About STRI
Mission Statement
The Science and Technology Research Institute is committed to delivering excellence in scientific and technological research in support of international and national priorities, and to the high-level training of research personnel to help meet demand from industry, commerce, and the public sector.
The Science and Technology Research Institute (STRI) is one of three major research Institutes at the University.
It is based principally within 2500sq.m of dedicated research office and laboratory accommodation adjacent to the University’s new Innovation Centre on the Hatfield College Lane Campus.
The STRI is the primary focus for the research activities of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, and houses more than 160 research staff and research students from the four major academic Schools of that Faculty.
The STRI engages in a wide range of basic, strategic, and applied research projects within the disciplines of science and engineering.
The current value of grants and contracts based in the Institute is almost £12 million, with approximately one-third coming from the Research Councils (EPSRC, PPARC, BBSRC, and NERC), one-third from the EU, and the remainder from industry and national Government.
Reflecting the portfolios of its three Research Centres, virtually all of the Institute’s research falls within the RAE Units of Assessment of Computer Science, Physics, and Engineering. The former two were rated in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise at the level of national excellence with evidence of international excellence (ie: grade 4), whilst the latter was adjudged to be at the level of national excellence (grade 3a).
