Engineering Innovation Centre

The EIC provides an integrated space for teaching, research and direct links with industry, allowing you to work on live, real-world projects with commercial partners.

The EIC provides an integrated space for teaching, research and direct links with industry allowing students to work on live, real-world projects with commercial partners.

It strengthens Lancashire’s position as a national centre of excellence for aerospace, advanced engineering and manufacturing and contributes towards maintaining the UK’s reputation as a global leader in these areas.

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I've loved getting hands-on with projects in the Engineering Innovation Centre, which includes an extremely well-equipped CNC workshop, composites manufacturing room and 3D printing lab.

Matthew Hutson

MSc (Hons) Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines graduate

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Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC), student, additive manufacturing — Additive Manufacturing Laboratory

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Education and work at the EIC are informed by an Industry Steering Group. The group is now well established, with representatives from global PLCs providing a powerful insight into the skills needed by the future workforce to help them innovate.

The group includes companies such as Rolls Royce, Jaguar Land Rover, BAE Systems and specialist architecture practice Frank Whittle Partnership. The steering group also includes sector groups such as North West Aerospace Alliance and The Manufacturing Institute that represent large numbers of supply chain companies.

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