Department of Civil Engineering and Management
An exciting new department that brings together the technical skills of civil engineering with the management, social responsibility and policy skills required to make a global impact.
Research and learn in our purpose-built space for innovative and creative engineering.
Benefit from national and international partnerships with 100+ companies.
Our strong relationships with government and industry shape the future through engineering excellence.
We lead the way by developing socially responsible and globally aware engineering graduates.
Redefining civil engineering education
The civil engineering graduate of the future will face many challenges, and not all of those will be technical.
To meet the grand challenges of tomorrow, the world needs us to produce engineering graduates capable of thinking differently and acting in a professional capacity that is far removed from the traditional perspective of an engineer. We are helping to redefine the world of civil engineering education, preparing our graduates for that near future by creating an environment where technical excellence is matched by socially responsible practice. Guided by forward thinking research in all aspects of Civil Engineering, including new materials, renewable energy, and sustainable design, our future graduates will have the skills to take on crucial roles in shaping new infrastructure whilst also addressing climate and societal challenges.
Tomorrow's engineers will be instrumental in creating a future that benefits all. As such their education must prepare them for what lies ahead.
Our department vision is to have our graduates lead the way for others to follow.
Professor Callum Kidd - Head of Department
Study with us
Study in the Department of Civil Engineering and Management
Located within the state-of-the-art Nancy Rothwell Building, our civil engineering and management programmes trace a lineage back to the 1960s and the UK’s first engineering courses. Rooted in nearly 200 years of innovation, the Department blends core civil engineering disciplines such as structures, hydraulics, geotechnics, and materials, while also offering management and project leadership master's courses.
Civil engineering and management study options
Undergraduate courses in civil engineering
Discover the undergraduate courses we offer in civil engineering for the coming intakes:
Taught master's courses in civil engineering
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Taught master's courses in engineering management
Discover the master's courses we offer in engineering management for the coming intake:
Postgraduate research
Our postgraduate research options include a range of PhDs as well as specific projects you can apply for.
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Our next events are in October.
Join us on October 4 or October 11 for talks, tours and to discover whether studying at Manchester is right for you.
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Our research
Our expertise
With a focus on safety and sustainability our research covers everything from new materials to renewable energy. Our expertise includes large scale infrastructure, underground substructures and superstructures, hydrodynamics and offshore renewables, engineering management and regulatory research.
Our areas of research
Energy and environmental engineering
Our researchers are enabling the design of resilient infrastructure and the efficient use of limited water resources in an era of unprecedent climatic and socio-economic uncertainty.
With state-of-the-art facilities, our work advances understanding and methodologies that are enabling development of clean water networks, acceleration of sustainable power generation, resilient infrastructure and improving air quality within our changing climate.
Engineering management
Our engineering management colleagues integrate engineering, management, and digital innovation to address real-world challenges through both research and education.
From AI-enabled construction to human-centred engineering systems, we shape safer, smarter, and more inclusive futures.
Geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering
Our combined expertise in experimental methods and computational modelling offers unique capability to address the interdisciplinary global geo-environmental and energy challenges.
Discover more about Geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering
Structural safety and resilience
Our research focuses on structural resistance under different whole life conditions, including fire and severe environmental exposure.
We work closely with the construction industry to achieve positive transformation in their drive for improved safety, sustainability and competitiveness.
Tyndall Centre
Tyndall Manchester is a vibrant and committed research community that brings together natural scientists, engineers, social scientists and economists to produce socially impactful and policy-relevant interdisciplinary research on climate action and sustainability.
Postgraduate research
Explore our postgraduate research programmes
The range of research programmes in our Department reflects the breadth of our research expertise.
Discover our available PhDs, MPhils and opportunities at our Centres for Doctoral Training:
Our research impact
Fire resistant system development
Our work in the UKRI funded SEISMIC project led to the development of a fire resistant system for the modular construction industry which has been applied in many schools and hospitals.
Graphene Green Concrete
Our work in Graphene Green Concrete, upcycling recycled concrete aggregates, provided a practical solution to achieve the zero landfill deposit and high-value application of recycled materials.
Developing a zero carbon port
Analysis by Tyndall Centre’s Simon Bullock and Alice Larkin has shaped the development of shore power connections at Port of Aberdeen in a significant step towards developing a zero carbon port.
Research innovation
Our research is responding to real-world demands
We are supporting innovation and driving inclusive economic growth by integrating cutting-edge research with real-world industry collaboration. We work closely with our Innovation Factory and Business Engagement Team to drive innovative and interdisciplinary research across the Department.
We have organised networking events, such as Academia-Industry Days and seminar series to strengthen the collaboration with other institutions and industry partners.
