This means that the degrees offered by the School are recognised as meeting the academic requirements for progression to Chartered Engineer status.
The first school of engineering in the British Isles was established at Durham in 1837 under the leadership of James Finlay Weir Johnston and Temple Chevallier, taking its first students in January 1838.
[8][9] The department also collaborates with Durham University Business School on a Master of Science in Energy Engineering Management, introduced in 2023.
[10][11][12] Tony Roskilly, Chair of Energy Systems in the department, leads the UK National Clean Maritime Research Hub, a consortium of thirteen universities selected by the UK Government in 2023 to lead research into reducing pollution and carbon emissions from maritime industries.
[14][15] The department's solar car is one of two in Britain (the other being Cambridge University Eco Racing) to be directly sponsored by Bridgestone.