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The IRC Polymer Process Engineering Laboratory is housed in the University of Bradford School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical & Medical Engineering - a highly rated research department, and forms a major focal point for polymer processing research in the UK.
This has been made possible by substantial funding from Government and Industry in the UK and overseas - almost every item of equipment has been obtained through industrial collaboration.

A major step forward occured 1989, with the award of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Polymer Science and Technology to the Universities of Leeds, Bradford & Durham. This provided capital for laboratory refurbishment and 'seed' capital for new equipment, which has been expanded by significant industrial contributions, and University support. We have continued to build on this, and have a thriving, active and internationally known polymer processing research programme.

The Polymer Process Engineering laboratory forms an 'academic technical centre', dedicated to internationally recognised research on: polymer processing, polymer rheology, process monitoring and control process analysis and computer modelling, all of which has application and relevance to manufacturing industry. Our goals are to advance scientific and engineering knowledge in these areas, to disseminate the information by high quality routes, and to transfer this knowledge to industry. Many aspects of our research are interdisciplinary by nature, involving fruitful collaboration with other academic areas across traditional academic boundaries.
University of Bradford, School of Engineering