Through interdisciplinary projects, sustainable infrastructure solutions, and the adoption of advanced digital tools, we endeavour to address the evolving demands of the construction sector.
Our research facilities
Geoenvironmental Engineering Research Laboratory
The Geoenvironmental Engineering Research Laboratory explores the behaviour of contaminated soils, waste containment and soil–pollutant interactions.
Equipped with environmental triaxial machines, the laboratory enables testing and development of remediation technologies to support sustainable land use and environmental protection.
Geotechnical Research Laboratory
The Geotechnical Research Laboratory supports advanced investigation into soil behaviour, ground stability and foundation engineering.
Facilities enable research into soil-structure interaction, slope stability and ground improvement techniques, providing critical insights for sustainable and resilient infrastructure design.
Heavy Structures and Concrete Laboratory
The Heavy Structures and Concrete Laboratory has the capability to manufacture and carryout advanced testing for reinforced concrete and composite structures.
The laboratory supports a wide range of static and dynamic tests, including the use of uniaxial machines (up to 2500 kN), drop hammers (up to 150 kg from 3 m) and a strong floor and wall for multi-axial loading. The laboratory supports standard and custom tests on concrete samples from 50 mm cubes to 2 m beams, with configurable rigs and instrumentation to support cutting-edge research.
Hydrodynamics Laboratory
The Hydrodynamics Laboratory provides advanced facilities for testing marine and offshore systems.
A large wave flume with eight wave makers generates waves and turbulent currents to support research into wave energy converters, floating wind platforms, and tidal turbines. Two smaller flumes are also available for teaching, demonstrations, and simpler projects.
Social responsibility
Research with impact
Colleagues across the Department work to generate real world impact from a broad spectrum of engineering research with our industrial and public sector partners, in government policy and with local communities.
We are making buildings safer though the development of new and sustainable construction materials; developing new floating wind turbines to rapidly decarbonise our electricity system and reduce energy costs; working with water companies to understand demand in existing and new housing developments. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Our people
- Mohamed Abadi - Lecturer in Management of Projects
- Mithila Achintha - Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Infrastructure Materials
- Elika Aminian - Lecturer in Management
- Kevin Anderson - Professorial Fellow - Energy and Climate Change
- David Apsley - Lecturer in Civil Engineering
- Paul Baguley - Lecturer in Project Cost Management
- Timothy Braunholtz-Spreight - Lecturer
- Clara Cheung - Reader in Engineering Management
- Diarmaid Clery - Lecturer (Energy for Net Zero)
- Lee Cunningham - Reader in Structural Engineering
- Mohammad Darvizeh - Teaching Associate
- Helen E Dobson - Senior Lecturer in Management of Projects
- Samuel Draycott - Senior Lecturer in Ocean Engineering
- Obuks Ejohwomu - Reader, Infrastructure and Resilience
- Peter Fenn - Reader
- Aoife Foley - Chair in Net Zero Infrastructure
- Timothy Foster - Reader in Water-Food Security
- Georgios Fourtakas - Lecturer in Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
- Clair Gough - Senior Research Fellow in Energy and Climate Change
- Julien Harou - Chair in Water Engineering
- Claire Hoolohan - Senior Lecturer/Research Fellow
- Christopher Jones - Knowledge Exchange Fellow
- Kully Kalon - Teaching Associate
- Callum Kidd - Chair in Engineering Management and Head of Department
- Richard Kirkham - Reader in Civil Engineering
- Jaise Kuriakose - Lecturer in Climate Change
- Gregory Lane-Serff - Senior Lecturer in Fluid Dynamics
- Alice Larkin - Professor of Climate Science and Energy Policy
- Amanda Lea-Langton - Lecturer in BioEnergy Engineering
- Elizabeth Lewis - Senior Lecturer in Fluid Mechanics / Hydraulics
- David Ling - Teaching Associate
- Sarah Mander - Reader in Climate Change and Renewable Energy
- Rashid Maqbool - Lecturer (The Management of Projects)
- Carly McLachlan - Professor of Climate and Energy Policy
- Saeed Reza Mohandes - Lecturer in Project Management
- Mojgan Hadi Mosleh - Senior Lecturer
- Hannah Mullings - Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fellow
- Christopher Neilson - Teaching Associate
- Pablo Ouro - Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fellow
- Ben Parkes Lecturer in Climate Resilience
