Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education
The Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) is Europe’s largest academic-based group that provides world-class research, education, and innovation to the global rail industry. BCRRE is the lead partner in UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN), a collaboration between academic centres of excellence and the rail industry.
About us
Meet the Team
Meet our staff
Our Blog
Read about what we’ve done and how it started from a variety of people
Our videos
Videos explaining our work and global impact
Nationally recognised Centres of Excellence
Centre of Excellence in Digital Systems
Bringing together academic and industrial capabilities to support transformational change in rail technology across the globe.
Centre of Excellence in Rail Decarbonisation
We are here to support the requiremen5t for the UK to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050.
Enterprise and innovation
Railway Research & Education Rail Innovation Cluster
Explore innovation needs for supporting SMEs
UK Rail Research and Innovation Network
We are the lead partner for UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN)
Spinouts
Our academic expertise and inventions have gone from leaving the desk, to leaving the lab to entering the market
Facilities and expertise
UK Rail Research and Innovation Network building facility
A new purpose-built centre delivering specialist research in digital railway engineering
Education and professional development
Postgraduate
Choose from established Railway Systems Engineering and Integration Masters courses to specialised study opportunities in Safety & Control.
PhD opportunities
Explore doctoral opportunities
