Amarpreet Gill joined University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) in 2013, as the Design Studio Tutor of the BEng Product Design and Manufacture program in the Department of Mechanical, Material and Manufacturing Engineering, within the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Amarpreet is an award-winning designer with extensive experience in automotive and industrial design. He graduated from the prestigious MFA Transport Design program at Umea Institute of Design, Sweden, and has worked for several global companies, including SAAB AB, Electrolux Group, and ŠKODA Auto.

Since joining UNNC, Amarpreet has won 30+ international design awards, secured several patents, led multiple collaborations with industry, and published in various international peer-reviewed journals. He is a core member of the Science and Engineering Education research group, a fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a member of the Institute of Engineering Designers.

Amarpreet’s research interests span several areas, including design for sustainability, interdisciplinary learning, industry-education collaboration, technology-enhanced education, and human-computer interaction. His PhD focuses on the use of technology and digital pedagogy in design and engineering education.

If you are interested in working with Amarpreet on projects related to his research interests (especially related to the use of technology in education and industry-education collaborations), please contact him by email (Amarpreet.Gill@nottingham.edu.cn).

Funded projects / Research grants

Commercial research project with Smart Medicine Lab Co., Ltd, 2023, PI (50K). (External Funding)

Commercial project with FurryTail Co., Ltd, 2022, PI (30K). (External Funding)

RKE Short-Term Project 2022 – AR for Design for Manufacture, (128,5K). (Internal Funding)

Commercial project with House of Birkin Co., Ltd, 2021, PI (50K). (External Funding)

CCI Prototyping Project 2021 – Educational app design, 2021, PI (5K). (Internal Funding)

Small Teaching and Learning Grant – Greenicity game design, 2020, Co-I (30K). (Internal Funding)

Commercial project with Yolanda Personal Care Appearance and Structure Design, 2020, PI (70K). (External Funding)

Commercial project with Founter Machinery Technology Co. Ltd, 2019, PI (30K). (External Funding)

Commercial project with Cool Wang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd, 2019, Co-PI (50K). (External Funding)

Innovation Grant in collaboration with Allocacoc in the Netherlands, 2018, Co-PI (100K). (Internal Funding)

Commercial project with Topleader IMP& EXP. Co. Ltd, 2018, Co-PI (100K). (External Funding)

Commercial project with Xiecheng Power Tools Co., Ltd, 2018, Co-PI (150K). (External Funding)

BEng Product Design and Manufacturing – MMME1020 Drawing for Design

BEng Product Design and Manufacturing – MMME2023 Individual Design Projects

BEng Product Design and Manufacturing – MMME2040 Industrial Design and Professional Practice 2