Domains
Where the work lives
From manufacturing to satellites. Choose a domain, then find the people and the kit.
Eight domains, each with a longer read: what sits inside it, where the UK genuinely stands, the shape of work that gets commissioned, and where projects reliably come unstuck.
- The domain notes are opinionated. They are meant to be checkable, not diplomatic.
- Every entry in the catalogue is tagged to two or three domains, so the cross-domain results are real rather than decorative.
- If a domain note is wrong about your field, tell us. We would rather be corrected than tactful.
Advanced Manufacturing
Making things that still work after Tuesday, at a scale that would have impressed Brunel.
Additive manufacturing · Machining, tooling and forming · Automation and robotics · Metrology and inspection · Digital manufacturing
Aerospace & Defence
Wings, rotors, and the sort of reliability one prefers at 38,000 feet.
Structures and materials · Propulsion and thermal · Autonomy and mission systems · Sustainment and MRO · Test and certification evidence
Clean Energy & Net Zero
Decarbonisation with numbers attached, not just a tasteful shade of green.
Offshore and marine energy · Hydrogen and alternative fuels · Industrial heat and process integration · Storage and flexibility · Networks and system operation
Digital & AI
Intelligence that has been asked to do a job, not merely to impress a slide.
Process monitoring and machine vision · Digital twins and simulation · Scientific machine learning · Assurance and governance · Edge and embedded deployment
Life Sciences & MedTech
Biology, devices, and the habit of being quietly good at both.
Diagnostics and point-of-care · Medical devices and instrumentation · Digital health and clinical AI · Regulatory and quality · Clinical study design
Materials & Quantum
Atoms, lattices, and the occasional particle that refuses to pick a side.
Structural and functional materials · Two-dimensional materials and devices · Quantum sensing and timing · Photonics and semiconductors · Circularity and recycling
Mobility & Infrastructure
Trains, roads, ports, and the civilised idea that things should arrive.
Rail systems and track · Structures and asset management · Ports and marine civils · Low-carbon construction materials · Resilience and climate adaptation
Space & Satellites
In orbit — smaller than the speeches, larger than the jokes.
Small satellite platforms · Optical and RF payloads · Ground segment and operations · Earth observation applications · Position, navigation and timing