At Newcastle University you'll work with academics who are leaders in their field so that your research has a real impact on civil engineering. Our geotechnical engineering and engineering geology research is revolutionary worldwide.By pursuing research in the School of Engineering you'll join a successful research group. Our focus is on geotechnical engineering and geology. Our mission is to foster, promote and conduct research of international quality. We attract high-quality graduates and researchers and train them to international standards. Our geotechnical engineering and engineering geology research is recognised worldwide.Our research links with the themes of sustainability in construction, adaptation and mitigation of climate change effects in civil engineering.We provide MPhil and PhD supervision. This is within the broad disciplines of geotechnical engineering and engineering geology. Our current research areas are:seismic engineering and extreme loadingsstability of man-made and natural slopes, open pit mines and tailing damsmulti-phase flow and coupled multi-field analysissoil modelling and numerical modellingcharacterisation and modelling of particulate materialswaste minimisation and reuseground improvementsite characterisationGeo-energyWe also encourage multidisciplinary research, such as:ground improvement and remediationin situ testinggeotechnical designgeotechnical processes in construction and the natural environmentAs a result of our research we have been able to revolutionise:electrokinetic geosyntheticsself-boring pressuremetersNumerical modellinggeothermal testingWe have also constructed a full-scale embankment for field experimentation and host the National Green Infrastructure Facility (NGIF), a ‘living laboratory’, underpinning research into Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDs), Green Infrastructure approaches, and making urban centres more resilient and sustainable for future generations.