Research
The Campus at Shrivenham is a leading world centre for research in defence and defence-related fields. Research programmes are linked to a wide range of topics, some of which are listed below. Support facilities range from powerful radiation sources to vehicle test tracks. Research projects are directed by acknowledged experts assisted by well qualified technical staff.
PhD/Research Opportunities - details of our current studentships and other openings for research staff
Research Areas
The following research areas currently exist within our academic departments:
- Aeromechanical systems
- Applied maths and scientific computing
- Autonomous systems
Centre for Defence Chemistry
- Applied Optical Sensors
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence (CBRN)
- Disposal and Recovery of Energetic Materials
- Energetic Materials Research
- Energetic Polymers
- Environmental Analysis of Explosives
- Environmental Science
- Explosives Compositions Formulation
- Explosives Formulations
- Explosives Safety
- Explosives Science
- Fuels and Lubricants
- Laser Ignition of Energetic Materials
- Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Water Analysis
- Optical Techniques for Non-invasive Water Quality Analysis
- Process Monitoring
- Raman LIDAR for Atmospheric Pollution Monitoring
- Structural Health Monitoring
- Tracer Technology for Plastic Sorting
- Organic Synthesis of Energetic Materials
Centre for Materials Science and Engineering
- Alum Mines
- Ancient Egyptian Glass
- Biomechanics
- Breast Cancer
- Bronze Age British Faience
- Christ Church Window Glass
- Composites
- Egyptian Historical Chronology
- Forensic Science
- Fuel Cells
- Georgian Glass
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Medical Sciences
- Molecular Modelling
- Nuclear and Radiological Science
- Pigments
- Plants and Industries
- Provencing Glass and Metal
- Radiation Grafting
- Radiation Facilities for Research and Education
- Renewable Energy
- Royal Hospital Haslar
- Salt and Soda in Antiquity
- Solar Cells
- Urological Disease
- Wadi Natrun
- X-ray Diffraction for Composition and Structure Determination
- X-ray Studies of Biomedical Material
Centre for Ordnance Science and Technology
- Dynamic Behaviour of Tungsten Carbide
- Explosives for Military and Civilian Use
- Explosives Science and Technology
- Lightweight Armour Optimisation Studies
- Low Collateral Damage Explosive Reactive Armour
- Normal and Oblique Penetration Studies in CFRP Laminates
- Ordnance Science and Technology
- Shock Behaviour of Polymer Materials
Resilience Centre
- Business Continuity
- Disasters and Emergencies
- Communicating Risk
- Corporate Security
- Counter-terrorism
- Crisis Management
- Information Management and Assurance
- Influencing Behaviour for Resilience
- Managing Natural Disasters
- International Humanitarian Action
- Military Support to Disaster Relief
- Mine Action
- Post Conflict Challenges
- Resilience
- Strategy for Resilience
- Technology of Resilience
Security Studies Institute
- Civil-Military Relations
- Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED)
- Counter-Terrorism
- Crisis Management
- Effects Based Operations
- Food and Energy Security
- International Law
- Military History
- National Emergency/Pandemic Planning
- Supply Chain Resilience/Risk Management
- Communications and wireless networks
- Computing and information systems engineering
- Defence management and leadership
- Electro-optics
- Forensic computing and security
- Future combat systems
- Impact and armour
- Information and Psychological Operations
- Operational analysis, modelling and simulation
- Ordnance science and technology
- Power and drive systems
- Radar systems
- Security sector management
- Security studies and resilience
- Systems engineering
- Weapon systems and engineering dynamics