- Kamal Qazi - Lecturer in Project Management
- Amir Rahbarimanesh - Lecturer in Engineering Project Management
- John R Rimmer - Teaching Associate
- Benedict Rogers - Professor, Chair of Computational Hydrodynamics
- Andrew Ross - Teaching Associate
- Alejandro Gallego Schmid - Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Circular Economy and Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
- Majid Sedighi - Reader in Geotechnical Engineering
- Junlong Shang - Senior Lecturer in Ground Engineering
- Maria Sharmina - Professor in Energy and Sustainability
- Martin Simmons - Senior Lecturer in Engineering
- Tim Stallard - Professor of Offshore and Renewable Energy Engineering
- Peter Stansby - Osborne Reynolds Chair
- Ian Stewart - Reader
- Meini Su - Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering
- Mohd Ahmad Syed - Senior Lecturer in Geotech Engineering
- Cise Unluer - Chair in Net Zero
- Fangying Wang - Senior Lecturer in Earthquake/Structural Engineering
- Kun Wang - Lecturer in Engineering Project Management
- Yong Wang - Professor of Structural Engineering
- Andrew Welfle - Senior Research Fellow
- Ruth Wood - Senior Lecturer in Environment and Climate Change
- Jack Wu - Lecturer in Structural Engineering
- Xiaomin Xu - Lecturer in Ground Engineering
- Jillian Yeow - Senior Lecturer in Management of Projects
- Lihong Zhang - Lecturer in Project Planning and Control Finance
- Adeyemi Adelekan - Research Associate
- Dlzar Al Kez - Research Associate (Net Zero Infrastructure)
- Diego Araya Araya - Research Associate
- Akinloluwa Babalola - Research Assistant
- Christopher Bowden - Research Associate (Crop-Water)
- Henry Broadley - Research Associate (High-Fidelity)
- Claire Brown - Research Associate (Umri Tanz)
- Simon Bullock - Research Associate
- Chunze Cen - Research Associate
- Guanzuo Chen - Research Associate (Concrete Behaviour)
- Adriano Azevedo Galvao De Souza - Sponsored Researcher
- Yin Duan - Sponsored Researcher
- Gaurav Gharde - Research Associate (Energy Systems)
- Jose Gonzalez Cabrera - Research Associate
- Ziyan Hang - Sponsored Researcher
- Leilai Immel-Parkinson - Research Assistant
- Taiga Kanehira - Sponsored Researcher
- Lie Kong - Research Associate (Rock & Geomechanics)
- Nicolas Enrique Labra Cataldo - Research Associate (Embrace)
- Matthew Lees - Research Associate
- Jingyi Li - Research Associate
- Ning Li - Research Associate
- James Mason - Research Associate (Shipping Decarb)
- Angela Mae Minas - Research Associate
- Abouzied Nasar - Research Associate
- Muhammad Omer - Research Associate
- Lois Pennington - Research Associate (Asynchronous Mats)
- Sundar Rathnarajan - Research Associate (Carbon Capture)
- Omar Sherif Mohamed - Research Associate
- Lorena Skevi - Research Associate (Sustainable Concrete)
- Dominic Smith - Research Associate (Offshore Cables)
- Owen Smith - Research Associate (Future Homes)
- Shoobhangi Tyagi- Research Associate (Remote Sensing)
- Christopher Walsh - Research Associate (C-L Climate Action)
- Xueying Wang - Associate (Concrete Technical Specialist)
- Qingfeng Xu - Structural Fire Engineer (KTP Associate)
- Yifan Xu - Research Associate (Civil & Eng Mngmt)
- Muhammad Yasir Adnan - Smart Data Driven Business Management Engineer
- Zhang - Research Associate (Hydrodynamic Model)
- Lisa Bell - Research Development Officer - Tyndall Centre
- Judy Chau - Operations Administrator
- Rosa Cooper - Operations Administrative Assistant
- Hannah Davies - Deputy School Operations Manager
- Frank Dominy - Operations Executive Assistant
- Melanie Price - PA and Project Officer - Tyndall Centre
- John Soffe - Operations Project Officer
- Andrew Gale - Emeritus Professor
- William Hoff - Emeritus Professor
- Kenneth Letherman - Emeritus Professor
- Geoffrey Levermore - Emeritus Professor
- Peter Stanley - Emeritus Professor
- Anthony Wickham - Honorary Professor
- Desmond Winterbone - Emeritus Professor
- Nicola Young - Honorary Research Fellow
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Admissions queries
- UG Admissions - ug.mae.ce@manchester.ac.uk
- Postgraduate Taught Admissions - pg.mae.ce@manchester.ac.uk
- Management of Projects Admissions - admissions@manchester.ac.uk
- Postgraduate Research (Doctoral) Admissions - doctoralacademy.admissions@manchester.ac.uk
General queries
- General or operational queries – CEMOps@manchester.ac.uk
- Queries for the Head of Department – OEACEM@manchester.ac.uk
Business and research queries
- Get in touch to discuss your research or industry needs. Contact the Research Support Team - SoE_researchservices@manchester.ac.uk
Outreach and work experience queries
- Work experience or school and outreach events – fse-outreach@manchester.ac.uk