffield |
5 |
A |
29.0 |
Loughborough University |
5 |
B |
60.1 |
University of Nottingham |
5 |
B |
49.0 |