About The Leonardo Centre
The Leonardo Centre specialises in research and development in tribology and surface engineering. Tribology is the science of interacting surfaces and covers all aspects of friction, lubrication and wear. The centre is based in the University of Sheffield and combines expertise from the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Materials. The key aim of the centre is to carry out world leading research in tribology to support industry and society.
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What we do
| Research & Development | Fundamental and applied research on friction, wear, lubrication and surface engineering covering a range of industrial sectors |
| Teaching & Training | Undergraduate and postgraduate level courses on Tribology for Machine Elements and Surface Engineering. Focused short courses aimed at industrial teaching of tribology |
| Consultancy | Friction, wear testing, modelling and analysis for almost any application to meet your requirements |
See the Research, Facilities and Teaching pages to see how The Leonardo Centre can help you.