Faculty of Engineering's Heartspace and Mappin buildings from the Portobello street entrance

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Our innovative teaching and cutting-edge research make us leaders in mechanical, aerospace, civil and structural engineering. We help to create and protect the world we live in. Driven by excellence, we inspire and empower our researchers and students to engineer a better future.

Study with us

Mechanical engineering students taking notes
Undergraduate study 
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Undergraduate open days 
A female engineering student.
Postgraduate taught study 

Our research

ICAIR inside
Research 
student in HSL lab 3
PhD study 

News

The Diamond Engineering building

Student Satisfaction Soars: School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering excels in latest National Student Survey (NSS)

The results from the NSS position Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering within the top Russell Group universities in their respective subject areas.

Reuse research with Elliott Wood

Unlocking practical ways to assess and enable reuse of buildings: cutting waste, reducing carbon, and helping the industry build more sustainably with Elliott Wood - a new PhD research initiative in partnership with BuildZero.
Student being awarded a certificate

2025 Engineering Research Symposium

PGR and PDRAs from the Faculty came together for the annual Engineering Researcher Symposium and the School had two winners: Best Presentation (Session 4) for Fran Slater and Best Head of School for Prof. Martin Mayfield-Tulip.
Winning student team with certificates

Engineering student team wins People’s Prize in global design competition

Student's from the School win People's Prize at the Engineering for People Design Challenge 2024/25.

About the school

The mappin building looking from the front.
About us 
Mech Eng staff
People 

Address

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
The University of Sheffield
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 4DT

Contact us

General enquiries: MAC-studentsupport@sheffield.ac.uk

Mechanical Engineering enquiries: +44 114 222 7700

Aerospace Engineering enquiries: +44 114 222 7837

Civil Engineering enquiries: +44 114 222 5738

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Contacts for prospective students

Faculty of Engineering's Heartspace and Mappin buildings from the Portobello street entrance